067: Lessons From 1 Million Downloads with Sahara Rose

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Wow. I am so excited to share with you guys that the highest self podcast has officially surpassed $1 million downloads. Which is so insane because I started this podcast in June exactly 10 months ago, and I never expected it to become as popular as it's become. And really what it comes down to is you resonating with it. And the fact that you are resonating with it means that we are going through a tremendous time of spiritual growth, that more people are wanting to learn about what's going on within. And we've moved past wellness, being something that has to just do with weight loss and clear skin and even just your digestion. And we're moving past that. We're saying, why does all of this matter? Why do I want to be well why do I want to achieve things? Why do I want to do any of it? And what it really comes down to is being your highest self, being your optimal potential, being the light that you are destined to be, which is what way brighter than you could ever possibly begin to imagine. When we truly tap into our power, we realize that we can literally do anything. And I'm saying, like, anything. I mean, if I were able to create this podcast, I had no editor. My first 50 episodes. I'm still recording this podcast on a $20 mic that I got on Amazon. There is no barrier to entry in this point in time. We've chosen to reincarnate at the time of the intern, the information age, where anyone can become a blogger, a journalist, essentially, a news creator, a thought leader. Anyone can do it as long as you are consistent and you are putting yourself out there and you have something of value to share. And truth resonates. Truth is something that you can feel in your body. And when someone's speaking the truth, you're just like, mm, that's it. And I can feel that. So us truth tellers, it's time for us to rise. It's time for us to stop playing small and begin to use these tools that are available to us, these social media platforms, podcasts, Instagram, stories, whatever else, as tools for sacred knowledge. And so many of us, we complain, complain, complain. Oh, social media, it's taking over. Why are people on their phones all the time? But look, we're on our phones right now. And look at this dialogue we're having about philosophy and time and the future and the past and how things are changing and diving in deeper and inspiration. And all of this is because of these wires that are connecting us. So we really have so much gratitude towards these tools that are not coincidental to our lifetimes. We've really chosen to reincarnate at this time so we can live in the very first era in the history of time that we know what it's like before computers and after computers. Guys, I don't think you realize how special this time is. This is the time that they're going to write about in history books or history, tablets, whatever they're going to have in the future for hundreds and thousands of years from now, that we are the only generation us right now and these hundred years that know who grew up not knowing what a computer is. Getting a computer, having dial up, getting that first phone, getting your iPad, getting your Macintosh. Now we're living on our computers. And I mean, that does. I'm not going to say it's all good. It definitely has its faults. We've definitely lost touch with nature, lost touch with our core essence, which is super important. But also we can use this to reaffirm that message and get people back out there. So it's just really a sacred, sacred time. And I don't believe that it's a coincidence that any of us are here or that you're listening or that this podcast got a million downloads. Because the truth resonates and we're feeling it and we're wanting something more. We are wanting to go deeper. You know, we've grown up very privileged that we've had so much security. We didn't live in a time of war in this country of famine. We've grown up with a lot of security. There's definitely been war going on. But unfortunately, the people in the Middle east have been the ones that have to suffer of that. My family in the Middle east is the one that has to suffer from that. But we in America are very fortunate that we are able to live secure lives. And when you look at Maslow's hierarchy, which also correlates with the chakras, when the lower chakras are secure, when you feel safe, your survival needs are met, you can move on to the next need, the next chakra, so you can begin to experience joy and pleasure and then move into solar plexus purpose, move into heart, love, compassion, move into throat. Speaking your truth, even when that sometimes can feel a little bit uncomfortable because your basic needs are met, you're not at fear of being killed and executed, you can speak that truth because it's like, you know, when the parent that you're really close with, you can kind of share that shitty thing with them, but maybe the parent that you're less close with, you're not going to share it because you don't have that foundation. Same with the friend. So because of that, we've grown up being able to speak that