simple•kind•enough with Israel Smith

A short, sweet, simple, kind, enough love letter to all the Dads, the fellas, the men, the heroes.

Let me share a simple, kind technique for bringing some more peace to your interpersonal relationships. Oh, and an explanation of the new name, and where I've been this past few months since I last published an episode.

Today's world is all about that hustle. Go! Move! Faster! More Productive! Bigger! Better! Ugh. It makes me feel ill. Fuuuuuuck thaaaaaaat. I'm all about that REST. Giving ourselves little moments (or big ones) of rest, nourishment, relaxation, that help nurture and recharge our inner batteries and ignite our creativity and innovation. So today I delve into why rest is so

I was driving home from the beach earlier this week, and something I saw made me think about the choices we make each and every day, and how they impact our future selves. We make choices to STEAL from our future selves. All. The. Time. But WHY? What motivates us to make those choices? What are the consequences of those choices? How can we stop this harmful practice and make bett

As I was saying a few episodes ago, change is constant, and is going to happen to us ALL the time. We have no freaking idea what life is going to throw at us from one moment to the next, and we swim in a pool of almost complete uncertainty almost all of the time. So how to we manage that? How do we consistently show up for ourselves and the people we care about in life? How do we

Our ability to be curious is correlated with our ability to LIVE, not simply exist. Curiosity has the power to improve our relationship with ourselves, our sense of fun/play, our connection with our loved ones, our motivation, and our ability to enjoy life. Are you curious to listen to this episode? I hope so! Get started now, and let me know what you think. With love and gratitude

When I ask this question, most of my clients have NO idea to start with, except "Not this." That's fine! Start there. Knowing what you DON'T want is the start of identifying what you DO want. The idea of “wanting” something is often accompanied by self-judgement, self-censorship, and shame. But unless we get clear on what we actually want in life, we will never know how to inve

Change is inevitable. It is always occurring, every day, every second. All around us. Plants, insects, people, business, economy, government, weather... You name it, it's changing. Every. Single. Day. So, how do we handle that? What stops us from wanting to change? What causes us to be bad at navigating change, and how can we handle it better? That's what I want to share with you i

All Work & No Play Makes You Unhappy AF – S5 EP002 If you spend all your time working, providing for your family, doing everything for everyone else, and never taking any time for yourself… I guarantee you will reach a point where you burnout, start hating life, or possibly even wipeout with depression. (Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.) Life is meant to invo

It's been a minute, eh? I've been kicking my brain all over the place, surfing loads, crying a bit, working through some shame and other stuff (details in future episodes). But this year more than anything I want you to know that I am here to help you live a better life. So here's an episode to give you a bit of an overview of how to design a great life. Feel like life needs a tune