

Stress-Less Living: Stop living life on Hard Mode
Steven Burns (Mind School)
Life can be challenging. But whatever we encounter we always have a choice. We can take the easy route or the hard route.
Stress Less Living is about always looking for the easy routes in life. The low stress ways to accomplish your goals, get more of what you want and ultimately live a happy and fulfilled life.
On the podcast, you can expect mindset advice, strategies for dealing with big modern day problems like overwhelm, burnout, perfectionism and procrastination, and insight into tools like meditation and mindfulness.
Each week, I’ll share easily digestible bite size ideas that you can immediately put into practise so that you can live a more stress less life.
Stress Less Living is about always looking for the easy routes in life. The low stress ways to accomplish your goals, get more of what you want and ultimately live a happy and fulfilled life.
On the podcast, you can expect mindset advice, strategies for dealing with big modern day problems like overwhelm, burnout, perfectionism and procrastination, and insight into tools like meditation and mindfulness.
Each week, I’ll share easily digestible bite size ideas that you can immediately put into practise so that you can live a more stress less life.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jun 12, 2024 • 15min
Make Life Effortless by Discovering your Super Power
One of the things that can make life more effortless is to discover your super power and then double down on it.
By virtue of our life experience, genetics, struggles, challenges and successes, we will all have developed certain abilities. Things that we do exquisitely.
But so often we take them for granted. Because they come easy to us, we can devalue them.
When really, we should be acknowledging them fully and doubling down on them. When we do, it makes life more effortless and enjoyable.
So in this episode, I'll be showing you how to recognise your super power power and bring it more to the forefront of your life (where it belongs).
SHOW NOTES
– Free Online Training on Meditation (IMPORTANT NOTE: Enter the code: SLLOFFER at checkout to enrol for free):

Jun 5, 2024 • 21min
4 Ways to Make Goal Achievement Effortless
Without realising it, we regularly make accomplishing our goals harder than it needs to be.
Every (meaningful) goal does of course require investment of time & effort but, in general, there is always a lower stress (or more effortless) way to achieve it.
So in this episode, I'll be sharing 4 ways to make goal achievement more effortless.
Personally, I love to find easier and more enjoyable ways to accomplish my goals so if you want to do likewise then you'll dig this episode!
SHOW NOTES
– Free Online Training on Meditation (IMPORTANT NOTE: Enter the code: SLLOFFER at checkout to enrol for free):
– (Book Recommendation for learning about strategic rest): Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness

May 29, 2024 • 23min
5 Toxic Games you don't want to be drawn into
As human beings we play games don't we?
And some of these games can be necessary in order to navigate the tricky social waters.
But some most definitely are NOT.
There are many games that are inherently toxic and you want to avoid being drawn into them at all cost.
These are also games that can appear beneficial on the surface but, in reality, they end up being damaging for at least one of the people involved (and often that person is you).
So in this episode of the podcast, I'll be covering 5 toxic games you want to avoid being drawn into at all costs.
SHOW NOTES:
– Free Online Training on Meditation (IMPORTANT NOTE: Enter the code: SLLOFFER at checkout to enrol for free):
– How to make anyone like you by Liel Lowndes

May 22, 2024 • 19min
4 Amazing Strategies you can use to stop becoming Overwhelmed (in work & life)
Do you have days where everything is on top of you and you feel totally overwhelmed?
I do, and (unfortunately) I think the potential of it is just part and parcel of modern-life.
But, just because we all run the risk of overwhelm, it doesn't mean we have to put up with it all the time.
There are LOTS of things we can do to combat feelings of being overloaded and so we can make our life more effortless.
And in this episode, I'll be taking a look at my 4 favourite strategies for preventing Overwhelm.
SHOW NOTES:
George Miller's 7 +- 2 Study: To read it click here.
Would you like to take the Full Life Audit? Download it for free here
Image of the dog and its owner (illustrating Mind Full versus Mindfulness):

May 15, 2024 • 23min
How to Beat Imposter's Syndrome by Practising Gratitude
Do you ever feel like a fraud?
That nagging feeling that, any day now, you'll be found out...
Well, it's common! And I'll let you into a secret: I occasionally feel it too!
Imposter's syndrome is a BIG issue for a lot of people so in this episode we'll be taking a look at how to overcome imposter's syndrome using the practice of gratitude.
SHOW NOTES
If you want to download the Full Life Audit, that was mentioned in this episode then here's the link to do so:
Do a Full Life Audit and create more fulfilment
If you want to check out the previous episode on Imposter's syndrome where I talked about the 4 different types (according to Dr Valerie Young) then here's the link to on my site:
The 5 Types of Imposter's Syndrome & how to Overcome them

