Halloween might be over, and we hope you had a Happy one, but the "scary" for many isn't. The United States will have it's presidential election this Tuesday. The elections, thanks to how much the media and social media have talked about it, has many living and thinking in fear. What will you do if the candidate you vote for doesn't get elected? It…

Happy Halloween...Happy Life Studios style! We are dying to have you join us as we positively celebrate Halloween. Or should I say celebrate Halloween positively. Listen and share, you'll be Happy you did! We would also like to give a special thanks to James Kocian, for the use of his amazing songs "TEDish", "NPRrrr Strings" and "NPRrrr Music Box".…

If you want to live in rhyme, you've gotta waste some time. Last episode we talked about living in rhyme. This week we talk more about what it actually means to live in rhyme. We also discuss wasting time, but not how most people talk about wasting time. Listen and share. You'll be Happy you did! The song we used in this episode was "The Power" by …

Have you ever been stuck inside the gloom? Many have. Are you living it right or living in rhyme? They may seem like the same thing but there is a big difference between the two. Not only is one of them much easier to live out, one of them could be the reason someone could get stuck in the gloom. The song we used in this episode was "Why Georgia" b…

What did the Founding Fathers really mean by "The Pursuit of Happiness" and how is it misunderstood? This is important to know, because not understanding puts us in danger of the Grumpledump. The songs we used in this episode are "Sunshine and Lollipops" by Lesley Gore and "Happyness" by Andrea Buerra. We don't own any rights to either We would als…

Have you ever had someone try to cast shade on your light? What do you do when someone tries to control you or keep you down or invisible? Last week we talked about things we can control that stop others from seeing our brilliance. This week we talk about when people, that we can't control try and do the same. So join us, and let the world see your…

Many people know that without photosynthesis there would be no oxygen. Without oxygen we'd all be dead, but without chlorophyll there would be no photosynthesis. So we know that chlorophyll is essential to life, but did you know that chlorophyll, as well as the lack of it, leads to a Happy life? Listen and see just what makes this chlorophyll so po…

Sometimes the reason we struggle with living Happy is as simple as who or what we put on our dance cards. If what we "dance" with causes despair, anger, anxiety etc., we should dance with something else. The good news is, no matter who or what we've danced with, or are currently dancing with, we can always save the last dance for that Happy and pos…

Do you ever feel like you don't fit? Here are some life-changing lessons from the Paralympics that will make you feel right at home. Welcome to team humanity, you made the team! We would also like to give a special thanks to James Kocian, for the use of his amazing songs "Another Perfect Day", "Light As A Feathers" and "More Beautiful". Check out m…

Everyone would love to live the life they love, but is it even possible to love your job? Or would that take a miracle? Here's a bit of Happy news- we can help with that and miracles do happen. Listen and learn some practical steps on how to love your work. Here are the episodes in the "Live the Life You Love series" that we talked about Live the L…

Change can be a scary thing and there has been a lot of it going around the planet the last several years. So yes, change can be scary—terrifying actually—unless we see it like this, and then we find ourselves, well...feeling good. Carrie Underwood said, “Every day is a new day, and you'll never be able to find happiness if you don't move on.” If y…

Just what does it mean to win? There are a lot of views out there on what winning is. Unfortunately, some of them are skewed. Whether we win or not depends on many things, but none more important than what we believe winning is. Here are some quotes about winning we use in this episode. We thought you might like them written down to copy or share. …

The incredible Simone Biles once said that smiling doesn't win Gold, but we think it does, and we're not the only ones. From handsprings to flips to twists to Gold to GOAT, Simone Biles has a lot to say about living a Happy life and going for the gold. This is so important, because sometimes instead of going for the gold we find ourselves avoiding …

The Olympic Games, Happy Life Studios​ style. Saying things many miss and saying them in ways most don't. An encouraging and fun way to talk about the Olympics. Contact us Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podcast@HappyLife.Studio Yo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297) Webpage: www.HappyLife.lol YouTube: www.YouTube.com/StevoHays Tik…

Do you like to win? If you do, you should listen to this, because how we view winning can oftentimes affect our winning. It's Olympics time, and The Olympic Games are the epitome of competition and winning. The Father of the Modern Day Olympic Games - Pierre De Coubertin, said, "The most important thing in The Olympic Games is not winning but takin…

When you ask someone how they are doing and they respond with, "I can't complain," I don't know if I believe them. I mean there is always something to complain about right? However, when we do complain, we shut off the solutions to life's situations. It's true, we can complain, but we don't need to. Sometimes being Happy is only a matter of choosin…

Kind of sounds like a new super hero doesn't it? However, The Blue Slug is anything but a hero. So what does Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, the blue sea slug and Pokemon have in common and why does it ruin so many people's Happy? This is such a timely message for our society today, so listen and share and let's make our world a Happier place. The song w…