truth, which brings us into our third eye or intuitive center, which is very much this podcast, as well as crown chakra, which are the downloads that I do oftentimes in this podcast, people sometimes are like, yeah, your voice, like, sounds different sometimes. And it's because I'm channeling truth. So that's coming from the crown chakra in from the universe, through our sacred vessels, and then we actually plant it into our bodies, through our chakras down to earth. So I want to talk a little bit more also just about the lessons that I've learned through doing this podcast. And again, I didn't know what to expect with this podcast. I'm still one girl on the same mic by myself, do not have sound editing team, anything like that. I do have someone now who helps me put together the intro and outro of the podcast. But first 50 episodes, all me. And still to this day, I don't edit anything out. I just speak. Nothing scripted. Everything is flow. And I've learned that that's how I work. That's how I'm able to access deeper parts of myself. At the beginning, I would oftentimes write out what I was going to say because I really resonated with being a writer, because my whole life I've been a writer and I've obviously written three books before. So I always thought that source comes through me through writing. So every time I would get an idea of inspiration, I would go to my computer and start writing it out. And then I would. Some of the episodes, I would be looking at that and then kind of talking, but have like, my notes of what I wanted to say, which is what I think most podcasters do. They have sort of notes and, like, things that they want to go through. But to be honest, like, right now, I'm literally just staring out the window. And those ones that I'm telling you I'm staring out the window have ended up being the ones that are the most popular. And I think it's because people can feel when it's coming from the heart and when it's just being channeled down in the moment versus even that time lapse of me writing it down until the few hours from then, or even a few days from them, or even a few weeks from them that I would record it. It's like I wasn't in that same sacred download. So when I'm doing these podcasts, when it's just like stream of consciousness and I'm just speaking, opening up the vessel, talking to you, it resonates more with people. So looking back at the podcast, those ones have been the ones that are the most popular. So definitely it's something I want to keep on doing, keep on just sharing. Like, I have an idea and I just on the mic and I talk about it because we need more of that. We need more uncensored stuff. We need more real stuff, raw stuff. Like, there are many great curated, wonderful podcasts, and I do want to continue having the interviews, and that's something I'll talk about too. But I've noticed my most popular podcasts are always my solo casts. Which is interesting because at the beginning I did, you know, solo casts because there were lessons that I wanted to teach about that I don't know anyone teaching about. I don't know anyone that talks talks about the soul archetypes. I don't know anyone that explains Ayurveda the way that I do. I don't know anyone that can explain the kind of the conscious entrepreneurship and the alignment in the same way that I do. Not that no one else talks about it, but it's just different ways. And I wanted you guys to hear it from the way that I think. So I would start to do them myself just because it was like a topic I wanted to address and I didn't know who to interview for. But all of my most popular podcasts are the solo casts. And I've done many polls on my Instagram story. If you're not following me on Instagram, definitely do that because I share a lot of stuff on my story every day. My Instagram is am Sahararose, so check that out. Follow it. But I would do polls and say, do you guys like the interviews or the solo casts? And always solo casts wins. And for me, I personally also enjoy listening to solo casts too, because I feel like you can dive deeper. They go a little bit faster. And you know, sometimes with an interview you have to just ask more like base level questions because if you start to go, I mean, you can't even go too deep because you have to ask them up their story and then it's conversational, which is great. And I really love that. And I want to continue doing the interviews. But with the solo cast, it's like you can dive deep. It's like when you're having a conversation with one friend and you can go really deep versus a group of people and it ends up just staying more surface level even with the same exact people. Just when there's a group versus when you're by yourself and you're thinking in your head, that's when you can go super deep. Because it's like there's no even pause. There's no even like need for rapport. You're just diving in. And that's how the solo casts feel. I'm literally just vocalizing the thoughts that are coming through, putting them into word. So obviously I'm talking way faster, but I feel like we can go into way deeper places. And you had a little taste of my mind. So I definitely want to keep on doing the solo