- Good morning, good life.
Welcome back to Amy TV,
where we come together to help you go after life you want.
One of the things I always say is a famous quote
by Jim Rohn and that is you are the average
of the five people you spend the most time with.
Take a look around.
Do like what you see?
They may not always be the people
that are right next to you.
They may not even just be your own family.
They could be digital people.
Who do you look at on Instagram?
Who do you watch and YouTube?
Are they making a positive impact on your life?
One of the ways that I like to hack this is
I take a look around and I say, you know,
I really don't have anyone coaching me in this area.
And I need a lot of help with that.
How can I incorporate more of that into my life?
How can I seek out that person?
Podcasts by far and away, one of the best ways
to do this next to reading books.
As simply as you could turn on an audio book,
you can turn on a podcast and people who are
literally working to bring solutions for you,
will just talk in your ear as long as you want.
And I love it.
It's why I have a podcast.
I love sharing advice here on YouTube,
but there's lots of stuff we can just talk about
not on video, which is why I have detailed therapy.
Podcasts are such a great way to surround yourself
with people who are really, really smart
about stuff that you wanna know more about
or feelings you want to feel more of.
And that is just the amazing thing about podcasts
and why I like to go to them
for more positivity and more inspiration in my life.
In order to listen to a podcast,
you've got to have a pretty great platform on your side,
which is why I am partnering with our friends
over at Stitcher for this episode of Amy TV
Stitcher is literally home to all of your favorite podcasts.
It's a free podcast app, both available on iOS and Android.
It's also been rebuilt across mobile and web
to make it easier and quicker to listen
to the podcasts you love.
One of the biggest things for me is I like to jazz it up.
I like to know what I like,
but then discover more of what I like really easily.
The Stitcher app allows you to do that
with their discoverability.
It's honestly some of the best I've seen
when it comes to navigating more and better podcasts.
Based on what you already like,
you can go through different genres.
You can look at the podcasts you already listened to
and see what they recommend in turn
because of what you are subscribed to.
And for me, when you're trying to get more positive
and you're trying to get more inspiration,
taking recommendations from somebody on what to listen to
is great, but it's gotta be right for you.
And Stitcher will absolutely help you
to figure that out as well.
You also will definitely wanna check out
some of the new advanced features in the app
that are just as unique as you are,
like choosing download preferences per show
and listening at virtually any speed.
I'm personally like a 1.25 kind of gal.
I don't like 1X and I definitely can't do 2X.
And if you try to listen to my podcasts at 2X,
you probably won't be able understand what I'm saying.
(bell dinging)
Three lines of clocking in and clocking out.
And if you work from home, you're gonna be doing it
or coming up with different ideas
that could be powerful enough to help you leave your job.
It's probably not gonna be a good fit for you.
You've gotta find just the right speed
so that you can make the most of your time in listening,
but that's so different for everyone.
So I just love all of the options that Stitcher has for you.
So when you check out some of the shows
that I recommend to you today,
definitely check out Stitcher as well.
It is free for you to download.
Check out the link in the description below.
First, The Tim Ferriss Show.
There have been moments where I kind of got in
to Tim Ferriss Show and then kinda like
stopped listening to it because sometimes
you get a little overwhelmed from a long show,
but I keep going back to it because every time I click play,
he's talking to some of the most extraordinary people
who teach me the most brilliant things.
And probably my favorite part of listening to Tim
is he asks great questions.
I'm not talking about
like basic interviewer questions, stuff,
I'm talking about questions that we really need
to stop and ask ourselves.
And I'm constantly writing down like,
Ooh, I need to remember that.
Ooh, I should wake up tomorrow and ask myself that question.
See how I feel.
There's just so much about Tim's approach
to philosophy to the world, to human nature
that is really fun to hear and really fun
to use for my own self development.
So love listening to Tim's show.
I may not make it through an entire episode sometimes,
but it's still amazing to hear all of the people
that he has on the show and how extraordinary they are
and how different they are and how Tim asks them questions.
That really is not like anything else.
If you're just starting with the Tim Ferriss Show,
I recommend you look for one of his episodes
with Kevin Rose.
They do a few together.
They're very good friends, and I always find those
to be the best fly on the wall podcast to listen to.
Happier with Gretchen Rubin.
If you are not a stranger of this channel,
you know that I absolutely love Gretchen.
I love all of her books. I love her methodology.
I think she is so fascinating
in how she studies human nature and she
is nothing short of extraordinary on her podcast
when she does this.
Happier is so much fun to listen to.
I always feel better.
I always have a tangible piece of advice
for how I can be a little happier in my life.
Thanks to listening to that show.
And yeah, she has a great time just talking to her sister
as her co-host, but they also get
some really good guests on as well.
One of the coolest things I think about this podcast
is that she does a little happier episodes.
So she doesn't just have this standard
25 to 30 minute listens, she also has just
a two minute episode every once in a while.
