Out There on the Edge of Everything®

Stephen Lesavich

Dr. Stephen Lesavich

  1. Mar 28

    Podcast: What is Your Identity?

    EPISODE 238 Personal development has traditionally focused on goals, motivation, and habits. People set goals to lose weight, write a book, start a business, etc. and then search for the motivation or discipline required to reach them. Yet many people discover a frustrating pattern: goals are set enthusiastically, but over time motivation fades and habits slowly disappear to achieve those goals. There is a new approach to personal growth and development that suggests a different starting point. Instead of focusing primarily on goals, individuals focus on identity, who they are becoming. This perspective is called identity-based development, and it proposes that lasting change occurs when behaviors align with a person’s identity rather than simply with external objectives such as their long term or short term goals. At its core, identity-based development shifts the question from “What do I want to achieve?” to “Who do I want to become?” What are some practical ways to implement identity-based development so that your behavior naturally aligns with the person someone you want become? Practicing identity-based development creates a significant positive impact in your own life. Out There on the Edge of Everything®… Stephen Lesavich, PhD Copyright © 2026 by Stephen Lesavich, PhD.  All rights reserved. Certified solution-focused life coach and experienced business coach. #identity #identitydevelopment #selfhelp #motivation #life #lifecoach #business #businesscoach #lesavich

    12 min
  2. Jan 31

    Podcast: What is Your North Star?

    EPISODE 235 In our age of constant comparison, endless opinions, and relentless noise, one of the greatest challenges we face is not deciding what to do, but deciding who to listen to. Trends change. External validation is fleeting. Yet, beneath the surface of all this motion, there exists something far more stable: your North Star. Your North Star is not a goal, a job title, or a destination. Your North Star is an internal compass, a deeply held sense of purpose, values, and direction that remains constant even when circumstances change. Your North Star, is your Intuition. Stephen Lesavich, PhD Your North Star, your Intuition, is your First Sense, what you use before using your other five senses of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching. Believing in your North Star, your Intuition, is the act of trusting that inner guidance, especially when the path forward feels uncertain. A life guided by your North Star, your Intuition, is be linear, but it is coherent. Over time, seemingly disconnected choices begin to form a pattern. Effort feels purposeful. Resilience deepens. Confidence becomes quieter but more stable. What are practical steps to connect with your own North Star, your Intuition? When you trust that internal compass, your North Star, your Intuition, you move through uncertainty with dignity. You make fewer decisions driven by fear and more driven by meaning. Believing in your North Star, your Intuition, is not about having all the answers. It is about committing to live in relationship with your inner truth, even as it evolves to create a positive impact in your life. That is your real north, your North Star, its your Intuition. Out There on the Edge of Everything®… Stephen Lesavich, PhD Copyright © 2026 by Stephen Lesavich, PhD.  All rights reserved. Certified solution-focused life coach and experienced business coach. #intuition #northstar #navigation #guidance #selfhelp #motivation #life #lifecoach #lesavich

    9 min
  3. 12/28/2025

    Podcast: They Took My Gum

    EPISODE 233 I was recently in Los Angles, California, to see a music concert at the Troubadour.  A friend of mine, a Hollywood actress, joined me for the concert at Troubadour. It was a concert including featuring Robby Krieger of the Doors and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Like most great venues, it has rules, and like most rules, they only matter when they suddenly apply to you. As we passed through security, her purse was searched and a forbidden item was discovered: chewing gum. The security team informed her that chewing gum was not allowed inside. She was asked to give it up. She could throw it away and leave it with security and pick it up after the concert. She choose to leave her chewing gum with security. However, some point, she made an empowered decision. She was going to get her gum back. She left the club, retrieved the gum from security, walked back to her car, placed it safely inside, and then returned to the venue. Only then could she relax and enjoy the show with me. She applied “The Chewing Gum Principles.” “The Chewing Gum Principles provide a sense of empowered control over your own life within your own boundaries with you being responsible for you own actions.” How can you use the Chewing Gum Principles in your own life? Using the Chewing Gum Principles and always being aware of your own personal boundaries, being responsible for your own actions and always be empowered allows you to create a positive impact in your own life. Even if someone tries to take away your chewing gum. Out There on the Edge of Everything®… Stephen Lesavich, PhD Copyright © 2025 by Stephen Lesavich, PhD. All rights reserved. Certified solution-focused life coach and experienced business coach. #chewinggum #theytookmygum #chewingumprincple #troubadour #losangeles #LA #music #doors #zztop #robbiekrieger #billygibbons #selfhelp #motivation #life #lifecoach #lesavich

    11 min

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