casts. As highself podcast grows to the next 2 million downloads, which hopefully will happen in the coming months. So stay tuned for more of those. And also I'm going to be opening a little box on my website on im saharrose.com when you click on podcast, a place that you guys can submit your own questions. Because I always get messages from people with, like, questions in, like, my DMs or something, which I don't really check. So I'd rather just have you guys send them to me. And I would love to answer your questions on the podcast because a lot of us have the exact same questions. We're thinking the same things. We're going through the same motions, same thoughts, same fear, same insecurities. And I'd love to know them and answer directly what it is that you want to know about. So go on iamsaharrose.com you'll see the podcast section. You can also just go on highestself. Podcast. Com. It'll say, submit your question. You can submit your question there, and I'll be sure to answer it on the podcast. So with the interviews, it's interesting because a lot of times the interviews that were the most popular were ones that I really didn't expect. So in the past episodes that I've done since we've started, the most popular interviews, the first one was Dr. Suhas Kashir Sagar, who wrote change your schedule, change your life. And I love that he is the most popular because, like, after. After I did it, I was like, this is like some deep Ayurveda stuff. Like, a lot of people probably are going to be really confused because I love Dr. Suhas. I've read his books for years, and he's Deepak Chopra's really good friend. So it's my first time talking to him, and I was so nervous about it. It was like, for me, it's like interviewing like, a major celeb, because he is a major celeb in the Ayurveda world. So when I did that interview, I was just asking him questions that, like, I had and that I was getting from people. I'm like, so what do you think of autoimmune disease? And what if someone has a pit and balance on their body but not in their digestion? Like, going on, like, specific advanced Ayurvedic subjects. And that is the most popular interview that I have on the podcast, which is really cool because it means you guys want to learn more about Ayurveda and the podcast that I talk about Ayurveda. Another one was the interview with Gunny of uvada episode 63. And we talk all about, like, his experience and his dad was an Ayurvedic physician and how he used herbs to heal himself from depression and anxiety after his brother passed away. And that's also one of the most popular ones. So I love that you guys super passionate about Ayurveda. And I definitely want to continue bringing in more Ayurvedic doctors specialists in the coming months. And I have Another interview with Dr. Suhas planned in May. And we're going to go deeper into science, proving the doshik diets and why it works according to different sorts of like, genetic studies and things like that. So I'm really excited to go in there. I'm personally excited. And I love that you guys are Ayurveda nerds with me now. And it's really cool because for a lot of you guys, you've emailed me and said, I've never even heard about Ayurveda before you, and now I'm like obsessed with it. It's like my wellness bible, your book. So it's super cool that because of my book, you guys were able to learn so much about Ayurveda. A lot of you guys have done my 12 week program. You've learned even more. And now you're like Ayurveda pros and whizzes and you're like sharing it with everyone else around you. So that makes me so happy just to be part of that entire thing. Another podcast interview that was really popular was Healing Paige, Danielle. Paige, Intuitive Astrology 100. And I love that that one was really popular. We're gonna do part two for sure. Coming up soon, maybe part 12. We'll do one for each sign. And you guys loved that one because you wanna know more about your astrological charts. And it's really amazing because we see so much about astrology everywhere. Like we grew up seeing Cosmo magazine saying, oh, it's your horoscope, according to this month. And I love how Danielle's perspective was actually horoscopes are total bullshit and people are just making that up who work at the magazine. And it has to do with so much more than just your main sun sign has to do with your entire chart. Loved the conversation. Bringing in the north nodes. Now whenever I meet someone, I ask them what their north node is, and it helps me understand that. And personally, I was not an astrology person before. I've actually held the belief that it's bullshit. And I can openly say this because I've Even told Danielle this. I was like, I'm not really an astrology person, but I'm curious to learn more because I like you and I like what. But I wasn't an astrology person. Like, I thought that, like it was giving up your own personal power and that what's the point of like looking up and what the moon's doing and what it's not? And I felt like it was sort of like a self fulfilling prophecy and people would be like, oh, it's Mercury retrograde, so everything's gonna go wrong. And then like, things would go wrong because