Second Take Tuesday – Persistence, Creativity, Quiet Wins

I recently learned a stat that stopped me in my tracks:

90% of podcasts don’t make it past episode 10.

And here I am — writing this after recording my 11th episode.

On paper, that number might not sound like much. It’s not a hundred. It’s not sponsored. It’s not sitting on some Apple Top 10 list.

But it matters.

Because in a world obsessed with fast results and instant validation, hitting episode 11 feels like something rare — a quiet, consistent yes to my own voice. To the questions I can’t stop asking. To the conversations that feel like oxygen in a culture filled with noise.

I’ve sat across from people who’ve built farms that defy Big Ag, who’ve challenged parenting culture, who’ve made art through grief, who’ve coached generations into adulthood, who’ve taught endurance as a philosophy, and who’ve wrestled with identity across continents. People like Will Harris, Jessica Joelle Alexander, Remi Mae, Sanna-Maria Siintoharju, Coach Randy Doege, and Henri Hyttinen — just to name a few.

Every one of those conversations left something in me. A tension. A truth. A shift.

And that’s what this podcast has become for me — a kind of mirror. Not just for the guests, but for myself. A way to keep checking in with what matters.

So if you’re still here, reading these reflections, following these episodes — thank you. Really. You’re part of the 10% too. The part that keeps showing up. That listens closely. That gives a damn.

Because it turns out, consistency is its own kind of courage.

And maybe 11 episodes isn't massive. But it’s enough to prove to myself that this isn’t just a phase. This is the work. The real work. The slow, unsexy, but sacred work of building something that feels like it belongs to you.

💡 What I’ve Learned

• Creativity isn’t about downloads. It’s about direction.

• Showing up when it’s quiet is louder than it seems.

• If you’re waiting for permission, you’ve already lost.

Your Weekly Jolt

Here’s to doing the thing most people quit before it gets good.

To showing up after the first wave of excitement is gone.
To keeping your promises even when no one’s clapping.
To trusting that 11 leads to 20, and 20 to 100 — but only if you don’t flinch now.

You don’t need to go viral. You need to go real.

 This week:  Mads Larsen’s episode goes live, a sharp and often controversial voice in the conversation around masculinity, social decay, and what’s actually harming young men. We talk about myth, media, identity, and the danger of letting narratives go unchecked. This one gets uncomfortable — in the best way.

Thanks for reading Second Take Tuesday
If you’ve been thinking about quitting — maybe this is your sign not to.

See you next week,
Daniel