Keeping Everything Simple

Michael Klucas

Breaking down the world of leadership and business to support aspiring leaders and lifelong learners to live their best life and create their ideal careers, by keeping everything simple. There is a lot of confusion and uncertainty as we go through our lives and careers, and I want to learn alongside you all and do my best to distill my best lessons and biggest mishaps as we go. Let's keep everything simple, and go further together.

  1. 01/18/2025

    Embrace the Unknown in 2025, How Simple Intentions Will Make This Year Fantastic

    Join our Newsletter: https://newsletter.michaelklucas.com Check out the Daily Review-Journal: https://amzn.to/3ZGeTNu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Set better goals in 2025. This year get comfortable with the unknown. The journey of self-improvement and self-discovery. Set your intentions and let's make progress one step at a time. #episode87 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapters: 00:00 - My Goals 00:49 - Health Goals 07:02 - Relationship Goals 11:41 - Financial Goals 16:38 - Personal Development Goals product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Video Gear: 🎥 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3zvE7mz Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3xStnOK Lights: https://amzn.to/460T9Nq Camera: https://amzn.to/3zAHk4q Shock Mount: https://amzn.to/4cGozev Sound Proof Panels: https://amzn.to/4cAZyBs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Check out our book recommendation! 📚 Deep Work: https://amzn.to/3XKPlMA Let Your Life Speak: https://amzn.to/3BwFbrw I will Teach You to be Rich: https://amzn.to/3TTmCnu Gen Z @ Work: https://amzn.to/3YaJtO4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to the "Keeping Everything Simple Podcast" 🎤 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelKlucas Spotify: https://podcast.sptfy.com/OOQ4~s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connect with me on my social! 📱 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow me on: michaelklucas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kesstudios_/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kesstudios Other: links.michaelklucas.com Don't forget to like and subscribe! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dive into the unknown. New year new you comes and goes. What sticks around forever? The fact that life will change. So how do you plan for the unknown? You set your intentions on the life you want to lead. Don't let fear and anxiety be binding. Let times of change be times to grow. Test your limits and find new heights. Often your mindset is one of the biggest factors in overcoming uncertainty. Because it's a chance to create something new. What will your intentions be this year? Let's keep everything simple, and make progress one step at a time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~ Remember to keep everything simple in life and business! ~~

    13 min
  2. 01/18/2025

    I'm Taking the Daily Stoic Challenge to Become MORE RELIABLE!

    Join our Newsletter: https://newsletter.michaelklucas.com Check out the Daily Review-Journal: https://amzn.to/3ZGeTNu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Challenging myself to become reliable. To engage with a stoic challenge and grow with intention in 2025. Are you up for the challenge too? #episode88 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Video Gear: 🎥 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3zvE7mz Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3xStnOK Lights: https://amzn.to/460T9Nq Camera: https://amzn.to/3zAHk4q Shock Mount: https://amzn.to/4cGozev Sound Proof Panels: https://amzn.to/4cAZyBs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Check out our book recommendation! 📚 Deep Work: https://amzn.to/3XKPlMA Let Your Life Speak: https://amzn.to/3BwFbrw I will Teach You to be Rich: https://amzn.to/3TTmCnu Gen Z @ Work: https://amzn.to/3YaJtO4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to the "Keeping Everything Simple Podcast" 🎤 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelKlucas Spotify: https://podcast.sptfy.com/OOQ4~s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connect with me on my social! 📱 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow me on: michaelklucas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kesstudios_/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kesstudios Other: links.michaelklucas.com Don't forget to like and subscribe! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I want to become reliable. To make my word be my bond. To have faith in myself that if I say something is going to happen, that I will follow through. This is a challenge inspired by the Daily Stoic. Selecting one virtue to live up to for the whole year. Sounds simple enough right? Well I certainly don't see it going fully to plan. I'll mess up, I'll fall short, but in the end I will be further along then ever before. What is a virtue you would choose to live up to in 2025? Let's keep everything simple, and make progress one step at a time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~ Remember to keep everything simple in life and business! ~~

    13 min
  3. 12/28/2024

    Was Setting Goals in 2024 Worth It? New Year's Resolution Review, What Worked for Me and What Failed