they had that intention. And I love how Danielle also had that perspective of like, totally. People make a way bigger deal about these small things going on in the sky than they are. Like the Mercury retrograde stuff. People make such a bigger deal about it than it. And really what we should be looking at are these more broader patterns in our lifetimes rather than, you know, because there's always something going on in the sky. Every day I could say, oh my God, Libra is on full moon and this is moving over there and my Jupiter is returning, now my Saturn's returning, blah, blah, blah. And there's always something going on. But when we look at these broader patterns in our life, that's when we really, truly get to know more about. And I love how she brought in the north node, the high highest self, the Dharma piece, the south node, the past lives, the ancestry piece. And it just tied in so well with everything that I've taught in this podcast. So love those two interviews. Be sure to check them out. Intuitive Astrology 101 and How Changing your schedule will change your life with Dr. Sue Haas. And they'll both be back. Another thing that I've learned from doing this podcast is I don't do well with schedules. I've tried scheduling, I've tried planning things before, I've tried writing out what all the episodes are going to be for the next few months. And that has never, never worked out because I'm super vata. I'm super just riding the wave as it comes. And one day I'll have tons of inspiration. Just record like four episodes. And other days I'm just like, you know, working on my book, I'm working on other things and I'm not feeling inspired. So for me, what's worked well is just to move as I crave to move and also just release episodes as I choose to. I don't really have like a On Monday, be sure to tune in because I've Changed the days so many times and now I'm releasing the episodes twice a week. So you can basically hop on any day of the week and you'll find something new on here. And I love it because so many of the things that I talk about, they're so like at the moment. And I feel like it's a download, it's a wave that we're all picking up on. And I want it to be released at the moment because then otherwise energetically, it's not really in the form force field at that time. So, like, even with this right now, I'm like, I really feel like I need to just as soon as I'm done recording this, just put it up. Because that's the wave that I'm riding right now. And I feel like you guys are there with me. So definitely have learned I'm not a pitta. I'm for sure vata. It's been reaffirmed for me from doing this podcast. Another great thing I've learned about for people who want to do podcasts is to batch your interview. So I did so many interviews at the beginning. I still have interviews that I've done from this summer that are not out. And, you know, I just love talking to people. I love interviewing people. Like, so for me, it doesn't feel like work. If I could, I would just sit on this mic all day and just like talk to you guys, interview, have conversations, have you guys come on. Like, I just love it. It's like so my happy place. So I've learned that by batch doing a lot. It also gives me that freedom of knowing that, oh, I'm not on this crunch deadline of this week. I need to find someone and get them on the podcast because otherwise next Monday, I'm not going to have that episode. And I've been in the position of, like, being interviewed by other people's podcasts that they're like, we need you to be on this week, otherwise we're not going to have someone on for next week. And, like, living paycheck to paycheck, being like, interview to interview. Like, I can't even imagine that I'm such a, like, saver. You know, I'm a Capricorn. So I love just having at least 20 unreleased interviews that are on my computer that, like, are going to come out and I can. I'm still doing more, but I love doing that because it gives you that freedom because you never know someone's going to be on your interview and they're going to say, hey, I Have a book launch next week. Can you get my interview on? And you have to push that person up to make sure their interview goes up before their book comes out for their pre order sales. But then you have other ones that it might be like six months from them that you put it up. But if you have that backlog, you're not in that crunch. And then you can go for what feels right and then you can add in more, you can change it around. So for someone that wants to start a podcast, I definitely recommend having a lot of interviews, keep interviewing, so you have a really good catalog to choose from. So I would love to know if you guys have any questions from me, questions about what it's like to podcast, any of that stuff. If you want more technical stuff, I can definitely talk to you guys about that. What RSS feed I use, what tools I use. I'm so happy to talk about that stuff too. I know I was like super confused. Had never met anyone with a podcast before. I really just figured it all out through Google, went on Amazon, just typed in podcast mic, pretty much just bought the first one on there. As you