Take Care & Live!

By Dr. Stephen V. Peters

Take Care & Live is a podcast for thoughtful, values-driven people who want to establish harmony between their values, decisions, and direction.

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The podcast currently has 116 episodes available.

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March 19, 2026Risk Point: Getting Mishandled By Other People’s Interests | Interests vs. Enhancements (Series Ep. 3)
In this episode of the Take Care & Live Podcast, Dr. Stephen continues the Interests vs. Enhancements series by examining the risks of taking on other people’s interests as your own.
He unpacks how unmanaged curiosity keeps many people stuck in passive engagement, how external expectations quietly redirect focus, and why moving from passive curiosity to directed engagement is essential for turning interests into meaningful enhancements.
Using the Cognitive Capital Ladder he developed, Stephen, along with insights from leadership in education—alongside the example of Nehemiah rebuilding the wall—this episode highlights why clarity about your priorities will attract both resistance and results, and why staying committed to your work is essential.
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The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
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Music Credit: The Other Room, by Hara Noda
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31min
February 22, 2026The Right Work Hurts: Why Investing in Yourself Is So Hard | Interests vs. Enhancements (Series Ep. 2)
Doing what truly matters often feels harder—not because it’s wrong, but because it asks more of your focus, priorities, and energy.
In this follow-up to Are You Busy — or Are You Building?, we unpack the hidden mental cost of living in accordance with your values instead of chasing what’s easy or distracting. When you commit to the work that counts, resistance hits differently—and it can feel heavier before it pays off.
This episode breaks down why capable people stall when they ignore these internal tensions and how to navigate the discomfort so you can build momentum in your life, leadership, and work.
📚 Book Available Now
The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
🛒 Amazon: https://a.co/d/ch0Imna

📖 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-momentum-list-stephen-peters/1146966970?ean=9798991919517

✨ Available wherever books are sold!
🌐 Visit: takecareandlive.com

💡 Subscribe to unlock game-changing insight for delighting in your time and growing your impact.
🤝 Connect with Dr. Stephen V. Peters
🔗 LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed.D.

📸 Instagram: @dr.stephenvpeters

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Music Credit: The Other Room, by Hara Noda
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30min
February 13, 2026Are You Just Busy — or Are You Building? | Interests vs. Enhancements (Series Ep. 1)
Not everything that captures your interest improves your life.
In this episode, Stephen Peters explores the difference between interests and enhancements—and why passive engagement quietly drains time, energy, and focus. Through personal stories and practical frameworks, Stephen explains how work, rest, and even entertainment shift from helpful to harmful depending on how intentionally we engage them.
You’ll learn the 3 Vs—Values, Vision, and Velocity—and how they turn interests into lasting growth.
Momentum isn’t created by doing more.
It’s created by doing a few things on purpose.
Subscribe for the next episode on the brain science behind deliberate engagement.
📚 Book Available Now
The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
🛒 Amazon: https://a.co/d/ch0Imna

📖 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-momentum-list-stephen-peters/1146966970?ean=9798991919517

✨ Available wherever books are sold!
🌐 Visit: takecareandlive.com

💡 Subscribe to unlock game-changing insight for delighting in your time and growing your impact.
🤝 Connect with Dr. Stephen V. Peters
🔗 LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed.D.

📸 Instagram: @dr.stephenvpeters

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38min
February 12, 2026The Three V’s That Will Shape Your Future: Values, Vision, and Velocity
In this episode, Stephen breaks down how values, vision, and velocity help you focus your time, energy, and tangible resources so you move beyond scattered interests and begin building a life that truly enhances you—and positively impacts those around you.
📚 Book Available Now
The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
🛒 Amazon: https://a.co/d/ch0Imna

📖 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-momentum-list-stephen-peters/1146966970?ean=9798991919517

✨ Available wherever books are sold!
🌐 Visit: takecareandlive.com

💡 Subscribe to unlock game-changing insight for delighting in your time and growing your impact.
🤝 Connect with Dr. Stephen V. Peters
🔗 LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed.D.

📸 Instagram: @dr.stephenvpeters

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10min
February 03, 2026The Cost of Needing to Be Liked
On this special birthday episode, Stephen challenges listeners to stop seeking approval, embrace their God-given assignments, and focus on finishing what they start. Filled with practical guidance, encouragement, and scripture, this episode is for anyone ready to take bold action and make the impact they were created for.
📚 Book Available Now
The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
🛒 Amazon: https://a.co/d/ch0Imna

📖 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-momentum-list-stephen-peters/1146966970?ean=9798991919517

✨ Available wherever books are sold!
🌐 Visit: takecareandlive.com

💡 Subscribe to unlock game-changing insight for delighting in your time and growing your impact.
🤝 Connect with Dr. Stephen V. Peters
🔗 LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed.D.