    Join our Newsletter: https://newsletter.michaelklucas.com Check out the Daily Review-Journal: https://amzn.to/3ZGeTNu Daily Review Journal: https://amzn.to/3Dupkum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Setting New Year's resolutions can feel like a big miss. Because goal setting is an active practice. One that we can learn from failing in. #episode86 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapters: 00:00 - My Goals 00:49 - Health Goals 07:02 - Relationship Goals 11:41 - Financial Goals 16:38 - Personal Development Goals product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Video Gear: 🎥 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3zvE7mz Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3xStnOK Lights: https://amzn.to/460T9Nq Camera: https://amzn.to/3zAHk4q Shock Mount: https://amzn.to/4cGozev Sound Proof Panels: https://amzn.to/4cAZyBs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Check out our book recommendation! 📚 Deep Work: https://amzn.to/3XKPlMA Let Your Life Speak: https://amzn.to/3BwFbrw I will Teach You to be Rich: https://amzn.to/3TTmCnu Gen Z @ Work: https://amzn.to/3YaJtO4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to the "Keeping Everything Simple Podcast" 🎤 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelKlucas Spotify: https://podcast.sptfy.com/OOQ4~s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connect with me on my social! 📱 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow me on: michaelklucas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kesstudios_/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kesstudios Other: links.michaelklucas.com Don't forget to like and subscribe! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Did you hit all your goals this year? Setting up New Year's Resolutions can feel demotivating. You have so much time to make progress but in the end it sometimes feel like you've done nothing. For myself I failed to hit a decent number of my goals this year. So why am I happy with them? The progress I have made in my life has been because I've set a direction. I gave myself something to work towards. I may not have hit everything, but I am so much closer to them now than I was before. You likely have had a similar experience. You feel bad missing a goal. Yet you can appreciate how far you've come. The ability to set goals is a skill. One that you can develop with practice and self-understanding. Don't let missing a goal prevent you from setting them. Setting the goal is only half the battle. Your efforts determine the rest. Let's keep everything simple, and make progress one step at a time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~ Remember to keep everything simple in life and business! ~~

    23 min
  4. 12/21/2024

    Three Mindset Shifts That Changed My 20s and My Life | The Power of a Growth Mindset | Mindset Shifts for Gen Z

    Join our Newsletter: https://newsletter.michaelklucas.com Check out the Daily Review-Journal: https://amzn.to/3ZGeTNu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What you think of the world is important to your success. Because when you are able to change your mindsets you can change reality. #episode85 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapters: 00:00 - If You Think You Can or You Can't, You're Right 01:01 - Self-confidence and Self-belief 02:45 - Self-Fulfilling Prophecies 05:25 - The Impact of Determination 07:22 - Being Present 10:39 - Being Grateful 12:04 - Regret is In The Past, Anxiety is in the Future 13:24 - Change is Inevitable 16:32 - A Rough Patch isn't Permanent 18:38 - How to Control Your Reactions product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Video Gear: 🎥 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3zvE7mz Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3xStnOK Lights: https://amzn.to/460T9Nq Camera: https://amzn.to/3zAHk4q Shock Mount: https://amzn.to/4cGozev Sound Proof Panels: https://amzn.to/4cAZyBs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Check out our book recommendation! 📚 Deep Work: https://amzn.to/3XKPlMA Let Your Life Speak: https://amzn.to/3BwFbrw I will Teach You to be Rich: https://amzn.to/3TTmCnu Gen Z @ Work: https://amzn.to/3YaJtO4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to the "Keeping Everything Simple Podcast" 🎤 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelKlucas Spotify: https://podcast.sptfy.com/OOQ4~s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connect with me on my social! 📱 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow me on: michaelklucas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kesstudios_/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kesstudios Other: links.michaelklucas.com Don't forget to like and subscribe! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What is your strongest mindset? The power of our minds to shape our reality can't be underestimated. That's what makes it important to be able to adopt and embrace new ideas. New ways of engaging with the world. This is what makes them vital to your success. With the ability to change and grow, you can do anything. If you first let yourself believe you can. In today's episode, we'll cover my three greatest mindset shifts. How they've helped me in my life. Along with how they can change yours. Let's keep everything simple, and make progress one step at a time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~ Remember to keep everything simple in life and business! ~~

    22 min
  5. 12/14/2024

    Finding Your Identity in Your 20s: Why the Quarter Life Crisis Matters Today | Dear Gen Z It's Okay to Change