May 1, 2024 • 25min
The 5 Types of Imposter Syndrome & How to Overcome them
The dreaded imposter's syndrome! Don't you just hate it.
Most people at some stage of their life experience the fear of being found out (myself included).
So in this episode of The Stress Less Living Podcast, I'll be outlining the 5 Types of Imposter's Syndrome (according to Dr Valerie Young) and sharing strategies for overcoming each of them.
So if you want to get out there and let the world know your talent with less fear of falling flat on your face then you'll love this week's episode.
SHOW NOTES:
If you'd like to download the the FREE Full Life Audit Worksheet then you can do so here:
The Full Life Audit Download (Free PDF Worksheet)
Valerie Young's Book (on Amazon):
The Secret Thoughts of Highly Successful Women by Valerie Young

Apr 24, 2024 • 21min
5 Powerful Insights that lead to Greater Work/Life Balance
Dolly Parton once said "Don't be so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."
In this episode, I'll be sharing with your 5 HUGE Game-Changing Insights that can lead to a greater Work/Life Harmony.
It's something that we all want right? That perfect balance between work & life...
Well, if you're finding it difficult to balance work demands with your personal life & it's affecting your happiness then you'll find that these 5 powerful insights will make an immediate positive difference.
SHOW NOTES & LINKS:
Statistics on work/life balance talked about on the show can be found here.
If you'd like to download the the FREE Full Life Audit Worksheet then you can do so here:
The Full Life Audit Download (Free PDF Worksheet)

Apr 17, 2024 • 17min
How to do a Stress Detox
In this episode of Stress-Less Living, I'll be looking at how to do a stress detox.
Tension is an unconscious process (it builds up without is realising it) but relaxation is often a conscious process (one we have to do deliberately) so we need to have a method for draining tension and creating a sense on relaxation and calm.
In this episode, I'll breakdown how I do a stress-detox combining physical relaxation, breathing, and the power of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming).
The technique I'll outline in this episode, will also go way beyond just de-stressing. It will show you how you can the power of internal imagery to become more relaxed on a daily basis.
Fancy waking up tomorrow feeling more relaxed than you've ever been? Well, check out this week's episode!
SHOW NOTES:
Free audio process of the technique described in the episode: https://mind-school.newzenler.com/courses/banish-workplace-stress?coupon=BANISHSTRESSNEW

Apr 1, 2024 • 19min
The No 1. Mindfulness Principle you need in your Life
Hey there! In this episode of the Stress-Less Living Podcast, I'll be sharing with you one of the most important mindfulness/mindset principles that (I believe) you can ever internalise.
This principle is helps with one of the major causes of unhappiness, and has personally helped me manage the chaos of modern life, overcome major adversity, and move past challenging circumstances.
Join me for an exploration into this game-changing mindfulness/mindset principle and start living an easier and more enjoyable life.
SHOW LINKS:
– Free Online Training on Meditation (IMPORTANT NOTE: Enter the code: SLLOFFER at checkout to enrol for free): https://mind-school.newzenler.com/courses/chaos-to-calm-finding-inner-peace-in-your-working-life-through-meditation?
– The Power of Now by Eckhart tolle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eckhart-Tolle-Power-Now-Enlightenment/dp/B00RWNJC0C/ref=sr_1_7?crid=1ZWQJQ32FOLT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.A9jxmi_xJDWxzDWdFtrym2ECRAFXj5gX2NLuBYpBkCvWKpG22nY8-q-H9Tq2kW0pPC774NrCD8-m9yVWMGccNKe-eIpU8d7Y0w93ZdZ_9D6VTpeD99ukZ3DOyyY9jtWuDrE0G5voWE-y_drfZeIvMFDgQ24Omdvk_4qbCoDNiE2W=1711982533&sprefix=the+power+of+now%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-7

Apr 1, 2024 • 19min
The 5 BIG Time Wasters that you need to cut out of your Life now
In this episode of the Stress-Less Living Podcast, we'll be taking a look at five major time wasters that may well be holding you back from reaching your full potential and living a balanced life.
Our 'time' is one of the most valuable assets that we have yet we often spend unwarranted portions of it on things that either don't matter or don't move the needle forward in the important areas of our life.
In this episode, you'll discover 5 key 'time-wasters' that most people engage in (at some point of their lives).
By cutting out these 5 things, you'll start to free up your life so that you can spend your time on the things that matter most to you.
SHOW LINKS:
– Free Online Training on Meditation (IMPORTANT NOTE: Enter the code: SLLOFFER at checkout to enrol for free): https://mind-school.newzenler.com/courses/chaos-to-calm-finding-inner-peace-in-your-working-life-through-meditation?