Happy Life Studios Podcast

What do you do when you lose someone or something very close to you? For much of the world, mourning has become a lost and ignored art. However, sometimes the way to happy goes directly through sad. Last weekend I lost not only my amazing father in law, but also my second and last dad. Listen and find out what I learned and how it's helping me cope and keep the happy. StevoHays.comPayPal.me/StevoHays

Happy Halloween. Being Halloween I figured it would be appropriate to post a podcast on being brave. Listen and find out the cool thing God did for me, because I think God wants to do the same for you as well. Proof that God does use Facebook.PayPal.me/StevoHaysFacebook.com/StevoHays

Are we really who we think we are? What if we're wrong? Maybe we're better than we believe. Sometimes we don't see who we are, we see who we want to be instead. So, just who is your #2 fan? And who is you #1? The answer to those 2 questions are essential.This episode is a continuation of the last 2 podcasts "Splat HL64" and "It is what it is HL66".StevoHays.com Facebook.com/StevoHaysTwitter.com/SteveHaysPayPal.me/StevoHays

What do you do when Life doesn't cooperate with your dreams? To be honest, for me, I have found it rarely does. Do I need to find a new dream? Wake up and smell reality? Set the bar a little lower? In this podcast I will share how expectations will effect our happy in a gigantic way and I'll talk about what we need to do about it. This is the podcast I said I wanted to go in to more detail about in last Monday's episode 64 "Splat". Listen and find out how I turned my heavy into happy and how you can too.PayPal.me/StevoHaysStevoHays.com

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Have you ever noticed how some people just seem get the happy, no matter what life throws at them? Do you ever feel like, you could be happy too if you could just be more like they were? It's one thing to get happy, but it's a whole different thing to stay there. Sometimes happy can be very elusive and hard to find, let alone keep. Happy Life is a lifestyle where one secures and sustains joy in every circumstance. So, just how does one keep happy when life hits and hits hard? Listen and find out why Happy Life podcasts have been virtually off the grid for 2 months, what I learned regarding this topic of sustaining the happy, as well as find out what I learned at the State Fair, particularly at one vendor's booth.PayPal.me/StevoHaysStevoHays.com Facebook.com/Steve-Hays-1616647698573920/Twitter.com/SteveHaysInstagram.com/LimeGreenNerd

Life can be tough enough the way it is without us adding any trouble to it. What do you do when you just can't perform at the level you think you could be performing at? Oftentimes we find us beating ourselves up. Come listen to this powerful story of one incredible young man and how God actually helped him stop beating himself up...literally.It is so great to be back home after a month away speaking at Camp Daniel, a camp for people with disabilities. Out of the north woods and back to Happy Life Studios and the internet, and back to producing Happy Life Podcasts. So in this episode I will reminisce a little about some of the powerful things I saw this last month as well as share a quite inspirational story.Shout out to James Kocian for the music Twitter.com/JamesKocianTo watch our livecasts/live podcasts the past month, go to Facebook.com/StevoHaysTo check out Georgie, the funny puppet from Camp Daniel, go to Facebook.com/Georgie.PongerinsTo help us make America Happy Again just click here PayPal.me/StevoHa

I've spent the last month in the north woods speaking to, encouraging and hanging out with the awesome people of Camp Daniel, a camp for people with disabilities. We knew we wouldn't have the correct equipment or time to produce a weekly podcast up there, so we've tried something new by taking Happy Life podcasts live via livecasting on our facebook pages facebook.com/StevoHays andfacebook.com/Steve-Hays-1616647698573920/ We hope you've been able to check them out. They are still on those pages for you to see if you haven't been able to yet. I have really enjoyed doing those. Camp Daniel is such a powerful life changing place, that I really wanted to share it with you. I was unexpectedly able to tweak a couple things and wrangle up some spare time to actually record and post this, bonus I guess you would say, podcast during my time at Camp Daniel. So please check it out. I talk about Camp Daniel, some world changing teenagers, a stupid choice I made involving a relay race which resulted in a pulled hamstring

Have you ever entered summer really excited but exited it feeling blah? Is there any way to stop that?Listen as we talk about how to not only make your summer incredible, but make it count as well. We will also let you in on some exciting changes for Happy Life podcasts this summer. We can't wait. It's going to be a great summer here at Happy Life Studios.You have a whole summer ahead of you. How are you going to spend it? Would you like to make this summer stand out or would you rather just let it happen and spend it like you have every other year? CampDaniel.orgFacebook.com/Steve-Hays-1616647698573920/Facebook.com/StevoHays

We all struggle with being or staying happy. To be happy is one thing, but to live happy takes work - it doesn't just happen. Don't be fooled, sooner or later, everyone struggles with happy. Sometimes those that seem the happiest can actually be struggling with it the most. So, be encouraged. See, you're probably happier already. :-) In this episode I talk about the personal struggle I've been having with my happy lately. What does one do when life seems to relentlessly sap the happy? For me, there was only one thing I could do. Listen and find out what that is.PayPal.me/StevoHaysStevoHays.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Steve-Hays-1616647698573920/

Have you ever seen the 80's TV commercials "This is your brain on drugs?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub_a2t0ZfTs In this episode we'll talk about "This is your brain on happy." I will talk about a truth I recently learned about that helped me and my happy and I know will help you with yours. So listen, share, get happy and make others happy too.