Where's the beef? That question, taken from the old Wendy's commercial, is a great one! But we just might have a better one. Listen and see what it is as we continue on with part 2 of the Pinecones! episode. Contact us Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podcast@HappyLife.Studio Yo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297) Webpage: www.Happy…

Happy 4th of July! Here is a bonus Independence Day episode we put together to help you celebrate! Contact us Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podcast@HappyLife.Studio Yo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297) Webpage: www.HappyLife.lol YouTube: www.YouTube.com/StevoHays TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@happylifestudios Facebook: www.Facebook.c…

Don't fall for it. Price and value are not the same. There are those out there who will try to convince you that pinecones are delicious. They're wrong. If we're not careful, these pinecones will end up in our tailpipes and stall us out in the middle of our busy intersections of life. Just what do we mean by that? Listen and find out. Here's the li…

Happy is essential! When we struggle the most, when life is the toughest, it's imperative that we give ourselves permission to be happy (which is what my frog did for me last week) because being Happy is what gives us the stamina to face that ugly trial. Happy is what gives us the strength to fix that scary situation. Happy is what gives us the abi…

Portmanteau - 2 words combined to form another word, like "smog" (smoke + fog) "internet" (interconnection and networks) "chortle" (chuckle + snort) or Juneteenth which combines June with 19—the day in 1865 that commemorates the emancipation of the last American slaves and the official end of slavery. It's been celebrated by multitudes for just shy…

Happy Father's Day! Being a Dad is not easy and here are some funny stories to prove it. Plus, listen and find out what Dad's really want for Father's Day. And may we be the first to say, "Dad, you're the coolest!" Contact us Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podcast@HappyLife.Studio Yo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297) Webpage: ww…

"Success is no accident." - Pele. Success may be no accident, but it can certainly cause one. Success is something we all want, but is it really all that it's cracked up to be? "If you can end this life being Happy, THAT'S successful." - Happy Life Studios Contact us Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podcast@HappyLife.Studio Yo Stevo …

Come on, does Curiosity really kill the cat? What did that saying mean originally? Who said it first and what does it have to do with living a Happy life? Curious?? Be careful. You might want to listen first. Contact us Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podcast@HappyLife.Studio Yo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297) Webpage: www.Happ…

It's Memorial Day. The question is, can it be Happy? Listen and find out. You'll be Happy you did. Bill Burr was the one singing "Happy Memorial Day" in the beginning. We don't own any rights. Contact us Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podcast@HappyLife.Studio Yo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297) Webpage: www.HappyLife.lol YouTub…

What do you get when you mix Happy Life Studios with the animated series, Master's of the Universe and 80's cult movie classic, Caddyshack? Listen to, and share this Mother's Day special as we celebrate these M.O.M.s. These Masters Of Mankind. Learn what these geniuses have to teach us. Special thanks to James Kocian, once again, for the use of his…

What does it really mean to listen, and why is it so important to living a Happy Life? LISTEN (see what I did there?) and see, as we take a deep dive into Rag'n'Bone Man's hit "Time WIll Only Tell". Thank you James Kocian, for the use of "Light As A Feather". Check out more of his amazing stuff here www.JamesKocian.com or here www.Facebook.com/jame…

Whether you like Earth Day or not, you are going love this episode. Listen and you just may be surprised to find out what the Earths most important resources actually are. A special thank you to James Kocian, for the use of "Another Perfect Day", and "Light As A Feather". Check out more of his amazing stuff here and tell him Happy Life Studios sent…

The Amen Corner: “The most perfectly coined term in the history of golf combines a secluded place and a call heard in church. It is where beauty meets peril.” - Damon Hack. Golf is like life in so many ways. Listen as I talk about how this year's Masters Tournament inspired me, and remember, if you don't win The Amen Corner, you won't win at The Ma…

What does March Madness, Albert Einstein and a Happy Lifer have in common? Listen and find out. You'll be Happy you did! Contact us Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podcast@HappyLife.Studio Yo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297) Webpage: www.HappyLife.lol YouTube: www.YouTube.com/StevoHays TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@happylifestudios Fa…

What is Easter really about? What would Jesus think about how we celebrate His death and resurrection? Or is it too late to talk about it? A very special thank you to James Kocian, for the use of his really cool songs "Jonesin'", "Light As A Feather" and "Another Perfect Day". Check out more of his amazing stuff here www.JamesKocian.com or here www…

Happy Holy Week! Happy Easter! Listen and find out how Jesus is like a chocolate chip, and let's romance this scone. Contact us Sun Oven Bakery in Ojai California Website: SunOvenGF.com Facebook: www.Facebook.com/sunovenglutenfree Instagram: www.Instagram.com/sunovenglutenfree Happy Life Studios Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podca…

Here are 24 Happy quotes we compiled from the likes of Abraham Lincoln, Mother Theresa, Helen Keller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Dalai Lama, Thomas Edison, Martin Luther King Jr. and many more. We even have one from Snoopy. All to help you celebrate The International Day Of Happiness, which happens every year on March 20th. Actually, just like Happin…

