Life Work Balance Podcast with Leah and Paul

In today's episode we are joined by 3 time cancer surviver, 21 year old Zach Hunzinger.  He shares with us his journey through cancer and his positive mentality to get through the tough times. Hunzinger's story is amazing, but his mentality is far more incredible!  He has a "glass half full" outlook on everything in life.  HIs ability to put his fears and struggles aside to thi...

In this episode Leah and Paul have a very informative conversation with real estate entrepreneur, Reuben Rodriguez.  Reuben has been in the real estate industry for many years before taking a leap of faith and investing in his first house to flip in 2017.  Since then Reuben has been on the fast track to success with both rental properties and house flipping.  Rodriguez shares with us the dos and d...

In this episode Leah and Paul discuss the importance of self discipline and putting in the work when no one is around.  We (of course) talk about fitness, as well as discipline in other areas of our lives.  They discuss the importance of having a fine balance between being rigidly discipline and not having and self discipline.  The idea of creating a routine to establish habits is revisited in thi...

In this episode we talk with Executive Director of The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, Jarrod Williams on the impact of Social Isolation in today's society.  Jarrod has done hours of research on the topic of Social Isolation and the ramifications it is having on today's youth and elderly.  His dedicated efforts to help find a solution on both the Governmental and individual levels are cont...

Are your New Year's Resolutions and New Year's goals seeming less realistic now that it's half way through January?  Did you give up on your New Year's resolution a few days or a week in because the real world set in and they just didn't seem worth it anymore?  Well, we have a few tips and tricks for you to try to get those New Year's resolutions and goals back in act...

In this episode we learn how to set realistic goals for the the New Year.  This is the final part to our 3 part series on Goal Setting to make 2022 the best year yet! Leah and Paul share with us strategies they will be using to set their goals and when they plan to set them.  Both plan to use the SMART goal setting method after assessing their current status and then establishing a strong WHY. Lea...

In this episode we discuss finding your "why".  This is part 2  of our 3 part series on Goal Setting to Make 2022 Your Best Year Yet.   What drives you to jump out of bed in the morning, what motivates you to keep going when times get tough? In this episode Leah and Paul talk about the “why” behind your goals and dreams.  Paul gives us some strategies to find our true “why,” deeper than...

This is the first part to our three part series on End of the Year/Start of the Year Goal Setting.  Today's episode is the first step in how to create accomplishable and reasonable goals going into 2022.  Step one is To Take Stock In Where You Are.  Acknowledge where you are in real time.  Maybe you're not as far as you thought you'd be, or maybe you have soared past your expectatio...

It's no secret that The Life Work Balance Nation supports Mental Health Awareness, and we know the Holiday Season can be a time where we need to shed some light on this subject.  In this episode we bring in a Professional Psychiatrist of 40+ years and National Psychiatric Public Speaker, Dr. Gary Starkey (who also happens to be Leah's dad) to talk about the importance of protecting our m...

In this episode Leah and Paul address some of the pink elephants in the room regarding the Holiday Season.  They discuss the stresses of trying to get every thing just right "as seen on TV" for family and friends to celebrate.  There are also discussions on how to protect your peace in the mix of the chaos.   Of course, it wouldn't be a Life Work Balance Podcast if we didn't di...

As we approach Thanksgiving we thought it would be the ideal time to talk about thankfulness and Gratefulness.  Being grateful and thankful can be one of the easiest things to do, but our ego can make it one of the hardest things to do.  It is impossible to be unhappy and grateful at the same time, and most of us are searching for happiness, yet we still struggle to make gratefulness part of our d...

Have you ever felt like you aren't the best suited person to do a task or that there is someone more qualified than you?  Or have you ever been asked to speak on a topic and wonder why they are asking your advice, that there is someone out there that knows the topic better than you?  ...You are not alone, many highly successful business folk experience this at all levels of their careers!  It...