Have you ever lost a close friend? Ever wish you were better at relationships? Keeping them or making them better? It's pretty difficult, if not near impossible, to live a happy life without good relationships. So in this episode, we talk about a simple truth to make all our relationships better and even restore some wounded ones. PayPal.me/StevoHaysGoFundMe.com/HappyLifeStudiosStevoHays.comSpecial thanks to James Kocian facebook.com/james.kocian.1 twitter.com/JamesKocian for providing some of the music in this episode.

Happy Memorial Day!Many, if not most, will enjoy a great holiday weekend this weekend. Many with friends, family and BBQ. But those who choose to remember will enjoy their holiday weekend even more. So, we recorded this special Memorial Day podcast to help us remember, and to honor those who have fought and even given their lives for our freedom and our happy. Have a HAPPY Memorial Day, and a HAPPY LIFE!

Ever felt broken or found your life in need of repair? The good news is that God loves to fix things. The bad news is many are embarrassed their life needs any kind of improvement at all. So, instead of giving God the hammer, many decide to try and fix up their lives on their own, when the master architect, designer and builder is waiting right outside the front door of our life, ringing the doorbell with His tool belt on. This is backward thinking. In this episode I talk about one of my wife's and my favorite HGTV shows "Fixer Upper" starring Chip and Joanna Gaines. I find it interesting that when it comes to buying or remodeling a house, we have no problem asking for help or hiring professionals just like Chip and Joanna, to come in and do their handiwork. Knocking down walls, replacing cabinets, ripping up floors. We know the house needs work so we simply get the help we need. No questions asked or regret felt. I believe our lives are a lot like houses. Fixer Uppers in continual need of remodeling. Constan

When it comes to our goals, dreams and plans, most would pick the interstate so they could arrive there as quickly as possible. Because when it comes to success who wants to drive 55? After all, Life is a Highway and I want to drive it all night long. However, sometimes life takes the back roads instead. But that's OK. The back roads actually have a lot to offer that one will never ever get from taking the highway. I know this, because not only do I march to the beat of a different drum, I also take the road less traveled, so I happen to be an expert on back roads. Don't get me wrong, originally I had planned to take the quick route to success and changing the world, but God had a different plan for me and I've noticed that I'm not the only one. Listen and be encouraged. You might just change your mind about the back roads and enjoy the ride of life a lot more. Life is a back road and I want to drive it all night long.

This week’s podcast is a continuation of last week’s episode (Happy Wrong HL53) where I interviewed a hero and friend, Tony Piantine. We talked on the way from the airport, about what to do when suffering tries to steal our happy. In this episode, we continue on with that conversation and deal with another thief that may be even worse than suffering when it comes to stealing one’s happy. It’s a topic not many talk about. In fact, I've read that the less someone talks about it, the more they probably have it. This topic can be very dangerous, like black mold, and if it’s not dealt with correctly, it will do major damage. Much like black mold, most of the damage will be hidden inside and unseen to most and will ruin our happily ever after. This episode might just blow your mind as we talk about what the antidote of this happy thief really is.PayPal.me/StevoHaysGoFundMe.com/HappyLifeStudiosStevoHays.comCampDaniel.org Facebook.com/camp.daniel.5/We would like to thank James Kocian, who has written music for MTV,

Is it possible to actually do happy wrong? I think a lot of people believe that to be happy, they must eliminate the unhappy; delete, numb or ignore the negative and then increase the positive; do something fun, buy something new etc. If happy depended on circumstances, then why are some of the happiest people in some of the roughest situations? Whenever bad comes along, God often gets the blame. “If God loves me, then why…?” When in reality, God came to give us happy in the midst of the ugly, the despair and the negative. So just how does one do happy? Listen as I interview a modern day hero and dear friend in my travels. We talk about the correct and simple way to get the happy.Special thanks to James Kocian, professional songwriter/producer for the new music. He’s written music for major labels, artists as well as TV/film. I can’t believe we are able to use his music. We are blessed and honored to have him as a part of this big happy family. https://twitter.com/jameskocianhttps://www.facebook.com/james.koc

What would it look like if someone added a soundtrack to our life? If a movie crew followed us around or a writer studied our life and wrote a screenplay of it? Once the soundtrack was added we might see our life counts a little more than we thought it did. Listen and find out more.

Does practice really make perfect? Do you ever struggle with your weaknesses - or see how short you actually fall from perfection? I have some great encouraging news for you. Listen to this episode as we continue on where episode "Weirdo HL49" left off 2 weeks ago. In "Perfect Imperfections" we continue to talk on what Radiohead sings about in their song "Creep", only this time we go a little deeper with some soulful John Legend and talk about the song, "All of Me" and how its meaning is a little different and a lot healthier.

This is a special day for us as we celebrate our 50th Happy Life podcast episode. Listen as Christine and I talk about our surprises and successes. How Happy Life started and where it's headed. So come on and celebrate with us.Here are the links we talked about:If you want to join this big happy family/Happy Life movement, just click here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sA2dZSuVo216ADZ6KygP_yXJheVpWQXgF-pGw7oBRac/viewformIf you want to help us continue to build our Happy Life Studios, click here https://www.gofundme.com/happylifestudiosHere is the site of the individual James Smiley who got us started podcasting and who is still helping us multicast and spread this message. We have actually joined his program and highly recommend it. If you have a message you would like to spread, or want to increase your audience, there's no one better, check out https://ultimateinfluencers.com and tell them Happy Life sent you.