121 episodes

The Life Habits mentoring podcast series helps you learn new habits to optimize your life so that you can stay sane in this crazy world. We all have good and bad habits in all aspect of our lives, at work, at home, with friends and associates, in relationships and in our approach to health, spirituality, and our overall outlook on life. We often don’t know that we have certain bad habits and when we do, they’re often difficult to break. Similarly, we often aren’t aware of new habits that would be really good for us and often need to learn ways of forming these good habits and making them stick. Join Karel Vredenburg for this podcast series and optimize your life!

Life Habits Karel Vredenburg

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.5 • 159 Ratings

The Life Habits mentoring podcast series helps you learn new habits to optimize your life so that you can stay sane in this crazy world. We all have good and bad habits in all aspect of our lives, at work, at home, with friends and associates, in relationships and in our approach to health, spirituality, and our overall outlook on life. We often don’t know that we have certain bad habits and when we do, they’re often difficult to break. Similarly, we often aren’t aware of new habits that would be really good for us and often need to learn ways of forming these good habits and making them stick. Join Karel Vredenburg for this podcast series and optimize your life!

    Be Kind, Age Well Part 2

    Be Kind, Age Well Part 2

    Karel and Paige welcome back MJ Shaar for the second half of our conversation about aging well. We conclude this two part episode with MJ Shaar discussing the key role that kindness plays in helping us age well. She explains how simple acts of kindness can boost mood, improve relationships, and contribute to overall health and well-being. MJ provides practical ways to incorporate kindness into daily life and emphasizes the importance of making kindness a choice rather than a goal. She also highlights the impact kindness has on self-perception and the development of better habits. MJ encourages us all to choose a purposeful retirement that includes being kind to maintain a sense of purpose and meaning in life. From elevating mood to nurturing relationships, kindness emerges as a cornerstone for fostering a vibrant and fulfilling life in later years and the key component for aging well. 

    • 44 min
    Be Kind, Age Well Part 1

    Be Kind, Age Well Part 1

    Karel and Paige welcome back the esteemed MJ Shaar, a returning guest, to delve into the fascinating realm of healthy aging. With extensive research under her belt, MJ unveils the intricate web of factors contributing to this concept. From genetics to lifestyle choices, she navigates through the realms of nutrition, exercise, sleep, love, relationships, self-perception, and finding purpose in life.

    While the World Health Organization defines healthy aging in terms of functional ability and well-being in older age, MJ posits that it transcends mere absence of disease, encompassing physical, mental, and social well-being. She underscores the pivotal role of lifestyle choices in fostering longevity, resilience, and overall health.

    Crucial elements for aging gracefully include maintaining proper nutrition, engaging in regular exercise to build muscle, ensuring adequate sleep, and nurturing strong relationships and social connections. MJ delves into the profound link between thoughts and biology, highlighting how kindness can elevate mood and give life a sense of purpose.

    Throughout the discussion, MJ champions the significance of human connection, emphasizing the power of micro connections in fostering kindness. She explains the health benefits of these micro connections and advocates for embracing random acts of kindness. Furthermore, MJ underscores the importance of eye-to-eye contact in fostering genuine connection.

    The episode concludes with a poignant reflection on how kindness serves as a cornerstone for aging well. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this enlightening discussion on Wednesday, March 13th, as Karel, Paige, and MJ delve deeper into the theme of "Be Kind, Age Well"

    • 59 min
    LH119 — Lifelong Learning

    LH119 — Lifelong Learning

    Karel and Paige devote this episode to discussing the importance of lifelong learning. Lifelong learning is defined as on-going, voluntary, self-motivated learning in the pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. In last week’s episode LH118 — Landing the Job, one of the recommendations was to further improve your skills. This episode expands on that recommendation and explores lifelong learning that is outside of career advancement and opportunities. Karel and Paige provide 11 recommendations for pursuing lifelong learning and highlight its benefits such as personal growth, staying relevant in a changing world, and making a positive impact.

