Discovering Podcasts

Commuting to work for me involves either a bus ride or walking, depending upon how active I'm feeling that day, and if I'm willing to get up extra early to get my waddle on. Which ever way I choose to do it, it's time in my day that I have to use travelling, I can't change this time for other activities, it's set, and it's not budging. 

I'm used to popping in my headphones and shuffling through my latest playlist on Spotify, or most recently (when my beloved data runs out), scrolling through my iTunes listening to the same songs on a daily basis. It wasn't until I read several blog posts on podcasts that I started to think maybe this is something I should delve into. I'm so behind when it comes to technology that I didn't even realise there was a separate app for pod casts on iTunes - not thinking it could be that easy to start listening.  I set myself up downloading several episodes of recommended podcasts ready for my walk to work, it was that simple and now I'm hooked.

Although I've got a fair few shows awaiting listening I've found myself continuously going back to the same ones; Being Boss and The Lively Show, I could not recommend these enough.  Although very different podcasts they both focus on the sense of journey's, looking at how creatives have got to where they are now, how they started and considerations along the way. As a creative it's lovely to hear thats it's not a super quick overnight process, and that in order to get to where you want to be you've got to do the work, it's always reassuring to know that other people have taken similar journey's to yourself. 

Podcasts have altered my commute, it's no longer wasted or dead time. I've found myself feeling a lot more motivated since I started listening, and there certainly helping with my new years resolutions of walking to work more.  If like me your a podcast newbie I'd certainly recommend trying them out, downloading means you can even listen on the tube with 100's of topics and shows to choose from.