Best 8 Motivational Podcasts to Inspire You in 2019

Let’s have a bit of fun this week and talk about podcasts and especially motivational podcasts. Right now, there are over 700,000 active podcasts with more than 29 million episodes. And growing!

If you’re like me, you love to listen to podcasts at home (and the data shows 49% of listening happens at home) while you’re cooking dinner, cleaning, or folding laundry. It’s a great way to be inspired and motivated, or just to hear some really interesting stories. And with the top five genres being society and culture, business, comedy, news and politics, and health, there’s something for everyone.

So, here are my top eight motivational podcasts that might inspire you to live your joyful life. The rotation does change from time to time, but for right now, I’m really loving these ones:

Motivational Podcasts to Enjoy

The Highest Self Podcast

– Sahara Rose is an author and wellness personality whose soothing voice encourages you to understand your mission on the planet, helps you tune into your special gifts and purposes, and covers everything from relationships and health to past life regression. She has fabulous interviews with people like Gabby Bernstein and Gretchen Rubin. An easy-listening podcast to bring peace and harmony into your life.

Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations – This is a treasure trove of interviews, insights, and motivation. Oprah’s podcast includes interviews with brilliant-minded visionaries and authors, as well as her own insights. I especially love how she takes some interviews from SuperSoul Sunday and shares these powerful conversations on the podcast.

Rise Podcast and Rise Together – Yes, technically, these are two podcasts. Rise is hosted by Rachael Hollis, who interviews amazing leaders and entrepreneurs of our time. Rise Together is an always entertaining conversation between Rachael and her husband Dave, who was a former senior executive for the Walt Disney Company and is now CEO of their family media company, The Hollis Company. If you’re looking for a massive motivator, listen to Dave and Rach. They are authentic, funny, and as honest as it comes.

The BossBabe Podcast – Another powerhouse of entrepreneurial women. BossBabe’s Natalie Ellis and Danielle Canty cover everything from wellness, avoiding burnout, and being a high performer, to building a scalable online influencer community. A top lineup of interviews as well as reflections from these co-CEOs.

Goal Digger Podcast – Jenna Kutcher’s story and rise has been nothing short of phenomenal. I’ve been following Jenna for a couple of years and remember when she started her podcast. Now she’s got 25 million downloads and is collaborating with the likes of Dean Graziosi and Tony Robbins. Go, Jenna!

The Perfection Project – Delightful Sam Laura Brown shares her honest journey around personal development, her life as a perfectionist, and coaching on how to get stuff done. A young voice with an old soul, some days I just love listening to her chatting about what’s been happening in her life and what she’s learned.

This is Fifty with Sheri and Nancy – The amazingly wise Sheri Salata, a former co-president of the Oprah Winfrey Network and president of Oprah’s Harpo Productions. Look no further than Sheri and her best friend Nancy for great tips on their “pillar life”.

The Gary Vee Audio Experience – You’ll either love or mildly love Gary Vaynerchuk. He certainly has big opinions, but after following him for years, I feel like he’s right more often than he’s wrong. His audience seems to be young entrepreneurial men, but more women are also drawn to his no-nonsense way of communication and the massive amount of content he cranks out every day.

Key Takeaways

Remember that taking time for yourself is one of the best ways to bring joy into your life. And with the mind-blowing number of podcasts available today, try listening in. Or, if you’re an active podcast listener already, mix up your shows and episodes and try something new.

Many of these podcasters also have phenomenal books and are New York Times best-selling authors several times over. Here are some links to their books.

What are your favorite podcasts, and what do you love about them?