9 tips how podcast helps for career development

Podcasts are also very helpful for career development if you make use of them properly. But what is a Podcast? According to Wikipedia, “A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio files that a user can download in order to listen. Alternatively, the word “podcast” may refer to the individual component of such a series or to an individual media file.”

In simple terms, a Podcast is a collection of digital audio files that a user can listen to either offline by downloading or stream online via the internet, which are stored as a central list in the webserver. These audio files can be any songs, recordings, etc., which are stored in users’ devices if downloaded. These audio files (podcasts) are streamed online via the application on the mobile. They can be listened to anywhere like when you are free, listen while traveling, etc.,

If you’ve used mobiles that run Java-like Samsung Corby or other phones, you’ll be able to see an application like “Podcasts”. In that, you can see a folder “Samsung podcasts” which has some audios by Samsung. Even any recordings can listen as podcasts. There are even enhanced podcasts(videos as images + audios) and video podcasts, even novel podcasts for listening. Some of the podcast examples are “the inner tube”, “the ceiling fan”, “safe for work” etc.,

If used these podcasts in the right way, they can help in career development. Some of the ways you can use podcasts are:

1. Learn different Languages

If you have a podcast and you are listening to any of it in a different language, your language skills will get increased. If you are a little good in any language, listening to that language will make you better in that language. Keep a dictionary if you are in a room and if you find a difficult word, check-in that and increase your skills in that. You’ll also know the intonation and situations where those words are to be spoken. Your grammar will also get improved if you are going with some specific podcasts.

2. Learn how to earn money

There are some podcasts that can be both audio or video where people explain their experiences with animation. Those people run podcast shows and become millionaires after making a big hit as many people listen to them. One example of this is ” The Angie Lee show” where a woman shares her business tips to become rich and she famous after running podcasts. You can learn how to do business from her shows.

3. Learn to change your career

There are some podcasts by people who give tips, suggestions and guide you on how to reach your destination. If you are in a dull track of your career, you might need to get boosted by some words. Some of the podcasts like “Pivot” which is handled by a Google career coach delivers some beautiful and inspiring words for success in your life. Her podcasts are very famous and listened to by many individuals.

4. Learn to be happy 

Every human being faces critical situations in their lives. It is the time where you have to show up your strength and spirit to tackle those challenges. Tough times make a person very stronger. It is not that you’ve to get depressed in those situations, rather tackle those situations with courage and confidence. “Earn Your Happy” Podcast by Lori Harder is one of the best podcasts ever to tackle hard situations in your life. She explains how to turn your hurdles into your strength and fight to get out of critical situations. You have to listen to this podcast for sure.

5. Learn to become a leader 

Leadership skills are now what the companies seek from the employees or the students. Being a leader is a big responsibility as you take care of every situation and make sure your team wins the challenge in the industry or other. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” –John Quincy Adams. There is a podcast named “Lead To Win”, “Manager Tools“, which helps you to gain insights on how to win in any challenge and become a good leader. This is a very famous podcast career development and is recommended for the people.

6. By Thinking Big

You’ll get many ideas and thoughts if you see what the real world up to. If you live in a small environment with narrow-minded people, you’ll never become successful and after entering the real world, you’ll hate, cry over the people who become great in their lives. One of the podcasts which helps you gain this insight is For The Love of Money Podcast, Chris Harder. This explains the successful tips about the entrepreneurs and business people who made their lives happy and wealthy. You should listen to this podcast for sure if you want to become successful.

7. Make your destiny and reach it

You have the right to make your own decisions about your life. It is your life and your choice to become what you want to become. Nobody has the right to demand their needs for your future especially to make you a lesser standard. You can seek guidance from seniors and other superiors, experts. Target something and achieve it, never lose your focus on the target. To help regarding this, there is a nice podcast named  “Get What You want”. This podcast shares some of the experiences of two women who overcome their struggles to get what they want in their life. Never miss this podcast in your life.

8. Learn to handle stress

Stress is common for every living being in their lives during some parts of their life. You have to handle stress in your life because you feel stress when you are doing something big or maybe small works that got delayed or unable to understand. If you handle the former one, after getting success, you’ll become the happiest and confident which makes your boss. If you handle the latter one, you’ll step yourself into the next level. At least, you’ll be moving to success in your career step-wise. There is a podcast named “Safe For Work” which focuses more on this kind of task. You have to go through these podcasts for sure to handle stress in any situation especially at work.

9. Make sure your work environment is better

Here, work doesn’t mean in the offices but also while studying. If you stay with low-minded or narrow-minded guys with short aims, you’ll get demotivated by them. If you cannot stand alone in those situations or environments, your mind will also get adapted to them which is extremely dangerous. Another example, if you want to excel in the English language, get yourself in an English speaking environment. If you are in school, college, work, the people surrounding you, should be between very good-expert level in English. You’ll excel soon if you stay in that environment.

If you are rich, go to countries like the USA, London where people speak only English which will master you extremely compared to your books, coaching classes, etc., This also applies to your work. If your work environment is bad, you’ll never step up in your life. “Eat Sleep Work Repeat” is a podcast in career development that focuses on how better you make your work environment.  They chat with experts and tell techniques to drive change in workplace cultures in businesses of any size. If you become a major i.e especially if you are in UG, PG, or at work, make sure you listen to this podcast in your free time.

So, these are some of the podcasts which help you to become better and used for career development.

I hope this helps you much…

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