Quoth the Camser

This is a general chat about my day in the freelance world. I spent five hours in Crofters' on meetings and recording and then walked the dogs in silence. That was productive. I got to thinking about planning and short-term goals and KPIs. It's a bit businessy, but it did show me the value of walking without audio playing in my ears. -- I'm a fledgling channel, a startup in the parlance of or time...

A chat about paper planners and pens, and how those things are going to improve my mental health and productivity. -- I'm a fledgling channel, a startup in the parlance of or times, and am struggling with making a living with my content and as a social media startup. It would mean the world to me if you would consider supporting me. If you find my content valuable in any way, please consider suppo...

I had a very good week as a freelancer. There's been lots going on, including a new fountain pen! Yay! I got a Cross ATX at half-price from Paperchase in Glasgow, and a stone paper A5 notebook that's a dream to write in with a fountain pen. Apps I'm using for social media management are ContentCal and Agorapulse . –- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more...

I saw Joker at the mobile cinema on Arran. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision and it got me thinking about taking breaks and how important it is to consume content for its own sake. John Spencer, who played Leo McGarry in The West Wing, gave some lovely feedback to Teri Polo, who played Helen Santos, and it had me tearing up to hear that on the West Wing Weekly podast . Again, that shows the imp...

So, ping! I'm awake. Might as well get up. My head is so busy and I talk about how flighty my mind is and how I sit down to do one thing and end up doing quite another. Check out Madalyn Sklar , whom I mention in the episode. Her content has been rather helpful over the past few days.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscriber...

2019 started out pretty poorly and ended very well indeed. I really am at a new beginning as I go into 2020 at the age of 48 with a plan, a purpose and, most importantly, happiness. It really is quite incredible - skint, but happy. I just have to stay focussed on growing my new business and remain positive. Happiness and positivity and, yes, love too – these things have all come into my life in a...

I had my first gig of the year on 4 January and took my new-to-me Acus amp out to play. It worked fantastically well!  -- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO and Diary of a Guitar Teacher channels. Check out the gear I use for photography, video and audio and use my affiliate links to help me out in a small but...

It's been around two weeks since I recorded so it was high time I got back on track and talked into the mic. I've been trying some social media management apps over the past two weeks.  https://buffer.com/ https://hootsuite.com/ https://www.zoho.com/social/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...

Just had my diabetic checkup. I got my meds increased :(  I got over to the mainland to film some Crofters' content and it's given me some ideas for my own growth as well. Happiness is my goal. I'm already enjoying more of that than I've experienced for a long long time.  Here's the book that Nicola Wee of Almanac Marketing recommended to me:  Growth Hacker Marketing ★ Support this podcast on Patr...

I woke up with a headache and so the scheduling for the day was kinda shot. So, once the Ibuprofen kicked in, I got the dogs out and philosophized into the mic. I've got a lot going on in my head at the moment and getting it out onto hard drive is really helpful.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bon...

Driving home from High Corrie. Talking about my meeting on the mainland and forgetting my camera bag. Oops. I talk a lot here about how I dealt with it and how I view failure and challenges in general. In short, it turned out okay. Tune in for the details.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...

Sunday started out full of promise and ended up filled with despair. I analyse that here and come to no conclusions. -- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO and Diary of a Guitar Teacher channels. Thank you. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other su...

It's been a good day. It feels like I'm getting to the end of the transition phase into my new business and am entering the new head space of being 100% committed to it and ready to get stuck in.  -- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO and Diary of a Guitar Teacher channels. Thank you. ★ Support this podcast on...

Okay, so it's not the most catchy of titles, but to be honest I can't remember what I spoke about in this one as I'm going through a backlog and editing them without listening back. Just trying to catch up. It's probably about workflow, bookkeeping and time management.  -- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO an...

In this episode I'm wondering where my guitar pupils have gone and how to address that. I'm also getting better with my video editing workflow.  -- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO and Diary of a Guitar Teacher channels. Thank you. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like t...

Walking the dogs with my mic on my hat as an experiment. I think it worked out pretty well! Lots for me ponder this week as I try and figure out my new life.  -- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO and Diary of a Guitar Teacher channels. Thank you. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. I...

Walking the dogs in the rain the after we handed over the post office keys. It's like the beginning of a great adventure.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camscampbell.substack.com/subscribe

Heading into the last day of clearing out the post office and then heading home after a rather tiring day!  -- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO and Diary of a Guitar Teacher channels.  Thank you. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscriber...

We have a very kindly neighbour and he was an incredible help as we were clearing out the post office. All he asked is that we pay it forward. What a guy.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camscampbell.substack.com/subscribe

Clearing out the Post Office is turning out to be a much bigger job than we anticipated.  -- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO and Diary of a Guitar Teacher channels.  Thank you. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

The auditors came in today to close down the post office and make sure everything was in order. Thankfully it was, although we knew that anyway as I did run a tight ship and knew very well which rules I could break and how to break them ha ha. And once again, Regina Spektor lifted my mood. Works almost every time.  -- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring mor...

Recorded on the last trading day of my business, 28 October 2019.  I started at the post office on 30 January 2008 so served for just under 12 years. I look forward to the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia when the pain of the forthcoming week and of 12 years' working with Post Office Ltd as my lords and masters subsides and I remember the good bits, mainly the many customers I've had the pleasure...

I nearly didn't post this one. It's a bit raw and came on a day when my future felt like it was in the balance and my mental state was at its lowest. I think talking it through helped my head a lot, as did my AA meeting on the following day. It's a little bit out of sequence in terms of chronology - it was recorded on 15 October, so a week before my birthday. I dunno, have a listen and see what yo...

Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO and Diary of a Guitar Teacher channels.  Thank you. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit camscampbell.substack.com/subscribe

I was feeling pretty low in this episode and I explored that a little, after a catch up on what I'd been doing over the weekend.  -- Support me on Patreon and help me to invest in my content business and bring more valuable content on my Acoustic Guitar IO and Diary of a Guitar Teacher channels.  Thank you. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this...