Have you had an interest in Podcasts and thought you could offer your voice and a topic to the world of Podcasting?  Well, we say DO IT!!!!!!  We support you and we are here to help you any way we can.  In this episode we offer an overview of how to start a podcast from step one. We have been navigating these waters with trial and error as we've started our podcast from scratch, and we would...

You've probably heard it before:  Our growth comes from pushing out of our comfort zones.  No one enjoys being unportable, but we all enjoy being great.  In this episode Paul and Leah discuss ways to encourage ourselves to get comfortable with being uncomfortable and encourage our own growth. They discuss being pushed our of their comfort zones voluntarily as well as involuntarily.  Sometimes...

Whether we like it or not Social Media is present in today's world and if you're not careful it can choose your mood for you.  In this episode we have the ongoing debate as to whether Social Media is helping or hindering today's day and age.  Paul and Leah discuss the pros and cons of social media in their lives and ways they are able to manage the inevitable negativity of social me...

Get ready to be inspired!!!  We are honored to have the inspiring entrepreneur, Keith Allen Johns on today's episode to discuss the importance of creating a career that fits into your life.   He is the epitome of what we would call LIFE WORK BALANCE.  Anyone who's hashtag is #workshouldntsuck is our kind of people, and we think you'll agree! Johns is a career coach who helps individ...

This entertaining episode is a DO NOT MISS for anyone that pays taxes (and that should be all of y'all).  Greg Cheza, a Tax Supervisor at Stewart and Company Accounting Firm in Virginia Beach, Va helps to answer all our questions around paying taxes and legally keeping more money for ourselves.  You won't want to miss all of Leah's ridiculous questions around taxes and attempts at t...

This episode is full of little nuggets and take aways that you won't want to miss!  Business and success coach, Pamela Horton talks with us about a topic a lot of us humans struggle with, PATIENCE!!!  We have been conditioned in this world to expect instant gratification with everything.  And Pamela helps us understand and breakdown the barriers that are causing us to lack patience. We discus...

In this episode Paul and Leah discuss time management tips to get the most out of their 24 hour days.  Paul goes over an exercise he uses in his coaching classes to help show us where the bulk of our daily hours are going.  Are you saying your family, friends, and yourself are the most important things in your life?  Try this time management exercise and see if the hours line up with your words. W...

Today Leah and Paul have a fun talk with Amanda Thompson, the "Chief of Compassion" to what was formerly the company Student Maid.  Which has, since Covid, transitioned into a Leadership Company.  She is also the private  executive assistant to Kristen Hadeed, the CEO and founder of Student Maid and author of Permission To Screw Up.  Student Maid was a cleaning company Kristen Hadeed had...

Paul and Leah teach us the goal setting  techniques they use to push themselves to be their best in both business and in life. Leah shares with us her current frustrations with a goal she as not able to accomplish before her self chosen deadline.  She discusses the idea of trying to give herself some grace on this setback. Paul talks to us about how he is trying to set a few audacious goals that w...

In this episode we discuss all things food!  We talk about choosing the right foods to intake, how much you should be intaking, and why you should intake them.   There are many "diets" out there, some are easier than others, but we emphasize the importance of a food lifestyle choice rather than a diet.  We talk about sustainability and chances of success.   Leah, of course, goes on a ran...

What would you do if you were suddenly told you only had 3 months to live?  Would you take trips?  See friends and family?  Continue to go to work?  In today's episode we are diving into the greater question of what would you do if you only had three months to live.  What are the things you feel you would want to make sure you didn't miss out on before you leave this Earth.  And once you...

Mental Health is an issue that affects everyone, and we spend this episode bringing awareness to it and discuss what causes the negative stigma surrounding the subject.   We discuss the difference between having a bad day and having genuine mental health issues.  We also discuss the importance  of seeking therapy if the problems are something you cannot overcome on your own. There is a discussion...

Business and Success Coach, Pamela Horton talks to us on what coaching is and benefits of investing in ourselves.  With almost 15 years of coaching experience, Pamela and has worked with both small business owners as well as corporate business owners and their employees to help bring balance and success into their lives.  Her work specializes in "The Business of You."        Pamela talks...