Hobby Quick Hits Ep.143 Content Mantras

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all right time for another episode of

hobby quick hits and this week you know

over the last I'd say six seven weeks

I've been asked about four times from

questions pertaining to starting a new

podcast or someone entertaining that

thought two two of those people I know

uh the two other ones are uh they say

listeners of the show and are thinking

of doing their own show and so I

answered some of their questions as best

I could but I got enough you know I

figure four inquiries in that amount of

time you know maybe that warrants an

episode of kind of just my content rules

right and rules might be too strong of a

word but sort of guidelines I try to

operate my content uh from podcasts to

social media posts and you know a lot of

these if you want to call mantras or

beliefs or rules uh whatever you want to

call them a lot of these can be applied

even outside the hobby for me and and

outside the content creator space not

all of them but some of them can cross

those barriers so it's not just

for me content rules or mantras but just

kind of Life ones that go into the hobby

space if you will so it's going to be

not gonna be a long episode but I

thought I'd share you know about 12 to

15 of those uh briefly like I said I

won't I'll I'll go through the list

pretty quickly uh just for anyone out

there maybe thinking about doing a show

or just sort of rule hobby rules in

general

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all right we have a couple of sports

slash hobby deaths to talk about you

just heard the audio ins from Brazil

station with Pele scoring a couple goals

the arguably greatest of all time

football slash soccer player passed away

last week uh you know it's been called

the you know the Michael Jordan of

soccer but I heard someone else said

Michael Jordan's the Pele of basketball

but one of the icons if not the icon of

the sport of soccer just after the World

Cup uh completed uh you know sadly uh

passed away keep in mind he's he's

arguably the greatest in his profession

and 70 of what he accomplished was not

filmed or recorded it was you know it

was before social media like we know it

today and without the big money

contracts from networks and and the

likes of those and so he did that

without the coverage of today's sport

gets but still regarded as as a goat and

so uh rest in peace Bailey

Neil and we're going to do for just a

few people that is one of those that

absolutely makes no sense whatsoever

none we do a lot of those makes no sense

whatsoever

now

here's what we're going to do are you

ready gang one of those uh uh it's gonna

be a factory set or wax box special like

you wouldn't believe

sf4393 well if you were a hobbyist in

the 90s that voice sounds very familiar

probably to you

he was the late night shop at home

Hobby King

Don West Don West has passed away at the

young age of 59 was battling a brain

tumor unfortunately lost that battle and

fond memories for me I was in my my

teens at that point early 20s you know a

lot of times that age right a lot of

stuff on your mind you can't sleep you

stay up your channel Surf and being in

the hobby already in those days right

you get to that channel and you stop

surfing and you watch these these deals

that he had on I will say this I never I

never made a purchase uh you know being

in the hobby already I was able to

obtain most of that stuff if I wanted it

at a lower price point but definitely

watch he was entertaining uh it was kind

of the Crazy Eddie of sports cards those

in the New York area might remember

Crazy Eddie from crazy Eddie's

electronics and uh definitely a great

spokesman and advocate for the hobbyist

his style was like a Carnival Barker but

he definitely garnered your attention

later in life he became the voice of TNA

Wrestling I didn't know anything from

from that my knowledge of him is in the

sports card hobby field and you know

just one of those early you know mouth

pieces but in a good way you know and

really promoted the hobby through you

know Home Shopping Network or or those

online uh sales but uh I could tell you

I always got a kick when he'd be setting

up the display or near the display and

he not he'd knock it over I remember

watching one night and it was like some

random rookie cards and uh there was an

89 Upper Deck Griffey uh on there and he

knocked over the whole display and I

just it was a funny moment and stuff

like that you always remember so rest in

peace Don West you know I know we used

to do those Obits kind of on the norm uh

on the show and and then we went away

from it but kind of brought it back this

week just with the names that uh we lost

before the before the new year in in

Pele in Don West too significant Sports

and or hobby uh folks so that's why I uh

highlighted them uh this segment uh all

suing Becca grading services

for you know uh encapsulating a trimmed

card and uh letting out I guess sell it

uh unknowingly uh very early stages of

that lawsuit so uh stay tuned we'll see

what happens there Fanatics has a new

CFO of their Collectibles division his

name is Greg abovsky he comes by way of

StubHub where he was the CFO there so

he's going into the uh you know the

hobby uh line uh from StubHub to

Fanatics Heritage announced uh very

transparent uh that in 2022 they made

1.4 billion Yes you heard that right not

million

1.4 billion dollars in auction sales for

the 2022 uh year highlighted by the fgc

9.5 Mickey Mantle that went for 12.6

million dollars all right let's talk

about my approach to content creation

like I said in the opening right I've

had four people in the last six seven

weeks contact me about launching their

own podcast two people I know one of

them's not even a hobby the podcast just

a different uh genre but wanted to kind

of pick my brain on podcasting and my

Approach so I thought I'd do this

episode again these are just what works

for me some of these I apply not just

like to podcasting but even life in

general not all of them some are you

know content creation specific just my

Approach again you know disclaimer these

are what works for me you did you may

want to go in a different direction or