And it's just enough to get a little bit of flavor,
something to fit in between tasks
that could give you that little pick me up.
Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald.
This is for my reality TV lovers out there.
If you're like me, especially about the real Housewives,
there is something special about being able
to take a chill pill, sit on the couch
and watch real Housewives over a glass of wine.
There is something even more special
when you are listening to Heather,
re-enact everything that happened
on that episode you watched. (laughs)
She is one of the most hilarious comedians
I have ever heard and she just has this incredible show
where people are constantly coming to her
about pop culture and where that looks so different today,
we used to just have the go-to shows on cable
that we would watch to learn
about what was happening in pop culture.
It looks so different now, her personality, her laughter,
her comedy, everything about what she brings
to just a basic television viewing experience
makes it so much more fun.
So if you find this to be enjoyable in your life,
the listening to, or watching of reality TV,
I really think you will enjoy Heather's take on all of this.
Oprah's Super Soul Conversations.
One of the things I always felt so crappy about
with Super Soul Sunday was that I never watched it.
And I always wanted to.
Every once in a while I would catch an episode,
I would watch a replay, but it was really hard for me
to sit down and always watch Super Soul Sunday.
But I always thought to myself,
this would make the perfect podcast.
These two people sitting in Oprah's backyard,
if you can call it that 'cause it's extraordinary.
It's like a forest.
Just talking about some of the most meaningful,
deep issues of life and death and love.
And I loved it so much, but not enough
to sit down and watch it.
As a podcast, this is one of my favorites by far.
Being able to listen to Oprah and the way
she is so good at being curious and asking questions
of some of the most brilliant minds,
and then just hearing those brilliant minds
share their thoughts.
I can't think of a single Super Soul Conversation
that I did not get real moments of introspection for myself,
and that can do nothing but be positive and inspirational
in your everyday.
If you can just make a few minutes to listen,
I highly recommend it.
The Ed Mylette Show.
When I first heard about this one,
I was a little bit skeptical because I just thought like,
oh, just another super successful guy
that's interviewing people.
No, absolutely not. So much more than that.
I feel like I am really listening to a wise teacher
when I hear Ed Mylette on his podcast.
His interviews are great, no doubt about it,
but really the special moments come when it is just him
sharing his ideas, sharing his life experience,
to move you in a more positive direction in your life.
To give you a little bit more perspective
about what is really happening.
This one was a sleeper for me, but I highly recommend it.
Brene Brown's Unlocking Us.
I think this was like the podcast everyone was waiting for.
If you're like me and you loved daring greatly,
and if you loved rising strong,
those were the two books by Brene Brown
that I absolutely adored and I thought,
why is this woman not podcasting? (laughs)
And when her podcast was announced, I knew
that it was exactly where I needed my head space to be.
I just love how real she is.
She is not someone who has put herself on a pedestal.
She doesn't act too good.
She's really honest and really raw.
And sometimes we just need that in a podcast,
in our earbuds and we get that with Unlocking Us.
Certainly we get some extraordinary people
that sit down and talk to Brene as well,
but I really like who Brene is
and that is what makes her podcast really special.
And finally, the Brendon show.
This is Brendon Burchard's podcast.
I have to say that Brendan has been
one of the key thought leaders in my life as a,
as a content creator, as a business woman
and as a high performer, he speaks directly to
high performance and he gives some of the most
actionable and motivational and inspiring advice
for someone whose job is to be actionable
and motivational and inspiring.
And so sometimes when you find yourself
trying to reach for more because you so desperately
want to teach, but sometimes you run out of gas a little bit
and you need to be refueled.
I feel refueled when I listened to the Brendan shows,
he honestly just offers so much different perspective
that is useful for me in my day to day.
So if you have a similar life to mine
and maybe your career is going in a direction
of thought leadership and high performance,
Brendon Burchard is an amazing teacher
and his podcast is highly recommended as well.
I'm such a nerd for finding more podcasts
because when I'm not listening to an audio book
and I just need something to give me
a little pep in my step, I am listening to podcasts.
I am in the Stitcher app.
I'm at 1.25 speed and I'm listening to one of these shows,
but I want to hear what your suggestions are as well.
Who do you listen to that makes you feel inspired,
motivates you, gets you going in ways
that you didn't think were possible
until your mindset shifted.
Please share those resources in the comments down below.
Let's make it useful for everybody and get everybody off
on the right foot with their podcasts listening experience.
Thank you so much to Stitcher for sponsoring
this episode of Amy TV.
Don't forget to download their app.
The link is in the description below.
That's all for today. Thank you so much for tuning in.
I appreciate it.
As always, remember, subscribe for good vibes,
kiss the ones you love.
And go after the life you want. Cheers.
Tim Ferriss show.
I have kind of, (lips blubbering)
This is for my reality UTV friends out there. Mm.
Thank you so much this was le bleh bleh. (snores)