can tell, I'm very just like, get it done and you'll figure it out along the way. And I think that that's the thing that holds a lot of us back. We feel like we need to like be like an audio wizard pro and you know, have like a sound studio and blah, blah, blah. And people get so caught up in that, like, that like, you know, the delivery that they forget about the message. And that's what matters. It matters what you're saying. And you know, it's like you've listened to things that are from 40 years ago and the audio is horrible. But like, you know, we still listen to them because they resonate so true. And then you've listened to things that are beautifully recorded, but it's garbage and it's not providing you with any important information and you don't listen to it. So don't get so caught up in the audio, blah, blah, blah. Do I have my equipment right? Like, that's all great, but I'm just telling you, I'm here with very, very, very basic equipment, doing it on my own. And it's been working. So don't let money or whatever it is stop you because really you just need to start doing it. And as you start building and growing, you can figure out the rest on the way. So I'm very much a big fan of being like quick to launch and then figuring it out as you go along because there are lessons that only you can learn and only you can teach yourself. And no amount of reading or preparation is going to prepare you. And I think a lot of us, we over exaggerate how hard everything is. What is with everyone being like, oh, this. This is so hard. Like, I hate how people are like, oh, podcasting must be so hard, or people who have podcasts, isn't it hard? I'm like, no, it's not hard, because first of all, I don't even want to use that language. And it's like, it's fun. I'm having fun doing it. Like, it's actually not hard at all. It's really effortless and easy. That's how I find podcasting. Like, I don't know people who think it's hard. I'm like, maybe that's not for you then. Because I don't think it's hard at all. Like, I just get to talk about whatever I want and it's fun. And then I get to connect with you guys and it's cool, it's easy. I don't have to type anything. Like, I think podcasting is rad. So if you want to start a podcast, it's like, podcasting was what blogging was, like eight years ago, for sure. Start one. It's super easy, super fun. Doesn't take much to figure it out. And you got your podcast on there and you just start going. And then as you move along, you can see, like, which episodes are the most downloaded, which aren't. Like. I can tell you guys are deep. You guys do not like the basic people. I've had, like, some conversations that are great, great people, but they're more just basic. They're more just like, oh, cool. Like this. Yeah, great. And you guys don't like those because you guys like the real deep shit. You guys are like, I want to know, like, what you were in your past life, if you've died. Like, you want to go in there. And you guys also love, like, business advice. I think a lot of you guys are entrepreneurs. I've pulled you guys on my Instagram. Like, 80% of you want to be online entrepreneurs and have your own online businesses, which is super freaking cool. So you guys love that stuff. You guys like the keeping it real. You don't like the basic. So I feel that because I'm the same way, and you end up attracting the same kind of people as you. Like, the people who listen to your podcast would want to be friends with you, otherwise they would freaking Hate to listen to your voice for an hour. It's like, have you ever listened to a podcast and you're just like, oh, my God, like, turn it off. Because it's like, that person just is so not a vibratory match. So it's like, that's the thing with podcasting. If you're, like, investing all this time into listening someone, like, of course you're gonna wanna hang out with them. Of course you're gonna, like, be on the same wavelength as them. Otherwise they're gonna like, why would you put yourself through listening to them? So that's why I don't get, like, also, you'll see, when you have a podcast and you put yourself out there, people give negative reviews. That happens. But it's like, I would never, like, go unless someone's like, hardy an animal or something. I would never go out of my way to just, like, write a negative review. Like, I see on, like, luckily this been awesome. You guys have been awesome. It's like, basically all been very positive. But I've seen, like, on other friends podcasts, they're like, oh, my God, I hate the sound of this person's voice. I hate this. I hate that. So, like, you know you don't have to listen to it, right? So don't let the fear of the haters keep you from putting yourself out there. Because the people who go out of their way to actually submit a review on how much they hate you, hate your voice, hate your message, blah, blah, blah, are like, super freaking bored and don't have enough things to do. Like, really just, like, start an online business. You're gonna have plenty of things to do. You're gonna be way too busy to even write reviews of podcasts that you like, let alone go out of your way to write a review about