With the start of the new year comes time to think about making new beginnings and changes to your lifestyle. Get inspired with the following podcasts and transform your negative thoughts into positive ones.
Hosted by former pro athlete and world record holder in football Lewis Howes, “The School of Greatness” shares stories from business gurus to influential celebrities. The podcast is purely greatness on demand, and through every episode, Howes brings the best out of each guest and provides listeners with tips and stories on what it means to be great. The podcast is centered around challenges told by guests to inspire listeners, and Howes himself is no stranger to adversity. The former athlete left college to pursue a professional career in football, and after two games, he collided into a wall and snapped his wrist which ended his football career. Previous guests on the show have included Ray Lewis, Dr. Oz, and recently, Danica Patrick. Every episode brings a learning experience, and there is always something to learn after listening. The messages have taught me that no matter what challenges you face, you can always succeed in something.
“Savvy Psychologist” takes on questions about science and psychology and makes them entertaining yet informative. Ellen Hendriksen answers listeners’ questions relating to mental health, no matter how mild or severe they are. On the show, she’s talked about embracing masculine vulnerability and why it can be frightening but necessary, how most resolutions fail and how to stop abandoning projects and follow through with them. A must-listen is Hendrick’s most recent episode about how to stop abandoning such projects. In the episode, she explores reasons why people who take on too much fail to accomplish projects, and like other listeners, I often am guilty of doing the same thing. Sometimes you just need a little pep talk to get you going in the mornings, and afternoons, and well, maybe the evenings, too. It’s the ideal podcast that makes you want to tackle life’s hardest challenges.
“Happier with Gretchen Rubin” is about building happier habits, and, like the title, Gretchen Rubin wants you to be happy, too. Rubin and her co-host, her little sister Elizabeth, bring personal experiences on the show, how to find good habits in your everyday life and how to be productive. The overall theme of the show is self-worth and topics about everyday life that we can all relate to. They provide anecdotes and give a personal outlook on how to push yourself to be an original person and finding your oasis. Before each episode, Gretchen encourages listeners to post pictures daily on what makes them happy and how they are keeping their good habits.
The Heart of It with Estee Lalonde
Lifestyle blogger Estee Lalonde examines topics that are personal and close to her heart. The show, relatively new, focuses on all things women in its first season. Each episode is inspiring for all women as Lalonde welcomes guests from different backgrounds. They share personal stories, from talks about identity, experiences when their strength was tested to what it means to be a woman. In “Travel,” her most recent episode, Lalonde talks about the importance of stepping out of her comfort zone and broadening the mind through her own experiences with traveling and being a homebody.
