simple•kind•enough with Israel Smith

A short, sweet, simple, kind, enough love letter to all the Dads, the fellas, the men, the heroes.

Let me share a simple, kind technique for bringing some more peace to your interpersonal relationships.

Oh, and an explanation of the new name, and where I've been this past few months since I last published an episode.

Today's world is all about that hustle. Go! Move! Faster! More Productive! Bigger! Better!

Ugh. It makes me feel ill. Fuuuuuuck thaaaaaaat.

I'm all about that REST. Giving ourselves little moments (or big ones) of rest, nourishment, relaxation, that help nurture and recharge our inner batteries and ignite our creativity and innovation.

So today I delve into why rest is so important, some different ways it can look (hint: not just sleep/naps), and HOW to Rest Like A Champ.

Get this episode in your earholes, stat.

With love and gratitude,
Israel. xo

For all the shownotes, links, and a full transcript, visit the episode page on my website: https://israelsmith.com/podcasts/s5ep008/

I was driving home from the beach earlier this week, and something I saw made me think about the choices we make each and every day, and how they impact our future selves.

We make choices to STEAL from our future selves. All. The. Time.

But WHY? What motivates us to make those choices? What are the consequences of those choices? How can we stop this harmful practice and make better choices that support our future selves instead?

Take a listen. It's all in here.

With love and gratitude,
Israel. xo

For all the Show Notes, Links, and a Full Transcript, visit the episode page here: https://israelsmith.com/podcasts/s5ep007/

As I was saying a few episodes ago, change is constant, and is going to happen to us ALL the time. We have no freaking idea what life is going to throw at us from one moment to the next, and we swim in a pool of almost complete uncertainty almost all of the time.

So how to we manage that? How do we consistently show up for ourselves and the people we care about in life? How do we learn to be better at our emotions, moods, energy, and handle the varied and challenging circumstances we get handed each new day by good ol' life?

We learn to Have Our Own Back.

That's what I get into today. What I mean by that statement, why it's so important, and crucially HOW to get started having your own back.

Have a listen, learn what it means to have your own back, and let me know how this helped you.

With love and gratitude,
Israel. xo

For all episode and other links, plus a full transcript and other resources from this episode, visit the episode page on my website here: https://israelsmith.com/podcasts/s5ep006/

Our ability to be curious is correlated with our ability to LIVE, not simply exist.

Curiosity has the power to improve our relationship with ourselves, our sense of fun/play, our connection with our loved ones, our motivation, and our ability to enjoy life.

Are you curious to listen to this episode? I hope so!

Get started now, and let me know what you think.

With love and gratitude,

For all the links, shownotes, and a full transcript, visit the episode page on my website: https://israelsmith.com/podcasts/s5ep005/

When I ask this question, most of my clients have NO idea to start with, except "Not this."

That's fine! Start there. Knowing what you DON'T want is the start of identifying what you DO want.

The idea of “wanting” something is often accompanied by self-judgement, self-censorship, and shame.

But unless we get clear on what we actually want in life, we will never know how to invest our time, what we need to change, and how to move ourselves toward the life/thing we want.

I believe it’s OK to want what we want. I also think it’s our responsibility to own our desires/wants, and take action to bring them into existence.

In this episode I explore the kinds of things stopping us from understanding what we want, plus an exercise to help you figure out what you DO want.

Get all the episode links here: https://israelsmith.com/podcasts/s5ep004/

Change is inevitable. It is always occurring, every day, every second. All around us. Plants, insects, people, business, economy, government, weather... You name it, it's changing. Every. Single. Day.

So, how do we handle that? What stops us from wanting to change? What causes us to be bad at navigating change, and how can we handle it better? That's what I want to share with you in this episode.

Check out the full set of links, shownotes, and a transcript of this episode on my website: https://israelsmith.com/podcasts/s5ep003/

All Work & No Play Makes You Unhappy AF – S5 EP002

If you spend all your time working, providing for your family, doing everything for everyone else, and never taking any time for yourself… I guarantee you will reach a point where you burnout, start hating life, or possibly even wipeout with depression. (Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.)

Life is meant to involve play and fun. We are meant to ENJOY life as well as work. Work to live, not live to work, yeah? Nearly every client of mine started off with NO joy, play or fun in their life. And it was a major problem.

But when I challenged them about this, and they started prioritising play, making time for enjoyment for its own sake, and GODS FORBID actually putting themselves first occasionally…. THAT is when things really started to shift.

They started smiling more, being more present and less resentful with their family and at work, and finding something to look forward to each day or week.

I don’t care what you do. Bird watching? Flying? Making model tanks out of plastic? Cataloguing worms? Who cares. What matters is you HAVE FUN in your life.

And if you can’t even comprehend what play it fun looks like but you KNOW something has to change, book me for a 1hr Breakthrough Call today. I have a couple spots on my calendar and I promise the time and money you invest will change your life.

Book and pay online - link in bio or here: https://israelsmith.com/shop/breakthrough/

Let me know how you enjoy this episode, and if you want support, book me for a clarity call here:

All show notes, other links, and full transcript available on the episode page on my website: https://israelsmith.com/podcasts/s5ep002/

With love and gratitude,

It's been a minute, eh? I've been kicking my brain all over the place, surfing loads, crying a bit, working through some shame and other stuff (details in future episodes).

But this year more than anything I want you to know that I am here to help you live a better life.

So here's an episode to give you a bit of an overview of how to design a great life. Feel like life needs a tune-up? Take a listen. Even if you love your life, but if you're curious about how it might be lighter, calmer, more fun? Listen up.

Let me know how you enjoy this episode, and if you want support, book me for a clarity call here:

With love and gratitude,

For the rest of the shownotes, a transcript, and all the other links, go here: https://israelsmith.com/podcasts/s5ep001/