Habits and Hustle

Are you taking advice from people who only sound like they know what they're talking about?
Social media has made everyone look like an expert, but a confident voice, a polished clip, or a big following does not automatically mean someone is qualified to guide your life, business, health, or decisions. The problem is that bad advice often sounds convincing, especially when it comes from someone who knows how to perform authority online.
Real discernment means asking better questions before you listen. Has this person actually done what they are talking about? Did they do it recently enough for the advice to still apply? Are they giving you perspective from experience, or are they selling you a version of success that looks good on camera?
In this episode of Habits and Hustle, I break down why advice has an expiration date, why followers do not equal credibility, and how to be more careful about who you let influence your decisions.
 
What's Discussed:
(00:34) Why everyone on social media suddenly sounds like an expert.
(01:09) How the rise of online advice has made discernment more important than ever.
(02:40) Why you should only take advice from people who have actually done what they are talking about.
(03:54) Why advice has an expiration date and can become outdated.
(04:10) How business, career, and life advice changes when the world changes.
(06:33) Why calling yourself an "expert" can become part of the problem.
(08:16) Why even good advice may not be right for your life or your path.
(09:57) How social media makes people sound authoritative, even when they are not.
(12:43) Why followers and visibility do not automatically equal credibility.
(15:16) Why health and mental health advice on social media can become dangerous.
 
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Everyone is trying to optimize their health with trackers, supplements, morning routines, and biohacking tools, but sometimes the basics are still the biggest needle-movers. In this episode, we unpack why sleep, stress, relationships, food quality, and even walking may matter more than the latest wellness trend.
We dive deeper into this in the Habits & Hustle Podcast with Shawn Stevenson. We also chat about melatonin, sleep quality, wearables, fat loss, protein, weighted vests, GLP-1s, and why your relationships may be the most underrated longevity hack.
Shawn Stevenson is the host of The Model Health Show, one of the top-rated health podcasts. He is the author of Sleep Smarter, which became an international bestseller and has been translated into more than 20 languages. He is also the author of Eat Smarter and the Eat Smarter Family Cookbook.


What's Discussed:
(02:11) How Shawn Stevenson wrote one of the first bestselling books on sleep before it became a wellness trend.
(03:08) Why sleep was the missing factor for clients who were doing everything "right" but not seeing results.
(04:20) How morning exercise can help reset your cortisol rhythm and improve sleep quality.
(09:29) What people misunderstand about melatonin and why taking more is not always better.
(22:16) Why waking up in the middle of the night is not always a problem.
(27:28) Are wearables actually improving your health or making you more neurotic?
(37:04) Why your relationships may be the number one factor in longevity.
(48:19) How sleep deprivation can make you lose muscle instead of body fat.
(55:16) Why calories matter, but food quality changes what your body does with them.
(1:18:14) The weighted vest study that explains why gravitational loading may help prevent weight regain.


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Find more from Shawn Stevenson 
Website: themodelhealthshow.com
Instagram: @shawnmodel
YouTube: @TheShawnModel
LinkedIn: Shawn Stevenson
Facebook: The Model Health Show
Podcast: The Model Health Show
Book: Eat Smarter Family Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes to Transform Your Health, Happiness, and Connection

Are you counting yourself out before you even give yourself a real shot?
A lot of people have big goals, real ambition, and a clear idea of what they want, but they never actually try because deep down, they don't believe they could be the person who pulls it off. They look at other people who have succeeded and assume those people had something they do not, when the real difference is often much simpler: they tried, they kept going, and they believed it was possible before anyone else did.
When you start asking "Why not me?" instead of assuming success is reserved for someone else, everything changes. You stop putting other people on pedestals, you stop disqualifying yourself before the game even starts, and you start building the kind of confidence that only comes from taking action.
In this episode of Habits and Hustle, I share why the "Why not me?" mindset has made me feel unstoppable and how changing the way you see yourself can change the way you show up in every area of your life.
What's Discussed:
(00:34) Why we underestimate ourselves and overestimate the people we put on pedestals.
(01:16) How the "Why not me?" mindset can change the way you approach success.
(01:50) The real difference between the people who succeed and the people who count themselves out.
(02:02) Why self-belief still requires hard work, grit, and repeated attempts.
(02:46) Why advocating for yourself can feel uncomfortable or egotistical.
(04:29) Why people need to stop counting themselves out before they even try.
(05:51) Why some people are not lazy, they simply do not believe they are capable.
(06:10) The myth that you have to be "special" to achieve big things.
(06:50) How believing you are capable can become the thing that makes you capable.
(07:10) Why repeating the "Why not me?" mindset can rewire the way you see yourself.