may disagree you know about them you

know the other reason I'm doing these is

now I also get asked but not people

launching a new podcast but people who

say Hey you know John you've done the

show you know content creation four

years what's what's the secret to

Lasting that long that's a long time you

know you see people start shows and then

you know 5-10 episodes in and that's

that's the end even other podcasts that

have lasted longer that come to an end

you know what's your secret I get asked

sometimes if you will and there really

are no secrets so hence this show so

let's uh without further Ado let's get

into uh some of these okay make content

for your listeners meaning you know even

though you know you're trying to

entertain yourself a little bit or it's

you maybe you're a little bit more

passionate talking about something you

really really love remember it's those

folks out there you guys that uh will

make the show make or break the show if

it comes down to especially with

longevity so I always say make content

you know for the listeners make content

that's interesting have guests on that

talk about stuff that other people are

interested in uh and that sort of thing

as well put yourself out there right uh

be genuine right I've had you know two

deaths during the run of the show My

Step Brothers uh Steve and my dog mocha

and you know I shared some of that stuff

on on the broadcast and on social media

you know I shared when they were alive

and I felt like I could do that still

you know in their passing and you know

it was it was tough times right I talked

about losing the job I talked about

launching a new career right putting

yourself out there willing to share not

all not only just the good things but

the bad things too really I think gets

the point across that cheer number one

like anyone else right you suffer loss

and tragedies and downfalls and tough

days like we all do and people well not

maybe not be rooting against you or

don't want to see that happen to you

when it does it's kind of an indicator

to them like hey you know this happens

to all of us I'm not alone and no one

should feel like that so I I share those

personal stories uh you know and I have

no problem you know doing it I've cried

on the air I've cried on video not often

but it's happened and obviously you

can't be more personal really uh than

that be supportive of other content

creators especially within your own

space and uh you know I will retweet I

will post you know this episode was

great or this new show is great or you

know even better yet bring someone on

from a host from the other another show

that I think's good or I appreciate what

the host brings to it I've had other

content creators on this show and I will

continue uh to do so I know some you

know some don't do that and that to each

of their own but I'm I know what it

takes to put these shows together I know

the work and grind and and it is fun but

it's also as I always say a labor of

love too and so I'm going to honor that

commitment from other shows by having

those guests on this show uh sometimes

when they you know willing to to come on

and talk about what they do again don't

don't be afraid to bring outside stuff

to your content and again this one

doesn't have to be just to podcasts or

video right it could be social media

right let people in a little bit that's

how you build those personal uh

relationships that's how people know you

know you're not in front of them like 24

hours a day I'm not even close to that

and so I don't have a problem again you

know bringing some of that outside stuff

uh to the show you know some of my you

know my work as a teacher uh you know

fantasy league just goofy stuff uh like

that this is a big one to me answer

every correspondence any message I get

through the website emails PMS DMs I

answer it I respond may not be

instantaneous but I resp I respond uh

it's one of my pet peeves is when you

contact someone you reach out to someone

and you get nothing and or you get blown

off right I don't do that to anyone and

you know another Rule and I'll put this

together with that one it's okay to say

I don't know right I get asked questions

sometimes I don't know the answer to to

it I'm not gonna bull you or

baloney throw you I'll say I don't know

or I'll say I think it's this or I think

it's that but you know we need to we

need to find out for sure and there's

nothing wrong to do that I think people

appreciate and find you know the answer

and that I I don't know for sure

refreshing I know I do I'd rather

someone say hey John I don't know or I

think it's this but let's let's find out

or let me find out right I appreciate

that more than someone say you know

making the story up or making an answer

up so that they don't say I don't know

and then it comes out to be you know

inaccurate right speaking of inaccurate

right balance you know I wrote down

balanced reporting right sometimes we

have to talk about some negative stories

on these shows right on hobby hotline on

my own show it comes with the

territories right but I also want to

talk about great stories I want to

highlight great people great companies

Great acts of kindness things that

people are doing uh and for every bad

story as I I often say right there's 10

or 20 good ones um and so I I you know I

will have I will talk about both but you

know from a personal standpoint I enjoy

talking about the positive stuff uh more

you know try to get better uh each

episode right that's what I try to do is

is it always possible no I think I

proved that that's not always the case

but don't get complacent be open to

feedback try new things you can always

if it doesn't work or you don't like it

uh or someone else don't like it you can

always go in a different direction you

know here on this show we've had

different segments uh that don't exist

no more we've added new ones that are

still here and uh you know don't be

afraid to to change when change is

needed competition right man there's no

shortages of podcasts in the hobby space

especially now I just told you I've even

had you know four inquiries about new

new shows right one one not hobby but at

least you know new shows are popping up

almost every day but who is your real

