Happy Life Studios Podcast

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 spea...

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 and facebook.com/St...

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. Ho...

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 hav...

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/StevoHays GoFundMe.com/HappyLifeStudios StevoHays.com Spe...

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 HAP...

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 doorb...

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 t...

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 to...

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....

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 deep...

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_yX...

Do you ever find yourself wishing you were somebody special? Why do we often struggle with our worth? What do popular and unpopular people have in common? Listen and learn from Radiohead as I talk a little about my life, my past, how I felt/feel about myself and how I survived and continue to survive even to this day.

Is Easter really about forgiveness of sins, or is there something more? Listen to this weeks episode and find out.

It seems like an offer too good to be true. God, the creator of the universe, wants to be friends...with me?!? And it's easy?!? No Way! Yahweh actually! It's talked about by so many, but so few get there. So, if it's supposed to be easy, and it's great news and wanted by so many, then why do so many fail at being friends with God? There are many things that actually stop us from a friendship with...

"Excuse me sir, would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?" How does one say no to that?!? It's the hap-happiest season of all. It's Girl Scout cookie season! So, in honor of this happy time, I talk about two things I really like a lot: God and Girl Scout cookies. Believe it or not, they actually have some similarities. Listen and see.

When we go on a trip we usually plan it out. We don't get on a road without knowing where that road goes first. The same is true in life. Sometimes we choose a road in life that leads down a wrong path. Things like anxiety, anger or fear quickly jump in our locomotive, play conductor and try to take over our happy. If you're like me, they tend to come at you like a freight train and just run you o...

Happy Leap year. I think it's pretty cool that this episode actually lands on Feb 29. So, we decided to record a podcast in honor of Leap year. Not only will this episode inspire you, we believe it will open up your eyes as well as bring great relief and happy to your busy or stressful world. I came out an extremely high "I" in the "DISC" personality test. "Yeah, but is it any fun?" is one of the...

Be the Man and happiness will follow. Or will it? In the episode we will talk about a major issue to living happy. One that many would probably never think about and most will often miss. Here is the link I mentioned in this episode http://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_williams_special_olympics_let_me_be_myself_a_champion The audio quality of this particular episode is not as good as it should be. We...

Hearing God's voice was never meant to be spooky or difficult. When God made us, He made us to converse and live with. This episode is a continuation of last weeks "The Chair" where we will talk more about hearing God's voice as well as some unorthodox ways God has talked with me. Prayer is not talking at God, it's talking with Him. Listen and see how simple and fun it can actually be.

Hearing God's voice was never meant to be difficult. When God made us, He made us to live in relationship with Him and no relationship can be better than its communication. The happy news is, hearing God is not only meant for us, it's also simple and easy.

Ever make New Years Resolutions? Ever break New Years Resolutions? Have you already done both of those this year? Just how does one make sure their dreams are accomplished and goals are met? I have a dream...that I'll actually accomplish my New Years Resolutions. In this episode I talk about what to do when you break your resolutions and fail at your dreams. I do it while I honor a modern day hero...

What happens when you mix the New Year, NFL playoffs and Happy Life together? Listen and find out. There is a world of difference between being disappointed and living a disappointed life. Life, success and happy are available to all of us. They are actually thrown at us but we often drop the ball. Listen and see why we drop the ball of happiness, life or success. And be encouraged, it's a simple...