I Need Your Help

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3:07But I didn't. I refrained from wining about the weather. Today the temperature is starting to warm back up. It's still chilly, but it's that comfortable chilly. It is time for the annual walkingness fitness survey. This is important because it helps me to understand what really matters to you regarding the podcast. What you like, what you don't like, so that I can make adjustments or not make adjustments. There might be things that I'm thinking, maybe I should move away from this. But you tell me, oh no, no. Keep doing that. Conversely, there may be things that I think are just amazing. And you're like, no, you can stop doing that. The survey is 10 questions long. Six of those questions are multiple choice.

4:07Four are open-ended. It'll probably take three-ish minutes, depending on how much time you want to spend. Contemplating, marinating, and answer before giving it. And so you know what you're getting yourself into, and there's a link in the show notes for this episode for the survey. So you know what you're getting yourself into. I'm going to read through all 10 questions and then briefly explain the purpose of the question. So you're armed with all the knowledge you need to successfully complete the survey. All right, first question is how long have you been listening to the podcast? And there are multiple options, less than a month, so you're a brand new listener. You started at the first of the year, so you're a new listener, but not brand new.

5:07You started listening at some point last year, and then any time before last year, the best of your ability, would be, I've been listening for a long time. And here's the thing, I understand that most of us don't remember when we started listening to a podcast. If you ask me the same question about some of the podcasts that I listen to, I'm like, I don't know. Last year maybe, that's good enough. To the best of your ability, to the best of your recollection. I would think though that if you just started listening this month, within the past month, that would be fresh. And maybe around the first of the year, that would be fresh, but beyond that, you make your best guess. Question number two, how often do you listen? Do you listen every day? Do you listen several times a week? Do you listen a couple times a week? Do you listen once a week? Do you listen several times a month?

6:07Do you listen very inconsistently? Or is there some other listening pattern that you have when it comes to this podcast? Again, I understand that this is going to vary this week. You listen every day. Last week, it was a couple times. A week before that, you didn't listen at all. Pick the answer that best represents your usual listening habits. Number three, what are you doing while you're listening? My assumption, when I started the podcast, and even now, as I'm recording the podcast, my assumption is that you're listening as you're walking. But I know that that's not always the case. So what are you doing while you're listening? Are you walking? Are you driving? Are you doing other stuff? Maybe a workout of some sort, strength training, workout, whatever? Maybe you're doing chores around the house?

7:07So that would be other stuff. Are you sitting? Every now and then, I will listen to a podcast, sitting in my brown leather chair, not walking, not doing other stuff, just listening. And so I understand that that's an option. And then, of course, I recognize that these don't cover all the possible options. So there's a choice where you can say other than if you want to list what the other option is. All right? That's question three. So the first three questions, multiple choice. The next two questions are open-ended. And these are important questions. Number four, what would you like to hear more of? Now, this could be something that you're already hearing in the podcast, but you want more of it? Or maybe it's something that you have not heard in the podcast, and you would like me to start doing that. So that would be included in what would you like to hear more of? That's question four.

8:07Question five, just the opposite. What would you like to hear less of in the podcast? Again, this could be something that you hear in the podcast, and you're done with it, you're over it. In fact, it might even cause you to turn the podcast off or not listen. Or it could be something that I'm not doing, and you hope that I don't start doing. Maybe there are things in other podcasts that you kind of over and you're glad that walking as fitness doesn't do that. And you're hopeful that I never do, or you could include that. What do you want to hear less of? Question number six, multiple choice. Do you watch the walking as fitness YouTube videos? Yes, no. And again, I understand that the range here could be, I watch all of them too. I've watched one. If you watched one two years ago, and you haven't returned, I would say no. But if you watch them every now and then, then yes would be a good answer.

9:09Number seven, are you a member of the walking friends community? Yes or no? Number eight, do you get the weekly walking as fitness email? Comes out on Thursday mornings? Yes or no? And you don't necessarily have to read it. Just do you get it and you haven't said, nope, I don't want it anymore. Yes or no? And then the last two questions are open ended. Number nine, how has the podcast helped you? And this really is the heart of walking as fitness. I enjoy doing this. I love coming out here, walking, talking to you, thinking before I even press record, I'm going to say what topics might be of interest to me, to you. I love the whole thing of walking as fitness. But ultimately, this podcast is designed to help you.

10:10And so the question actually starts with, has the podcast helped you? No, that's your answer. If the answer is yes, then there's a box for you to... If you would care too, let me know how the podcast has helped you. So that's number nine. And then number 10, I don't want you to overthink this question. This is one that if you're wired like me, you go, hmm, let me think about that. Let me ponder that. Let me marinate on that. And it might even become overwhelming. I don't want you to overthink it. Don't overthink it. There's not a right answer or a wrong answer. What three words would you use to describe the podcast, walking as fitness to someone else? Might be someone you know? Might be a stranger. Might be someone sitting next to you on an airplane. They say, hey, what are you listening to?

11:10Listening to the podcast. Well, what's it about? What three words would you use to describe walking as fitness, the podcast? Again, don't overthink it. So that's the survey. A few minutes. It's probably all it'll take. Got a link in the show notes. You can tap that link and take the survey. And I have one more request. One more request. If you're listening to walking as fitness and Apple podcasts, would you consider leaving a five star rating? Simply go to the walking as fitness page and Apple podcasts scroll down. You see five stars. They're outlines. Tap the star to the right. All five fill in. That's it. That's all you need to do to leave a five star rating. And then would you also consider leaving a review? You're going a little bit further. It says writer review. Tap that. And you can leave a review. The most recent review was a couple of months ago.

12:10Now, I know this doesn't matter to everybody. But it's something that I look at when I'm considering listening to a podcast. I look at how many ratings it has. And I look at when was the most recent review? Because if the review was a long time ago, what that tells me is, maybe this podcast just isn't doing it anymore. Isn't helping people anymore. And if it's a review that was left within the last week or two, it's like, okay. The podcast is still bringing value. It's worth checking out. I know. Not everybody looks out at that way. But I do. And I'm sure others do as well. And the most recent review for this podcast was a couple of months ago. So it'd be really great to have a couple of newer reviews. So would you consider doing that as well? Thanks for listening. Appreciate you. I'm back tomorrow in the meantime. I hope you have an amazing day. And Doug, there's nowhere I wouldn't go to help someone customize and save on car insurance with Liberty Mutual.

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