Mere Mortals Conversations

We've whined about being shit marketers for too long so now it's time to do something about it.In Episode #288 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: our general thoughts on self-promotion, some unique ways that we could get in front of more eyeballs, the phases that are sometimes necessary to put in a big effort, using the attention generated by my handstands to showcase the podcast and a request for user feedback on what makes us special.A big thanks to Petar, Dave Jones, Ana Thomas (Apple For The Teacher) and Anthony (Signs Of New Growth) for all helping to support. You're bloody legends!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Why marketing?(3:05) - My initial ideas(10:00) - The 4P's of marketing(16:46) - Numbers don't mean shit(22:53) - How spammy is too spammy(25:55) - YT comments(30:24) - Boostagram Lounge(32:41) - I got fooled ..... again!(36:30) - Signs of New Growth intro(38:35) - What are we marketing for?(46:24) - We want your juicy eyeballs(47:41) - Promotion ideas(53:28) - The sum up from this episode(57:37) - Responding to MM comments(59:22) - Our request for feedbackConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan had a topsy turvy week. He was absolutely disgusted by the VeeFriend's apparel but made up for it by reading a fantastic book.In Episode #287 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the boring crap that NFT projects create as merch, Juan's business idea #386, the ethics of designing your own clothes, my trilingual Zoom event, why I am cutting Duolingo some slack, the excellent books of 'Homo Deus' & 'The Idiot', my mum's sad story of bluey, the reason I hate waste and why we need your ideas/feedback to help market ourselves.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Shitty NFT apparel(3:37) - Fast fashion ethics(6:26) - Duolingo events(11:03) - Changing my tune(16:23) - Finding a good book(22:31) - Why my car was doomed from Day 1(29:06) - Buy something to last(31:09) - Help us market ourselves!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Mini Convo #2 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Shania Craythorn-Millard. This session focuses in on the results of the recent crossfit open workouts, 2022As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Connect with Shania:https://www.instagram.com/shaniavicki/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Oh dear, oh dear. I'm starting to see NFT's (and in particular HOSKY) as an investment so I need an intervention.In Episode #286 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what is a non-fungible token, why the HOSKY team pulled off a very nice April Fools, why I keep getting drawn into the Hoskyverse, Juan's thoughts on using NFT's as an investment tool, why money can change things even if you don't want it to and an affirmation that I need to stay away from NFT's to make money.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - I'm getting an investment mindset(2:26) - Oh dear, I have a problem(5:28) - HOSKY fooled me(11:13) - Hoskynomics(15:15) - What is your portfolio %(18:16) - I'm now an NFT artist(21:49) - We're V4V(23:56) - Boostagram Lounge(28:42) - Book Games & Dapper Dinos(33:19) - Money distorts things(37:17) - Twitter is influencing me(40:55) - We're idiots and degenerates(45:55) - Hosky values and community(50:33) - The outcomes and learnings(54:08) - A big hosky thanks for fun timesConnect with HOSKY:Website: https://hosky.io/Discord: https://discord.com/invite/hoskyTwitter: https://twitter.com/hoskytokenSupport the show

You smell that ....... it smells like it's goal time.Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - General intro(0:41) - Juan's March recap(3:31) - Kyrin's March recap(8:31) - Juan's Goals - 1st Half(13:26) - Kyrin's shocking April Goals(15:04) - Juan's Goals - 2nd Half(21:17) - Fitness Challenge(23:34) - Value For ValueConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I've even got the shirt to prove it!In Episode #285 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: my cool new shirt, why I'm restarting the 'Value For Value' podcast, Juan's unhealthy relationship with Agar.io, the excitement building for VeeCon, why I might be an energy vampire, the amount of flight changes Juan is experiencing and the peculiar things we do that somewhat but not entirely make sense.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Podcasting 2.0 Certified shirt(0:52) - The rebirth of the V4V podcast(4:31) - Agar.io & assembly theory(7:41) - Manga & 9gag(9:38) - VeeCon(10:56) - Energy levels(12:34) - VeeCon lineup & schedule(17:28) - Flight changes(19:08) - Blockchain governance(22:38) - NFT madness(26:43) - Reasonable instead of rational(37:33) - Become Mere Mortals certifiedConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Justin Fox is the founder of Zen Garage, graphic designer and all around just a fascinating person.In Conversation #72, Justin and I discuss: his artistic talents playing in bands and doing graphic design, our thoughts on the music industry and why it's hard to be real, his emphasis on actually achieving things early on so you can be more content later on and how he has been able to create so many different communities and grow them.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Journaling & reading(4:27) - Creating music(9:22) - Releasing without the artists consent(15:14) - One hit wonders & publishing(19:04) - Music contracts distorting the art(25:07) - Putting up with & choosing your BS(32:18) - Separating your job and passion(42:49) - Pigeonholing(47:01) - Doing lots of things to form a foundation(58:21) - Flexing(1:05:29) - Justin's childhood and bullying(1:10:45) - Escort mentality(1:19:32) - Creating a community(1:25:29) - Collaboration & sharing is key(1:33:36) - Build the platform(1:35:05) - Not compromising when something is wrong(1:44:03) - It's hard to be real(1:46:34) - Voluntarily becoming positive(1:51:13) - No plans(1:53:05) - Connect with JustinConnect with Justin:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZenGarageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinfoxphoto/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Worried about COVID-23? Don't worry we've got you covered on what you should do when the zombie apocalypse comes!In Episode #284 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what to do with a year's worth of prep, choosing a mountainous terrain to relocate to, why the default needs to be avoidance rather than combat, seriously asking whether your new life is worth the pain, contemplating whether the zombie lifestyle is actually good, why society won't come up with one single solution and the new sneaky and waste minimising traits we'll develop.A big thanks to Petar the Slav for sending in some boostagrams and everyone who joined in the live chat. We'll be back again next Sunday!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're P2.0 Certified(2:23) - The hypothetical(6:01) - Avoid instead of fighting(7:34) - Hedonism, moats and tigers(12:12) - We're living on mountains(18:13) - Comments and boostagram lounge(22:09) - Is life worth living?(24:14) - Assimilation: No more humanism!(27:44) - A societal response(30:21) - New desired qualities/values(33:14) - I stuffed up the audio for 10s(34:00) - Additional comments(36:50) - V4V spielConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We've coined and trademarked a new term: Effective Philosophy. And by that I mean we've claimed it on the internet. $1B royalties payable if you ever even think of using it!In Episode #283 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the cool chapters art I'm making, whether philosophy is just mental masturbation, some random encounters I had with people recently, why we believe in philosophy that can be put into action, people who can throw things really really far, why I drove like an idiot for 6 months, the nerve-wracking parts of crypto and why value for value is an effective philosophy.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Clipping and memes(2:51) - Is philosophy a good thing?(7:59) - Is it useful to philosophise?(10:43) - Unique characters(15:47) - Effective Philosophy(23:58) - Throwing balls(25:58) - Real life 'One Punch Man'(28:00) - Revelation after mistakes(35:45) - Sliding while driving(38:45) - Apecoin could destroy crypto(49:27) - V4V: An effective philosophyConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Mini Convo #1 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Jack Jeffery, who has previously been hosted on the podcast. This session focuses in on the results of the recent crossfit open workouts and the next steps.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Connect with Jack:https://www.instagram.com/jack__jeffery/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show