Take Care & Live!
Take Care & Live is a podcast for thoughtful, values-driven people who want to establish harmony between their values, decisions, and direction.
My name is Dr. Stephen V. Peters. I'm a performance and executive coach, conflict resolution expert, and author with 13 years of experience guiding leaders, teams, and high-performing individuals.
The common thread? Misalignment - when values, decisions, and direction fall out of sync.
Each episode exposes the internal barriers that quietly stall momentum: unexamined values, people-pleasing disguised as discipline, the residue of broken trust, and clarity gaps that hard work alone can't fix.
We don't just diagnose the problem.
We turn insight into strategy — so you can build real momentum in your life, leadership, and work.
New episodes weekly.
Follow Take Care & Live to move forward with clarity, confidence, and bold intention—aligned with what actually matters.
Take Care & Live!
Risk Point: Forcing What Doesn’t Fit Your Life
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In this episode of Take Care and Live, we explore the pressure many people feel to move faster in their careers, relationships, and personal growth—and why that pressure can sometimes lead you in the wrong direction.
Not all acceleration is progress. Sometimes what feels like falling behind is actually a signal that you’re not in the right lane, or that an opportunity isn’t aligned with your time, energy, and capacity.
This conversation challenges the tendency to overcommit, spread yourself thin, and chase opportunities that don’t truly fit—and instead focuses on the importance of clarity, fit, and intentional decision-making before you say yes to what’s next.
If you’ve been questioning your pace, your choices, or what you’re building toward, this episode will help you pause, reassess, and move forward with more purpose and direction for your time, mind, and tangible resources.
Take Care & Live!
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The Momentum List: Rediscover Your Ability to Delight in Time, Rather than Be Mastered by It
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