Take Care & Live!

Patience can be a virtue or an agent of self-sabotage. Some things require standing in long lines while others don't. The key is to be able to discern between the two.  In this episode, Dr. Stephen V. equips us with insight on how to tell the difference as well as why it's good to be willing to embrace the pleasure and the pain of opportunities that accelerate us out of our comfort zones...

Leading like a benefactor means you are committed to being someone who is in the position of doing good for and toward others with your mind, time, talents and expertise, without the expectation of getting something in return as your primary driver in the relationship.    In this episode, Dr. Stephen V.  explores five takeaways that you and I as leaders can put into practice that help us have infl...

God cares about leaders! And if you’re leading anything, that means He cares about you.  These words, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” which put another way is, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” come from 1 Peter 5:7 . In this episode, Dr. Stephen V. reminds us that these words point to one essential reality — that God cares about yo...

Dr. Stephen V. clarifies how overcoming the fear of commitment is a sign of personal and professional maturity.  Committing protects us from being bossed around by the plethora of opinions and approaches so many of us blindly adopt without being disciplined to intentionally stick with one targeted direction. You'll learn that pushing in one targeted direction to the limit and looking for resu...

In this episode, Dr. Stephen V. reminds us that being acknowledged for our contributions takes time but that applause and praise is far less significant than delivering on what we have to offer and honing it to make it better for the people who experience it.  Connect with Dr. Stephen V. Peters  LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed. D. –https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenvpeters/ Instagram: dr.stephenv...

 Yes, you have peripheral influence,  but for it to be impactful, there must be a specific level of personal readiness for the encounter to have any value to people on the periphery–on the margins who "catch" what is seen, modeled,  read, or heard.  In this episode, Dr. Stephen V.   walks us through the requirements and conditions that must be met for peripheral influence to have a signi...

Did you know to have peripheral influence? Are you underestimating your peripheral influence?  Have you been so focused on the people in front of you that you haven’t thought about the possibilities of the impact you’re having on people who are listening to, or observing you from a distance? Dr. Stephen shows us why don't want to underestimate the transformational influence we have on people...

Does Your Meeting Pass the “Fruit Bearing Necessity Test"? In this episode,  Dr. Stephen V.  discusses how we can  raise the value of peoples’ contributions by giving them the room to invest time in what they need to do best.  Here he offers some guidance on how to do this wisely so that it serves the best interests of all involved. Connect with Dr. Stephen V. LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed....

Dr. Stephen V. continues The Decision Series. In this episode, he explains why being in a holding pattern that keeps us from taking immediate action/decisive action on a key decision can serve us well and be used strategically to set us up for even more effective impact.  We can avoid being a victim left up to chance in these situations even if we did initiate the conditions that got us into that...

How do you know you are taking your decisions seriously?   In this bridge episode of the Decision Series, Dr. Stephen V.  shows us how we can know we value the decisions we make and how our attitudes shaping our decisions influence their impact. Connect with Dr. Stephen V. LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed. D. –https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenvpeters/ Instagram: dr.stephenvpeters Threads: dr.step...

This episode, Part 2 of the Decision Series, Dr. Stephen V.   follows up on the three major reasons people resist being decisive with insights on why each of us should practice making decisive decisions and specific pay-offs/benefits  connected to  practicing this skill.   Connect with Dr. Stephen V. LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed. D. –https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenvpeters/ Instagram: dr.ste...

Why do we resist being decisive about the things we value most?  In this episode, Dr. Stephen V.  discusses three major reasons we resist being decisive and how this impacts the way we handle relationships,  regrets, and commitment. Connect with Dr. Stephen V. LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed. D. –https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenvpeters/ Instagram: dr.stephenvpeters Stay awhile and let’s grow to...

Dr. Stephen V.   concludes with part four of this to-the-point four-part, mini-series entitled Unleash the Go!   with an angle on a topic that will put our self-reliance and insecurities to the test - our willingness to ask for help. We all come to the table with a set of resources of our own, be they material, intellectual, and/or relational. Yet there will likely be resources you do not have acc...