📸 Instagram: @dr.stephenvpeters

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20min
January 27, 2026Momentum Is Bigger Than Your Preference
Sometimes what slows momentum isn’t resistance—it’s overattachment to our preferences or way of doing things. In this episode, I reflect on how releasing personal preference, protecting trust, and adjusting perspective can remove roadblocks for the people who are relying on you. Influence isn’t about getting your way; it’s about creating conditions where progress and people can thrive. When people are relying on you, choosing progress over pride can change everything.

📚 Book Available Now
The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
🛒 Amazon: https://a.co/d/ch0Imna

📖 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-momentum-list-stephen-peters/1146966970?ean=9798991919517

✨ Available wherever books are sold!
🌐 Visit: takecareandlive.com

💡 Subscribe to unlock game-changing insight for delighting in your time and growing your impact.
🤝 Connect with Dr. Stephen V. Peters
🔗 LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed.D.

📸 Instagram: @dr.stephenvpeters

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7min
January 17, 2026Your Source Determines Your Course
In this episode of Take Care & Live, Dr. Stephen Peters asks a defining question: What are you doing with God’s turn?
Where your direction comes from matters. In this episode of Take Care & Live, Dr. Stephen Peters invites you to examine the source shaping your ambition and decisions, and why alignment with God—not cultural pressure—keeps you grounded in purpose. This conversation is about stewardship, calling, and moving forward with clarity.
This episode is for those who want their vision, work, and decisions to reflect stewardship, gratitude, and faith—not trends or social pressure.
📚 Book Available Now
The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
🛒 Amazon: https://a.co/d/ch0Imna

📖 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-momentum-list-stephen-peters/1146966970?ean=9798991919517

✨ Available wherever books are sold!
🌐 Visit: takecareandlive.com

💡 Subscribe to unlock game-changing insight for delighting in your time and growing your impact.
🤝 Connect with Dr. Stephen V. Peters
🔗 LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed.D.

📸 Instagram: @dr.stephenvpeters

🧵 Threads: @dr.stephenvpeters
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10min
December 19, 2025Coaching Is Not Comfortable — And That’s Why It Works
In this episode of the Take Care & Live! podcast, Dr. Stephen disrupts the idea that effective coaching is built on titles, certifications, courses, or status. Real coaching is forged through lived experience, failure, humility, and accountability. It requires discomfort, reciprocity, and a willingness to grow while helping others grow.
We explore why failure is often the best qualification, why comfort can quietly stall development, and why leadership begins with leading yourself—regardless of your role. Coaching isn’t easy, but when done well, it’s transformative.
📚 Book Available Now
The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
🛒 Amazon: https://a.co/d/ch0Imna

📖 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-momentum-list-stephen-peters/1146966970?ean=9798991919517

✨ Available wherever books are sold!
🌐 Visit: takecareandlive.com

💡 Subscribe to unlock game-changing insight for delighting in your time and growing your impact.
🤝 Connect with Dr. Stephen V. Peters
🔗 LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed.D.

📸 Instagram: @dr.stephenvpeters

🧵 Threads: @dr.stephenvpeters
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25min
December 04, 2025 Conditions That Make Peripheral Influence Stick
Your impact isn’t limited to the people you intend to reach. In this episode, Dr. Stephen dives into peripheral influence—how those on the sidelines or margins can experience real change if timing, context, and readiness align. Discover how your actions and presence can transform lives you didn’t even plan to reach.
*This episode originally aired in February 29, 2024 but contains timeless insights on understanding what really fuels peripheral influence.
Book Available Now ~The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
>>>Amazon - https://a.co/d/ch0Imna
>>>Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-momentum-list-stephen-peters/1146966970?ean=9798991919517
Available whenever books are sold!

Visit takecareandlive.com, and subscribe to unlock more game-changing insight for delighting in your time and growing your impact.

Connect with Dr. Stephen V. Peters
LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed.D. –https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenvpeters
Instagram: dr.stephenvpeters
Threads: dr.stephenvpeters
Intro Music: Light It Up, Song by Ryan James Carr ‧ 2025
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21min
November 28, 2025 The Radius of Your Reach | The Power of Peripheral Influence
You have influence far beyond the people directly in front of you. In this episode, Dr. Stephen explores the power of peripheral influence—how your words, actions, and presence impact those on the sidelines, the margins, and the outskirts of your world. Learn why the people you don’t see may be the ones most transformed by what you’re saying and doing.
*This episode originally aired in February 13, 2024 but contains timeless insights on understanding your influence that are even more valuable today than it was then.
Book Available Now ~The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
>>>Amazon - https://a.co/d/ch0Imna
>>>Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-momentum-list-stephen-peters/1146966970?ean=9798991919517
Available whenever books are sold!

Visit takecareandlive.com, and subscribe to unlock more game-changing insight for delighting in your time and growing your impact.

Connect with Dr. Stephen V. Peters
LinkedIn: Stephen V. Peters, Ed.D. –https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenvpeters
Instagram: dr.stephenvpeters
Threads: dr.stephenvpeters
Intro Music: Light It Up, Song by Ryan James Carr ‧ 2025
...more
14min

FAQs about Take Care & Live!:

How many episodes does Take Care & Live! have?

The podcast currently has 116 episodes available.