    Recommendations:

    Identify Your Learning Style and How You Learn Best
    Take Stock of Your Knowledge
    Determine Where to Gain Knowledge
    Use Google Search, YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, and ChatGPT
    Utilize Local Libraries and Librarians
    Read Books and Listen to Audiobooks
    Watch Documentaries
    Explore Educational Platforms
    Consider Bootcamps
    Pursue Formal Education and Continuing Education
    Non-Obvious Ways of Learning

    • 36 min
    LH118 — Landing the Job

    LH118 — Landing the Job

    Many people are out of work right now, especially in the tech sector. Paige and Karel devote this episode to providing strategies on the entire journey of finding and then Landing the Job. This episode is an expansion of LH55 — Getting the Job where Karel mostly talked about the job interview. You can listen to that episode here.

    Recommendations:

    1. Read the job post and job requirements carefully.

    2. Make sure you satisfy the basic requirements of the job.

    3. Make sure your application clearly demonstrates your suitability.

    4. Create multiple resumes, each for a particular job you’re applying for.

    5. Ask a friend of ChatGPT to review your resume and ways to improve it.

    6. Take the perspective of the hiring manager and organization executive.

    7. Don’t unquestioningly follow advice being given (including this advice).

    8. Continue to improve your skills and experience.

    9. Consider creating your own job.

    • 39 min
    LH117 — Passion Struck: John R. Miles

    LH117 — Passion Struck: John R. Miles

    In this episode Karel and Paige chat with John R. Miles about his brand new book ‘Passion Struck’. The book outlines his 12 step framework to live a life that truly matters in three sections: Mindset Shifts, Behavior Shifts, and The Psychology of Progress. The steps involved in Mindset Shifts are summarized with some of these wonderfully memorable names: the Mission Angler, Mosquito Auditor, Fear Confronter, and Action Creator. The second section of the book goes through Behavior Shifts including: the Anxiety Optimizer, Originality Embracer, Boundary Magnifier, and Conscious Engager. The third and final section of the book details The Psychology of Progress also known as taking action. In this final section John focuses on taking action, not only talking the talk but also walking the walk and leading with intentional actions to make progress towards becoming ‘Passion Struck’.

    • 42 min
    LH116 — Resilience with Mandy Kloppers

    LH116 — Resilience with Mandy Kloppers

    In this episode Karel and Paige welcome back, by popular demand, Mandy Kloppers. Mandy has been on the podcast 7 times sharing her insight as a psychologist and cognitive behavioral therapist. In previous episodes Mandy talked with Karel about self-confidence, relationships and mindfulness to name a few of the topics (Please see the bottom of the show notes to listen to past episodes with Mandy). In those episodes Mandy spoke with Karel through the lens of a psychologist and therapist. But in this week's episode Mandy shares with us how she applies the same techniques she teaches her clients in her own life. What you may not know about Mandy is that she has, and continues to live with chronic illnesses in addition to facing many serious health challenges all throughout her life. Mandy talks to us about how she is able to live a fulfilling life and maintain a positive attitude despite her significant health challenges. We often hear from psychologists and therapists discussing these techniques, however, the impact of hearing how Mandy implements these techniques in her own life with great success in addition to her experience as a psychologist and cognitive behavioral therapist is second to none. This is an inspiring episode with amazing insight on how to harness the power of your mindset in order to stay positive and hopeful in the face of life's many adversities.

    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
159 Ratings

159 Ratings

EricaBushwell ,

Awesome podcast!

Karel, host of the Life Habits podcast, highlights all aspects of health, wellness and more in this can’t miss podcast! The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!

CaraF13 ,

Love the length and the content!!

It was so fun for me to come across this podcast! I couldn't decide which episode to listen to first. I thoroughly enjoyed one about optimizing travel and Karel hit on all the vital points! Thanks for reminding me of the importance of keeping it simple, how to help avoid worst case scenario, and tips for traveling with enjoyment! I look forward to more!

Cynthia Tripathi ,

Love This Podcast!

Karel's podcast is excellent! Very inspiring and his guest always have valuable information for motivation. You will love this podcast! Karel has a great background in Clinical Psychology and provides fantastic insight to creating positive life habits. Thanks for this Karel!

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