competition it's you you can't compete

against the Thousand other shows it's

impossible so you got to compete against

yourself just try to get better each day

each week each episode each year however

long you do it right just kind of

improve as you do it learn from your

mistakes you're going to make them so

why not use them to your advantage and

when they happen get better and be

better right giving proper journalistic

credit I always try to if I use content

or quote somebody obviously uh you know

always important to to give credit to

who broke the story first or whose

comment you're quoting right or where

you heard that they put in their work

they should be given the proper credit

that's something that's important to me

give extra value or give value back

right go give you know someone asks you

for something do more you know if you

can do more than you know what's at you

know give Extra Value you know every

sale I make I generally include a few

extra cards in there uh you know to

maybe hopefully brighten someone's day

put a smile on someone's face maybe they

don't want the extra card they don't

like the extra cards they can give them

away and turn and Pay It Forward right

doesn't hurt me it's a nice gesture and

maybe it brightens someone's day I try

to do that and not just a hobby but

across the board in general uh in life

right equal time I believe in equal time

if I on this show or any show and I say

hey allegedly this person or this

company the desk that's being reported

and it's something bad or illegal or not

good and if they hear it and they

believe it's not true why shouldn't they

have the opportunity to come come on

with me and say John you're wrong here

when you allege that we're doing this or

or I'm doing this and I believe that's

fair to to have you know equal time if

if I'm listening to someone else's

content and they said you know John does

this and John does that and it's not

true and it's paints being a negative

why why shouldn't have the ability to

come on said show and refute what's not

true right I think that's only fair so

if I wanted to be fair to me I have to

also keep it fair uh to everybody else

as well sponsorships I debated talking

about this topic on this episode but I'm

gonna do it you know not every show has

them and frankly most don't we have them

on our shows and sometimes I think I get

uh silently criticized uh for it but

every sponsor we have is someone I

either use the product like their

product I don't show for sponsors I've

turned sponsorships down because I don't

use the product or I don't like the

product and I can't recommend it to

people out there listening so they're

you know keep that in mind when you hear

a 30 second commercial they're a company

or a product uh I either use or believe

in or both and most of the times uh it's

both so you know I I know you know

everyone says well you Shilling or

you're not being truthful or accurate

with your reporting because maybe you're

protecting a sponsor and that's the

furthest thing from the truth and I tell

all my sponsors uh you know uh response

in the show doesn't mean like if

something bad was to happen in a hobby

and you know you did something I have to

have to talk about and report it I go on

this you know sports car nation and I'll

talk about things I don't like maybe the

SGC did you know most of the time I I do

support everything they do sometimes you

know when they went up to a hundred

dollars a card submission for you I said

man that's just a huge mistake here they

are sponsor of the show so I don't chill

or sell out the sponsors that I do have

or work with even sponsors that maybe

not be sponsors anymore will tell you

you know I'm very fair and I will talk

about you know something even if it's

not you know paints them as a Picasso

right so and and and I'll always that'll

always be uh the case all right I saved

the best two for last and I'm going to

put them together in these I say the

last two these are always the first two

I tell anyone in direct or private

conversations when I get asked about

content creation right I kind of touched

it on them already right be yourself but

most importantly have fun if you're

doing any kind of content creation audio

video just you know posting uh visuals

if you're not having fun in the process

of doing it or more fun than not having

fun then you're doing something wrong

right this should be be fun uh you know

wow there's some money earned from it

it's not my job I'm a teaching assistant

so this stuff's got to be fun right this

has got to be the outlet to have fun and

have some enjoyment outside the you know

the daily doe drones which for me have

even gotten better with my new career

change too so I'm a happy guy I'm having

fun that's the angle and approach I try

to take I think it makes work less work

when you're having fun doing it so

that's a good note to close on and uh

you know let me know you agree you

disagree you got some additional ones

you want to add to the list uh go ahead

and and give me some of that feedback so

with that being said we're gonna wrap it

up and a few exit notes and we'll see

you next week next Monday with another

episode of card mentions and we'll see

you Friday with another episode of

sports car Nation

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all right that's gonna do it for episode

143 to some closing thoughts these are

just some of my mantras in rules uh

folks uh you know uh they just work for

me I'm not trying to be preachy I just

get asked some of these questions and

thought I'd you know dedicate an episode

uh towards it if you you know may work

for you may not

um it just works for me and I thought

I'd I'd share them so I hope you enjoyed

the episode we have another sports car

Nation coming to you Friday where my

guest uh is scheduled to be Les wolf

memorabilia and autograph expert we'll

be back here next Monday uh with the uh

card man show with myself and Danny

black that'll be live on Friday but the

audio will be released on Monday in

place of hobby quick hits so at this

time I want to wish everybody out there

a happy healthy deep and safe 2023 enjoy

the Hobby and we'll see you we'll see

you next week

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