Fifty episodes in.
That alone feels like something. Not a finish line, not a victory lap—but a marker. A pause where you look around and go, damn… I’ve been at this a minute.
But here’s the uncomfortable truth that creeps in right after that moment:
Sometimes the thing that stops you next…
is everything you’ve already done.
This episode isn’t about celebration. It’s about confrontation—specifically with that little voice that says:
“Yeah, yeah… you’ve done that before.”
“You know how this goes.”
“Why bother?”
Because that voice?
It sounds like wisdom.
But a lot of the time… It’s just fear wearing your experience like a costume.
In this episode, I talk about hitting that weird mental loop—where opportunities show up, and instead of excitement, you feel resistance. Not because they’re bad. Not because they won’t work.
But because you think you already know how they’ll turn out.
And that’s where things get dangerous.
Because life doesn’t repeat itself the way we think it does. The landscape changes. The audience changes. You change. And what didn’t work before… might hit completely different now.
Or maybe it won’t.
But that’s not the point.
This one digs into:
The trap of “been there, done that” thinking
Why experience can quietly become a limitation
The difference between real instinct and fear disguised as logic
Taking opportunities even when you’re unsure (especially then)
Navigating a changing creative landscape without losing your edge
There’s also some real talk about getting older in this game—feeling out of place, questioning relevance, and still choosing to show up anyway.
Because whether it’s comics, podcasts, or whatever you’re building…
At some point, you’ve got to decide:
Are you protecting yourself from failure?
Or accidentally protecting yourself from growth?
Fifty episodes in… and somehow it still comes back to the same thing:
Take the shot.
Even if you’ve taken it before.
Especially if you have.
🎧 Listen to the full episode and ride the thought process in real time:
If this one hits, share it.
If it doesn’t, maybe it will next time around.
And if you’re out there doing your thing—quietly, stubbornly, imperfectly—
Keep going.
We’re all just hermits in our own caves trying to make something real.
Say hi once in a while.