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Most people know exactly what they should be doing to feel better, follow through, and build the life they want, but actually doing it is where everything falls apart. In this episode, we get into why mindfulness has been misunderstood, why your nervous system can block follow-through, and why awareness is the first step to breaking the emotional loops that keep you stuck.
We dive deeper into this in the Habits & Hustle Podcast with Dr. Elisha Goldstein. We also chat about why mindfulness does not mean calm, how to interrupt overwhelm in real time, and why emotional vocabulary can completely change the way you understand your needs.
Dr. Elisha Goldstein is a clinical psychologist, author of six books, and co-founder of The Center for Mindful Living in Los Angeles. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and has developed programs focused on mindfulness, emotional health, and behavior change. His latest book is Tiny Shifts: How Emotional Health Transforms Stress, Relationships, and Longevity.
What's Discussed:
(02:14) Why mindfulness does not actually mean being calm.
(06:04) The three questions your brain asks before you follow through on a habit.
(07:39) Why people already know what to do but still struggle to execute.
(15:22) What emotional health actually means beyond basic stress management.
(16:44) The "emotional loop" behind overwhelm, anxiety, and resistance.
(26:19) The tiny shift that helped him move from feeling lost to finding purpose.
(29:18) Why motivational quotes do not work when your nervous system is dysregulated.
(32:32) How fitness becomes a training ground for discipline in every area of life.
(52:17) The real reason discipline is so hard to build when you do not feel motivated.
(1:15:34) Why emotional vocabulary matters more than saying "I'm fine." 


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Find more from Dr. Elisha Goldstein
Website: elishagoldstein.com
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Podcast: The Emotional Longevity Podcast - elishagoldstein.com/podcast/

I have a bone to pick with the word entrepreneur because somewhere along the way, it became less about building something real and more about having a sexy title in your Instagram bio. Everyone wants the label, but not everyone has put in the time, taken the hits, failed, adjusted, and kept going long enough to actually earn it.
In this episode of Habits & Hustle, Shani and I get into the difference between being entrepreneurial and actually being an entrepreneur. We also talk about fake business gurus, online courses, social media self-promotion, and why you need to be way more discerning about who you trust, follow, and pay.
Because here's the truth: selling a course on success does not automatically make you successful. If you want to build something real, you need persistence, proof, and the ability to get back up when the first version does not work.
No sexy bio line. 
No fake guru playbook. 
Just the actual work.
Let's dive in.


What's Discussed:
(00:59) Why the word "entrepreneur" has become the new sexy Instagram bio label.

(02:15) What actually qualifies someone as an entrepreneur versus someone who just wants the title.

(03:08) The problem with people selling courses on entrepreneurship when they haven't built anything themselves.

(04:04) The real difference between being entrepreneurial and being an entrepreneur.

(05:27) Why selling a course can make someone a good internet marketer, but not necessarily a qualified business expert.

(06:15) How social media creates the illusion that someone is more successful or experienced than they actually are.

(07:35) The fine line between being an entrepreneur and being a snake oil salesman.

(10:24) Why discernment matters when deciding who to trust, follow, listen to, or buy from online.

(12:04) The "do your own research" mindset and why people get burned when they blindly trust influencers.

(12:54) How Shark Tank and social media made everyone believe they could build the next big business.





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