Stress-Less Living: Stop living life on Hard Mode
Life can be challenging. But whatever we encounter we always have a choice. We can take the easy route or the hard route. Stress Less Living is about always looking for the easy routes in life. The low stress ways to accomplish your goals, get more of what you want and ultimately live a happy and fulfilled life. On the podcast, you can expect mindset advice, strategies for dealing with big modern day problems like overwhelm, burnout, perfectionism and procrastination, and insight into tools like meditation and mindfulness. Each week, I’ll share easily digestible bite size ideas that you can immediately put into practise so that you can live a more stress less life.
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Friday Dec 12, 2025
Friday Dec 12, 2025
Welcome back to the Stress Less Living Podcast and in this episode we're going to put resilience under the spotlight.
Many people think resilience is all about grit, determination, and pushing on regardless of what the world is throwing at you. But modern-day resilience is different. It's about being adaptable, open to feedback, and having a GROWTH mindset.
So in this episode, we'll be putting resilience under the lens and exploring some strategies to help you bounce back the smart way.
SHOW NOTES
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Books Mentioned:
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
We all have behaviours that don't serve us, right? Things that we know we should change but we struggle to do so.
Well, in this episode, we're going to take a look at 5 (easily applicable) Strategies that you can use to make real, sustainable change to your behaviour and habits.
SHOW NOTES:
Udemy Training Discount link:
Enrol on How to Change Unwanted Behaviours (online training)
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Monday Sep 22, 2025
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Hey there — welcome back!
Do you ever feel sluggish and find it difficult to get going?
Do you sometimes struggle to get motivated, or get pulled down by the day-to-day grind?
It happens.
Well, in this video, we'll be taking a look at how to kick start your motivation machine.
So if you want to increase motivation, make big progress in your goals and stay consistent, grab a cuppa and tune into the episode.
SHOW NOTES
Looking for some 1-2-1 coaching? I've just launched a coaching package called Next Level coaching. For full details, check out this link:
Next Level Coaching Package
Free Stuff:
Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here
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Friday Sep 05, 2025
Friday Sep 05, 2025
We all have stuff that we need to heal from, don't we?
But healing can take time and sometimes things just stick and we struggle to move past them.
If you've ever experienced that then you'll love this episode. In it, I cover 5 Transformational Questions that Promote Inner Healing.
When you explore these questions in your imagination, you can trigger rapid inner healing.
So grab a cuppa or whatever you do when you listen to your podcasts, and let's get started.
SHOW NOTES
The comparison of the size of planets and stars video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zlcWdTs2-s
Looking for some 1-2-1 coaching? I've just launched a coaching package called Next Level coaching. For full details, check out this link:
Next Level Coaching Package
Free Stuff:
Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here
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Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Perfectionism...Don't you just hate it?!
That feeling that something has to be done without any flaws or imperfections.
Perfectionism is a VERY real problem for many people, so in this episode we're going to do a deep dive into it. Looking at:
What it ACTUALLY is.
The underlying causes.
How to break free from it.
So grab a cuppa or whatever you do when you're listening to your podcasts and let's get started.
SHOW NOTES
The Brain Trainers Academy:
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Free Stuff:
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Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Have you ever thought about getting some 1-2-1 coaching but you're not sure what it's all about?
Maybe you think it's just for hipsters or rich folk with more money than sense...Well, it's not!
Coaching is something that we should ALL go for, especially at certain points in our life, as it can be one of the biggest "life-elevators" we can experience.
In this episode, we'll be digging into the power of coaching: what it REALLY is, why it's so powerful, and what tends to happen in a coaching session.
SHOW NOTES:
Some stats on the effectiveness of coaching:
Effectiveness of Coaching:
80% of people who receive coaching report increased self-confidence.(Source: ICF Global Coaching Client Study)
Over 70% benefit from improved work performance, relationships, and communication skills.(Same source)
86% of companies report that they recouped their investment in coaching — and more.(ICF, PricewaterhouseCoopers)
A 2023 study by BetterUp found coaching improved resilience by 25% and focus by 20%.(BetterUp Labs)
The Brain Trainers Academy:
If you want to learn how to master your mind, then you can join The Brain Trainers Academy for an affordable monthly investment using this discount link:
USD Version:
Join The Brain Trainers Academy
UK Version:
Join The Brain Trainers Academy
Free Stuff:
Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here
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Friday Jul 25, 2025
Friday Jul 25, 2025
Do you ever feel a bit...directionless?
You've reached a point on your life where you don't know where to go next and you feel a bit lost.You know you want your next chapter to be (and feel) different but you're not sure what that looks like or how to create itThis is such a common issue: not knowing what you want to do with your life – or what direction to head in next.So in this episode, we'll be taking a look at 5 tips for figuring out what to do with your life.If you feel like things have plateaued, or you're just a little bit stuck, then grab a cuppa, stick your headphones on and let's dig in.
SHOW NOTES
The Brain Trainers Academy:
If you want to learn how to master your mind, then you can join The Brain Trainers Academy for an affordable monthly investment using this discount link:
USD Version:
Join The Brain Trainers Academy
UK Version:
Join The Brain Trainers Academy
Free Stuff:
Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here
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Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Everyone experiences a wide range of emotions. Some good, some bad...and others downright ugly!
So it's important to have a way to process those less that helpful emotions.
If not, then they can become destructive forces in our life.
So in this episode, we'll be taking a look at just that. I'll be outlining a powerful strategy you can use to process and regulate your emotions in a healthy and empowering way.
SHOW NOTES:
SHOW NOTES:
The Brain Trainers Academy:
If you want to learn how to master your mind, then you can join The Brain Trainers Academy for an affordable monthly investment using this discount link:
USD Version:
Join The Brain Trainers Academy
UK Version:
Join The Brain Trainers Academy
Free Stuff:
Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here
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Your Host
Hey! My name is Steven Burns and I am a coach, trainer, and hypnotherapist with over 25 years experience.
Through face-to-face trainings and online course, I've taught over 45, 000 students in 147 different countries.
Today, I specialise in helping busy working professionals (like you) create calm within the chaos of modern life through mindset, meditation, and mindfulness.