It's funny that we celebrate St. Patrick's Day when St. Patrick wasn't a Patrick. He wasn't even Irish. It's not funny how he became a saint though. St. Patrick's life story is unbelievable and it will inspire you as well as show you that you too can become a saint. This is also a special episode in that, long time Happy Lifer and friend, Cameron M…

Despite what you may read, see or even hear about on TV or online, the world is full of some wonderful things and wonderful people. Listen as I talk about some of them I've come across in my travels lately and be encouraged. Contact us Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podcast@HappyLife.Studio Yo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297) W…

Why would anyone elect doubt? It doesn't make any sense, and yet that is what so many of us have done. But is that so bad? Is it OK to have doubt? Listen and find out for yourself. I'd also like to give a shout out to James Kocian, once again, for the use of his really cool song "Head Boppin'". Check out more of his amazing stuff here www.JamesKoci…

Super Bowl advertisers paid $7 MILLION dollars for a mere 30 seconds because they were trying to purchase something valuable. Something that's worth millions of dollars to them. What was this commodity they were buying? Hint; it's something everyone of us owns and even give away. Sometimes to the most insignificant of things. Join OLD SCHOOL NERDS …

Happy President's Day! Did you know George Washington was a Happy Lifer? In fact, he may have been one of the Founding Happy Life Fathers—one of the Original Happy Lifers. If not OHL, he was definitely OG! Listen and find out what an amazing man George Washington was and why. Contact us Linktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudios Email: Podcast@HappyL…

Monday we talked about Real Love with Modern Day Alchemists Kristen Brown and MoJoe McCarthy. Today I want to talk about MY Real Love. For two reasons, 1) it's Valentine's Day and Happy Life Studios is the official podcast of the Holidays and 2) I said I would in that episode. So here you go. Nothing fancy, just me talking about my Babe. Contact us…

Since the dawn of time, love has been the single greatest inspiration for poetry, music, drama, and art of all forms. Although "love" is commonly associated with romance and romantic feelings, that is just a minuscule reflection on the surface of a vast ocean. Listen for yourself and see that real love be like... Tune in as the MODERN DAY ALCHEMIST…

Have you ever considered that your life story is uniquely yours? No one has had, nor will ever have, the exact journey through life that you do. Even "identical" twins do not live identical lives. And just think: the more rare something is, the more valuable it is, which makes each person's story priceless! So why do we often find ourselves wishing…

It's debate season, with the political race upon us. It's not the debate I mind, in fact debates are healthy. The Constitution as well as the Declaration of Independence were both created with debate. Healthy debate is healthy and makes us better. It's when the debate turns to hate that the glacial problems begin. Listen and see what we're talking …

HAPPYLIFE PREMIERE! Welcome to our 3rd episode of LIMELIGHT! Limelight podcasts are a product of Happy Life Studios. They are interviews of MODERN DAY HEROES from around the world that Happy Life Studios highlights and "puts on the stage." In this episode, we interview Bethanie Iverson, a modern day hero. People who work with children - day care or…

We call it getting lost in the moment, but we really should call it getting found in the moment instead. Living in the moment is essential to our mental health. It's a major key to living a Happy Life. Like Calm.com says "How often do you find yourself worrying about the future or reliving the past, oblivious to the beauty of now? In a world filled…

I have some great news! I found the answer to your New Year's Resolutions success! And it fits perfectly with Martin Luther King Jr. Happy Martin Luther King Day! Contact usLinktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudiosEmail: Podcast@HappyLife.StudioYo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297)Webpage: www.HappyLife.lol YouTube: www.YouTube.com/StevoHaysTikTok…

What happens when you mix Happy Life Studios with MoJOE studio? You get a couple of Modern Day Nerds. Join Joe MoJoe McCarthy and I as we talk about Martin Luther King and daring to dream. Changing your world isn't as hard as you might think. Here's the YouTube link if you would prefer to watch it instead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9CkjByWvR0…

You've heard it said "There's 2 sides to every story" but it's not true. There are way more than 2 sides. The problem is when we form unbending dogmatic opinions on something with only our viewpoint and the viewpoints of those that agree with us. When we do that we miss out on great discovery. After all, there aren't a lot of recipes that work with…

Happy New Year! We just celebrated Christmas—a warm, giving Holiday that we look forward to every year. I find it interesting that the world was in a deep crisis on that very first Christmas, much like it is today. So, just how in the world could we call it a Merry Christmas or tell others to have a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year? Listen and fi…

If this is the most wonderful time of the year, why do so many feel like it's their least favorite time of the year? What some call Season's Greetings others could very well call Season's Grate-ings. Join us in this brand new podcast we are hosting called the MODERN DAY ALCHEMISTS with Kristen Brown, Joe MoJOE McCarthy and myself. Contact us Linktr…