    Join our Newsletter: https://newsletter.michaelklucas.com Check out the Daily Review-Journal: https://amzn.to/3ZGeTNu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You have endless people to compare yourself to. To wonder if what you're doing, who you're becoming is really right for you. And that question is important to grapple with no matter how old you are. #episode84 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapters: 00:00 - Struggling with Identity 00:45 - Your Personality in Adolescence 01:53 - How You Confirm Your Identity 02:44 - We All Have Regrets 05:20 - Falling Behind, Getting Ahead, Right On Track 06:51 - Compared To Your Parents 08:47 - Do You Continue To Stay The Same? 12:07 - Choosing To Live Actively 13:43 - Level Up Your Relationships and Skills 17:00 - Plan, Improvise, Adapt, Overcome 19:07 - Thoughts On Identity product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Video Gear: 🎥 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3zvE7mz Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3xStnOK Lights: https://amzn.to/460T9Nq Camera: https://amzn.to/3zAHk4q Shock Mount: https://amzn.to/4cGozev Sound Proof Panels: https://amzn.to/4cAZyBs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Check out our book recommendation! 📚 Deep Work: https://amzn.to/3XKPlMA Let Your Life Speak: https://amzn.to/3BwFbrw I will Teach You to be Rich: https://amzn.to/3TTmCnu Gen Z @ Work: https://amzn.to/3YaJtO4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to the "Keeping Everything Simple Podcast" 🎤 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelKlucas Spotify: https://podcast.sptfy.com/OOQ4~s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connect with me on my social! 📱 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow me on: michaelklucas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kesstudios_/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kesstudios Other: links.michaelklucas.com Don't forget to like and subscribe! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Has your personality changed? The idea of who we are is meant to grow with us. Who you were at 15 is different than who are at 20, or 25. Because your sense of self can get shaken up we have to know how to find it again. This is something everyone goes through. The early life crisis, the quarter life crisis, etc. It feels like a crisis when you can't escape the changes to come. But that's a good thing. When you can embrace change you can embrace the new you. The new self-confidence. The improved value compass. The deeper relationships. Change is inevitable. However, that doesn't mean you need to lose yourself to it. How do you think you'll change in your next season of life? Let's keep everything simple, and make progress one step at a time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~ Remember to keep everything simple in life and business! ~~

    22 min
  6. 12/10/2024

    Is Starting a Side Hustle Easy? Maybe. | Side Hustle Advice for Gen Z | How To Build a Side Hustle

    Join our Newsletter: https://newsletter.michaelklucas.com Check out the Daily Review-Journal: https://amzn.to/3ZGeTNu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Having a side hustle sounds great right? Stepping into the world of entrepreneurship. However, a lot goes into this adventure. That's why it's important to understand the TRUE startup cost of a side hustle. #episode83 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapters: 00:00 - Who Has a Side Hustle? 02:05 - The Knowledge Deficit 04:59 - The True Financial Cost of a Side Hustle 08:39 - How Much Time a Side Hustle Cost 12:12 - Do You Want a Lifestyle Business? 14:10 - Can You Do a Side Hustle Alone? 16:11 - What is Your Goal? 18:29 - My Own Side Hustles 20:29 - How Do People Find Your Business? 22:29 - Tracking Expenses and Profit 24:16 - Keeping the Joy of Your Business product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Video Gear: 🎥 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3zvE7mz Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3xStnOK Lights: https://amzn.to/460T9Nq Camera: https://amzn.to/3zAHk4q Shock Mount: https://amzn.to/4cGozev Sound Proof Panels: https://amzn.to/4cAZyBs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Check out our book recommendation! 📚 Deep Work: https://amzn.to/3XKPlMA Let Your Life Speak: https://amzn.to/3BwFbrw I will Teach You to be Rich: https://amzn.to/3TTmCnu Gen Z @ Work: https://amzn.to/3YaJtO4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to the "Keeping Everything Simple Podcast" 🎤 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelKlucas Spotify: https://podcast.sptfy.com/OOQ4~s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connect with me on my social! 📱 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow me on: michaelklucas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kesstudios_/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kesstudios Other: links.michaelklucas.com Don't forget to like and subscribe! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you want to have a side hustle? About 36% of people have a side hustle today. What makes them so prominent? Is it the promise of money? Of freedom? Flexibility? Whatever the reason the possibilities are enticing. So how do you get started? That is the question of this episode. Covering not only the startup cost of side hustle but also the time cost and opportunity cost. A side hustle isn't for everyone. That doesn't mean there isn't an option available to everyone. You can find financial freedom. You deserve to lead a life on your own terms. So let's talk about how to make that possible. Let's keep everything simple, and make progress one step at a time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~ Remember to keep everything simple in life and business! ~~

