Podcasting made me a better listener, and a better person.
It can help you too, and you don’t even need a microphone.
There is a reason podcasting has grown to be a $30B industry.
It’s not about technology.
It’s about connection.
We get to know our favourite hosts and their guests like friends.
It’s feels genuine and intimate.
I started listening to podcasts during the pandemic.
It turns out a lot of people did – we were all searching for connection.
Now as we’ve settled into our new normal with remote/ hybrid work, we’ve never been more productive.
And more alone.
Podcasting gives us some of the connection we’ve lost.
So lately I’ve been wondering….
Why are we so content on being spectators in this process?
What if we could have conversations as intimate as the ones we listen to?
Do you really think Dax Sheppard or Mel Robbins has something special we don’t?
If they can do it, anyone can.
I’m not saying everyone should be a podcast host.
But we can all have those conversations.
The kind that change us.
Last year, I started my own podcast.
It was simply an excuse to have conversations with people I was curious about.
I’ve talked to complete strangers about things I’ve never talked to my best friends about.
I’ve shared things nobody knows.
We leave connected, for life.
Now, it doesn’t happen by accident.
It takes practice and preparation.
But what if you could be the podcast host of your life?
What if you could have deeper connections with your friends, family and coworkers by borrowing from the podcast world?
You don’t need a microphone.
All you need is curiosity.
And the desire for connection.
I really think I’m onto something.
