On the 5th Year Anniversary of the Tough Girl Podcast I’ve taken this as an opportunity to share more about what’s been going on over the past 12 months and sharing more about what’s been happening behind the scenes and answering questions from the patrons and members of the tough girl tribe community.
If you would like to listen to other solo episodes these can be found here:
2016 - Reflections for 2016 & Plans for 2017 (Released 30th December 2016)
2017 - Reflecting on 2017 and the plans for 2018 (Released 30th Dec 2017)
2018 - Reflections on 2018 and the start of 2019. Plus plans for Tough Girl Challenges. (Released 4th August 2019)
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Marathon des Sables - Sarah Williams - psychological demands and overcoming mental challenges, being interviewed by Ali Mahoney-Johnson (6th October 2016)
Boxing - Sarah Williams - answering all your questions about Boxing! (Released 8th December 2018)
Appalachian Trail - Sarah Williams - Thru hiking the Appalachian Trail (2,190 miles) in 100 days! (Released 19th September 2017)
Pacific Coast Highway - Sarah Williams - Planning and Preparation for the Pacific Coast Highway & the Baja Divide! (4th September 2018)
Pacific Coast Highway - Sarah Williams - Cycling the Pacific Coast Highway & the Baja Divide! (Released 24th December 2018)
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Show notes
Who I am and what I do
A brief history of my background
The start of Tough Girl Challenges in 2014
Personal challenges
The mission of the tough girl podcast
Why I started the Tough Girl Podcast
Starting on the 4th August 2015
The lack of female role models
Not wanting to complain about it
Finding guests
Doing batch interviewing
Reflecting back over the past year
August 2019 onwards
Not having any plans in 2019
Pre-loading podcast content until the end of November
Keeping my options open
Working with Cicerone
Walking the Camino Portuguese
Speaking with Kat Davies about walking the Lycian Way, Turkey
Starting 2020 in Australia
The first 6 months of the year
The challenges of adventuring with somewhere else
Getting the balance right
Using the world Harmony
Don’t compare yourself to other people
Doing long solo trips and loneliness
Training and working with a personal trainer
Luxury Items….
Having doubts on the Overland Track
Inspiration….
What would I do differently
What I’ve learned about myself
Being patience and enjoying the journey
Numbers from the podcast and Social Media!
Hitting 1 Million downloads in December 2019
50,000 listens in 1 month….
What is next…
What 2020 was going to be..
10 year plan…
Being at home
Wanting to be the most productive person I could be…
Getting out of good habits
Final 6 month of the year
Not wanting to waste this time
Needing a goal to work towards for the end of the year
Focus on podcasting, health and building strength
THANK YOU to YOU!!
Getting closer to hitting 300 patrons - currently at 288 Patrons strong!!!
Being worried about Covid and it’s impact
Focusing on what I can control
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