    28 min
  7. 12/03/2024

    How to Prioritize Your Life Goals

    Join our Newsletter: https://newsletter.michaelklucas.com Check out the Daily Review-Journal: https://amzn.to/3ZGeTNu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You have many priorities in your life. However we can't trick ourselves by not being honest about what's really important. #episode82 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapters: 00:00 - Prioritizing What's Really Important 02:40 - We Aren't Honest with Ourselves 06:14 - My Mistakes 10:48 - Taking Notes 12:53 - Tracking Time 16:44 - Making Honest Goals product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Video Gear: 🎥 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3zvE7mz Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3xStnOK Lights: https://amzn.to/460T9Nq Camera: https://amzn.to/3zAHk4q Shock Mount: https://amzn.to/4cGozev Sound Proof Panels: https://amzn.to/4cAZyBs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Check out our book recommendation! 📚 Deep Work: https://amzn.to/3XKPlMA Let Your Life Speak: https://amzn.to/3BwFbrw I will Teach You to be Rich: https://amzn.to/3TTmCnu Gen Z @ Work: https://amzn.to/3YaJtO4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to the "Keeping Everything Simple Podcast" 🎤 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelKlucas Spotify: https://podcast.sptfy.com/OOQ4~s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connect with me on my social! 📱 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow me on: michaelklucas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kesstudios_/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kesstudios Other: links.michaelklucas.com Don't forget to like and subscribe! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How you spend your time shows what's important. You can say one thing and then do another. When we are setting priorities what we do matters more than what we say. You can say you wanna get in shape. Yet never set foot in the gym. You can say you wanna connect with friends. And never give them a call. Your priorities are a reflection of how you spend your time. That's why being honest with yourself is important. How are you spending your time? Let's keep everything simple, and make progress one step at a time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~ Remember to keep everything simple in life and business! ~~

    20 min
  8. 11/23/2024

    Should You Side Hustle Your Hobbies? Balancing Hobbies and Relaxation over Profit and Sid

    Join our Newsletter: https://newsletter.michaelklucas.com Check out the Daily Review-Journal: https://amzn.to/3ZGeTNu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You need hobbies in your life. However, this doesn't mean you should monetize them all. Everything you do doesn't need to be a side hustle. It can also be for the fun of it. #episode81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapters: 00:00 - Should You Monetize Your Hobbies? 00:58 - Finding Something You Enjoy Doing 02:34 - Creating Your Own Schedule 04:13 - Be Your Own Boss 05:49 - Losing the Love of Your Hobby 08:09 - Mistakes and Success 09:47 - Having Unstable Income 13:10 - Protecting What You Love Most 15:01 - Seasons of Hustle Vs Season of Calm 17:49 - Don't Want for Perfection product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Video Gear: 🎥 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3zvE7mz Mic Arm: https://amzn.to/3xStnOK Lights: https://amzn.to/460T9Nq Camera: https://amzn.to/3zAHk4q Shock Mount: https://amzn.to/4cGozev Sound Proof Panels: https://amzn.to/4cAZyBs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Check out our book recommendation! 📚 Deep Work: https://amzn.to/3XKPlMA Let Your Life Speak: https://amzn.to/3BwFbrw I will Teach You to be Rich: https://amzn.to/3TTmCnu Gen Z @ Work: https://amzn.to/3YaJtO4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to the "Keeping Everything Simple Podcast" 🎤 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelKlucas Spotify: https://podcast.sptfy.com/OOQ4~s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Connect with me on my social! 📱 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow me on: michaelklucas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kesstudios_/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kesstudios Other: links.michaelklucas.com Don't forget to like and subscribe! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Should you make money from your hobbies? Well that depends. For Gen Z we are more likely to have a side hustle along with our main jobs. The Gig economy and creator economy are growing. But should we monetize our hobbies? Take something we love to do for fun and make it our full time work? There are pros and cons to doing so. What's important is that you understand what that shift would mean. As well how well you can protect the hobbies you love. Should you use your hobbies to make money, well that's up to you. Let's keep everything simple, and make progress one step at a time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~ Remember to keep everything simple in life and business! ~~

    24 min

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Breaking down the world of leadership and business to support aspiring leaders and lifelong learners to live their best life and create their ideal careers, by keeping everything simple. There is a lot of confusion and uncertainty as we go through our lives and careers, and I want to learn alongside you all and do my best to distill my best lessons and biggest mishaps as we go. Let's keep everything simple, and go further together.