Finding Purpose through Podcasting: How New Meaning was Revealed through a Sportz show with Cole Johnson (AoL 098)

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People find their purpose, or as I like to call it - mission, through various ways. As we've heard, some people find that purpose early on in life. Many of those have the help of mentors to find that. For others, life becomes the mentor and eventually you realize that there has got to be something else. For Cole Johnson, today's guest, he realized that he wanted to be a creative later in life. In fact, it wasn't until his wife started bringing out the creative in him that he decided he needed to have a way to get his voice out there. And talk about a voice! He knew he could sing - but have a voice for the radio? He didn't think it was possible. Today, Cole finds himself at the helm of two podcasts. His original Cole Sportz and his soon to be released Revelations. In our chat today, we learn how he got here, how Cole Sportz got started, and some tips for beginner podcasters. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the show! SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT: What was Cole's time in the military like? 11:39 How did he get into media? 15:08 When did Cole know it was time to do his own thing? 21:50 How does it work when you have two creatives married to each other? 25:44 What are some of the struggles that Cole has gone through getting his show off the ground? 28:54 What's Cole Sportz experience like and has he been able to leverage living in Nashville? 33:20 What are some of things that really grinds Cole's gears with new podcasters? 45:38 What's he looking forward to working on in the not-to distant future? 1:00:47 What are three influencers that have launched him to where he's at today? 1:06:56 What's an issue that people aren't talking about enough today? 1:09:38 What is something he believed as a 30 year old and now doesn't? 1:16:17 What's it mean to lhave a life of abundance? 1:19:34 ... and MUCH more! Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. ITEMS and PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Cole Online: Cole Sportz Show, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Chris Ripka AoL Interview Anthony Hayes AoL Interview Scott Doucett AoL Interview Cody David Boyce Tim Wohlberg JC on Cole Sportz Playing with Science with Chuck Nice featuring Pete Bommarito Revelations - Cole’s New Podcast Fizzle.co - Get Help for Your Podcast for 5 weeks FREE! SHOW NOTE EXTRAS: THE GAP by Ira Glass (from Daniel Sax): Drew, Cole, and CJ on The Haver Cole Johnson on Kwame’s Show: Check Your Ego at the Door with Scott and Cole: Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for The AoL Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. If you have any questions feel free to email them over via the email mentioned in the show or by our contact form. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and/or Google Play Music. It's absolutely free to do so. A huge thank-you to you guys for joining us! Cheers!