So the initial plan didn’t work out. It seldom does. Realign your thinking. That’s what a pivot pushes us into – thinking differently about how we attack the goal without losing commitment and stamina toward it. Dr. Stephen V.   continues with part three of this to-the-point four-part, mini-series entitled Unleash the Go!   All of these principles can be easily applied to your personal, family, an...

Our best-laid plans could fail. At the very least it will have hiccups and trip-ups to some degree.  Dr. Stephen V.  invites you to enjoy part two of this to-the-point four-part, mini-series entitled Unleash the Go!   All of these principles can be easily applied to your personal, family, and professional life.  These short sprints of information are deliberately designed for you to listen to it a...

Is it time for you to execute? Dr. Stephen V.  invites you to enjoy this first part of a to-the-point four-part, mini-series entitled Unleash the Go!   All of these principles can be easily applied to your personal, family, and professional life. The guidance in this series will help you care for the journey involved in executing your plan or strategy toward your vision,  goal(s), or project(s) no...

Some decisions need more pressure before they become actions, but that might not be something you are comfortable or accustomed to applying yourself. In this episode, Dr. Stephen shows us what gracious persistent pressure can look like in a decision-making process so that we can land on the one that serves the masses for the long term rather than our emotions in the moment. References Protzko , J....

 Most of us aren't in the habit of sitting through the closing credits of movies.  We don’t see them as worth our time, but what we are doing is short-changing our experience because we leave all of the wonder  - skills, talent, and creative force people who don't get top billing bring to the work of what becomes a finished product.  Dr. Stephen V.  shows how staying for the closing cred...

In this Take Care & Live! Rewind episode, Dr. Stephen V. revisits  the question(s): When is it in my and others best interest to conform to current expectations?  When it is best to disrupt the habit of conformity by engaging in a less popular but more beneficial actions?  Conformity is typically a way to create or establish a collective point of view or maintain particular behaviors and value...

In this Take Care & Live! Rewind episode, Dr. Stephen V. revisits the hidden benefits detours. While most of us love GPS, not even the best version of it   can account for all of the unanticipated detours we face. Dr. Stephen V. points us to the benefits and the barriers of detours, both of which can be life saving, so that we can engage them in the most powerful and strategic ways possible wh...

There are all sorts of formulas and ideas for what it takes to win. Quite frankly it should be that way because not everyone will fit the same paradigm and no single experience or roadmap for winning and being remarkable is a single match for every individual. However, this one thing is for sure, people who look to win at any level know that winning attitudes and behaviors require not only individ...

 We have to be ruthless about the relationships we keep. Your relationships should enhance your ability to think, speak, act, and make decisions that align with the unique conditions and times you are experiencing in your life. In this episode, Dr. Stephen V.  gives some timeless guidance for vetting your social environments for the right kind of relationships and traits to watch out for in those...

Recently, there have been a few culture-shifting late-night talk show personalities, in the prime of their careers, who have left their lucrative successful gigs to do something else. Their leaving wasn’t prompted by a scandal or a mishap. For them, it was simply time to move on and do something new – explore new opportunities.    In this episode, Dr. Stephen V. explains how embracing the genius o...

Our beliefs shape our attitudes and attitudes direct how we perceive our current circumstances. One of the things we could use more of is optimism, a little attitude adjustment,  some  "hope-itude". Dr. Stephen V. shows us what we can do to shift how we think so we are more effective in practicing hope and embracing opportunities having a higher level of optimism enable us to see and exp...

As we leap into spring, you may be looking for new ways to ignite a sense of adventure in your life and the life of your family that was lost during the heat of our recent global pandemic.  If that's the case, this rewind episode of the Take Care & Live! podcast will bring out the kid in you!  In this episode, Dr. Stephen V.  connects outdoors with 𝙅𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖 for a live recording of the po...