a podcast that you don't like. Like, I'm honestly kind of jealous of how much free time you guys have. So don't let that get in the way of you having a podcast. I see so many people like, oh, my God, how do you deal with the haters? I'm like, if someone's hating on me spreading consciousness, like, they have have issues. If someone's hating on me saying that, like, be your own guide and, like, trust your intuition and don't follow what a book or something says, then that's just really sad for them and I send them even more love. So don't let that keep you from getting yourself and your message out there, because that's exactly what the haters want. They want you to remain small because they're playing small. No one who's successful, no one who's out there doing their thing is a hater. Because they know how much time and commitment and courage it takes to put yourself out there. That even if they don't resonate with the message, they would never say something so cruel. Like the only people who are doing that are the people who don't know what it's like to put yourself out there in the media, in the public eye. And the reason that they are writing those negative messages is because it's really activating that part of them that is still playing small and wishes to be seen and wishes to be heard. So that's why those people send them even more love. So again, any questions you guys have about like podcasting any of this stuff, I would love to answer it for you guys. Love to connect with you guys more. You can also connect with me on the Mind Body Balancers Facebook group. It's our Highest Self podcast Facebook group. You can find the links in the show notes on highestelfpodcast.com and that's our amazing community where we discuss the episodes, we connect with each other. We everyone who joins has to post a picture of themselves and share who they are. And if you're like not down for that, it's not the group for you because we are close knit family who's always inviting more family and more tribe to join us. And I love that so much. It's like I have a Facebook newsfeed eradicator. So I don't have a Facebook newsfeed but I still go on just to hop in that group because it's such positive vibes. So check it out. The Mind Body Balancers Facebook group. Check it out on Highest Self podcast. Let me know what other questions you have. And if you love this podcast, you love to learn more. The best gift you could possibly give me is to write a review in the itunes store. All you have to do is go on the itunes store on your computer, click on High Self Podcast ratings and reviews, write your review and take a screenshot before you hit submit and then email it over to me at Sahara S A H A R A@eatfeelfresh.com eatfeelfresh.com, which is also the name of my upcoming book and I will send you back as a free gift the first half of my unreleased book Eat Right for your Mind Body type. And this is a book my first book I ever wrote on Ayurveda before Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda. It's super beautiful, modern, fun, lots of pizazz, and just really keeps it real. Like stories about people of each dosha and how they changed and is really relatable. And it's never going to be released because now it's my 12 week program, my Eat Right for your mind body type 12 week program, which you can also find on my website on iamsaharoz.com, so if you want the first half of the ebook free, just submit your review to me, email it over to me and I will send it back to you. Thank you so much for the 1 million downloads. Here's to a million, 10 million, 100 million more. Here's to changing the paradigm shift. Changing the way people think, changing the way people communicate, feel about themselves, create work action. Changing what spirituality even looks like, changing the spiritual bypass, changing the keeping small of the conscious community, the keeping us in cages, keeping us in boxes, keeping us in outskirts and bubbles and ashrams, and bringing it out center stage where it is needed, where it will transmute the fear and the darkness into light and love and bliss and fun. Because all of that is part of the spiritual journey. Guys, spirituality does not have to mean sitting and meditating in the Himalayas and never having sex and never having money and never being happy. It does not mean you have to sacrifice your happiness to be your highest self. No. So let's let go of that paradigm. Let's drop that story. Let's drop the story that it takes suffering, that it takes hardship, that I can only grow spiritually if I put myself through a tremendous load of bullshit. Because that's not true. You can get spiritual while doing a little dance, while taking a shower, while having an orgasm, while getting promoted, while getting a paycheck. You can get spiritual through all of that. Because spirituality is being deeply connected to your soul and your soul's purpose. And all of that, from the orgasms to the paychecks to the dancing, is all part of your soul's purpose, honey. So let's rock this shit. Let's get 20 million more people. Let's all start our own podcast, create community, support each other, love each other, and just bless up. Namaste.