Healthy Habits with Coach Steve

Be present in the moments you need to be with the time you have. Time is truly a gift that we take for granted.

We should be of good moral character. Being honest, trustworthy, kind, committed, empathic and assertive when need to in life.

Even in the days you don't feel like putting in the effort, you have to. You have to be all in to get the results and achievements your striving for.

In order to start making progress you have to stop making excuses of what you can’t complete your goals.

Staying consistent with progress, recovery and healthy habits are important for long term health. Navigating through the weekend can be tricky if you don't have a plan to help with healing and growth. In the podcast I talk about ways you still make progress on the weekends and not sabotage your weekly progress.

We have the opportunity to set ourselves up for success throughout the day and it starts with the morning routine. Practicing a morning routine consistently will help you better manage the day and help you with personal growth.

Are you struggling to find reasons why you should exercise? I have 50 reasons why you should.

In the episode I share some insights on how to get unstuck with goal starting.

Goal setting and working towards completing goals are important for personal development. I share with you the SMART system for setting and achieving goals. It's time to get in motion and complete those goals.

We cannot change anyone. People have to be willing to change. We can only change ourselves.

Your morning routine is either setting you up for success in the day or not. In this podcast I share the morning routine I use and what I teach others to use to set up for success in the day.

Showing compassion when someone does something wrong or hurtful is a strength and not weakness. It helps us grow and heal and spread more love and kindness into the world.

Life is always changing and we need to understand and accept this. Everything changes. Embrace it and flow with it.

With the seasons changing so is the chemical balance of our brain and body. Seasonal Affective Disorder is very real and impacts many people. Many people who may not even realize they are affected by the seasonal change. In this podcast I talk about SAD symptoms and methods to better manage SAD so it doesn't manage the person experiencing SAD.

Love doesn't hold relationships together. Active communication, honest, trust and understanding keeps relationships thriving.

I see too many people using phones in situations where it could be harmful. It's time to practice better self care habits. Use your phone in safer places with good posture.

Self regulation is a must. We shouldn’t let other people or situations take us out of our character and lose control of ourselves. Maintain control, maintain composure.

Sometimes in life we’re going to have days where we're not 100% for what ever the reasons. On those days we should be mindful of how we feel, our energy level and what were capable of doing. We shouldn’t over extend ourselves when we're not 100%. Thats part of good self care. Take care of yourselves.

Our minds can create or destroy. We have the ability to make choices that support our goals or not. It's the mind that has to be convinced your capable.

Sometimes in life we may think we’re doing all the right things and walking the chosen path, but yet we keep having such difficulties with our process and progress. Life isn’t working out the way we planned when doing all the things we think are good and just. When the way is clear there is no confusion, we can see and navigate on the path. We handle situations better, we make no excuses to take on challenges and we stay in a flow state. That’s what it means to walk the way. Sometimes we need to take a step back, reassess our belief systems and be open to change directions when life seems to not work out for us. This is the Way.

Sometimes we invest too much time, energy and thought into things and situations that we cannot change or control. It’s important to invest time and energy into what matters most.

Change requires effort, direction and a positive attitude. We have choices we can make to better invest in our self care and personal development. It's time to make better choices and apply effort.

We all have a lot of things we deal with on a daily basis that can create stress. If we don't manage stress in healthy ways, stress can have some serious negative impacts on our health and quality of life.

We are going to experience challenging situations in life that are going to be stressful. Regardless of what the situation is we have to manage, process and navigate through the stress.

If you’re goal is to lose weight, burn fat or get toned your nutrition has to be correct. What I mean by correct is that it has to be consistent, clean and accurate for your body type, gender, age and activity capabilities.

I share with you 3 ways that helped my wife and I work through life difficulties together. To reinforce the relationship bond.

We have a duty to ourselves and the people with work with to show up and be of service. So get out of bed and get to doing.

No matter what happens in our lives, we have to take care of our mind, body and spirit in the best way we can. We must practice good self care habits.

Life is going to be difficult at times. Don't give up on yourself or the goals you're trying to accomplish when the road gets rough. Put together a new path if you must, but don't quit. You’re worth it.

There's a better way to work through a conflict in all relationships. Stop trying to win, that's ego driven. Seek to understand, listen and comprise.

To build any new habit you have to put effort into that new habit everyday. Start will applying effort daily for 10 mins.

It's time to walk a different path. It's time to be kind and gentle with yourself. You deserve it.

We need to put our ego aside and ask for help when we struggle. It empowers our process and helps us grow.

When a problem or situation arises in your life, don't react, respond by giving yourself the opportunity to think it through and a develop a plan so you don't make it worse.

Have you ever said, “ I don't feel like doing that” Even when you knew it was good for you for whatever reason? That's what happens in our mind when we don't have the habit of doing things when life is difficult. We have to build those habits and utilize them when life or ourselves become challenged. Do it anyway !

Having a better approach to life events will help you better achieve success. Follow the process.

In this episode I talk about the importance of meditation and share my experience in Zen meditation while at the Buddhist monastery.

We must keep the body moving in the way we can. If you don't use it, you'll lose it.

Life is short and time is limited. Make time count and spend time with family and friends.

There are times in life when we'll experience difficult situations. We have to feel what we feel, process what we need to and let it go.

Short chat about self-control and discipline.

Work is nourishment for our mind, body, and spirit. Plus it helps with being productive and purposeful.

There is always a better way to approach and handle situations in life. In this episode I share Marcus Aurelius strategies for making decisions.

In order to move forward in our process of personal development and healing, we have to heal from the emotions that keep us tied to the triggering event/trauma. It's starts with the able to forgive.

Doing the most important tasks in the morning will better help you increase your focus, energy and self confidence to set you up for success in your day.

Introduction to identifying habits and first steps to create new healthy habits.