You Are One Mindset Shift Away From Achieving Everything You Want - With Light Watkins

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

It’s the time of year when most people begin to drop their New Year’s resolutions. The appeal of a new beginning has faded, and many folks realize the goals they originally set are not realistic or maintainable. But what does it actually take to create sustainable changes in your life? Today, you’re going to learn the keys to getting the results you want. Light Watkins is a bestselling author and world-renowned meditation teacher and mindfulness expert. His newest book, The Year You Transform, details what it takes to actually create change in your life and the roadmap to get there. Today, Light is back on The Model Health Show for an inspirational conversation about transformation. You’re going to learn powerful principles like how doing less can actually help you achieve more, how to create micro-challenges that over time lead to massive results, and other powerful mindset shifts that are necessary for change. I hope you enjoy this interview with the one and only, Light Watkins! In this episode you’ll discover: What the three paths to change are. (2:44) How to use the tortoise approach to change for lasting results. (4:55) The definition of change and what it requires of you. (5:33) What it means to take hops of faith. (6:18) The power of setting a 7-day challenge. (7:32) How to go from normal to elite. (10:01) Realistic tips to get more steps per day. (16:10) What a free-range mind is. (21:41) How to reframe your bad habits. (30:29) Why being honest with yourself allows you to improve. (41:23) How to create an environment that supports change. (47:04) Items mentioned in this episode include: Boncharge.com/model - Use my code MODEL for 15% off blue light blocking glasses! The Year You Transform by Light Watkins - Order your copy today! Bliss More by Light Watkins - Read about improving your meditation practice! Travel Light by Light Watkins - Learn about spiritual minimalism! Connect with Light Watkins Youtube / Instagram Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:  Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Pandora YouTube This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Bon Charge. Bon Charge carries the world’s largest selection of science-backed blue light blocking technology to enhance your sleep and overall wellness. Use my code MODEL at boncharge.com/model for 15% off blue light blocking glasses and more.

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson. For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com.
0:10.3	What if this was the year that you truly transformed, whether that's that mission to get into the best shape of your life, to write that book that you've always wanted to write, to create the relationship that you truly want to have, whatever it might be for you.
0:24.4	What if this was the time to truly transform?
0:28.8	Now, with that being said, it is a huge aspiration to say, I'm getting the best shape of my life this year.
0:36.1	You can absolutely do it. But if we're looking at history
0:39.4	and we're looking at our society at large, we set these new year resolutions, it doesn't
0:45.8	tend to work out for the majority of people. And today, we're going to break down why that is
0:52.3	and actually look at a structured, intelligence, science-backed way
0:57.2	to make it to that destination of getting in the best shape of our life. Or again, whatever
1:04.1	context this is for you, whatever you have on your heart that you want to achieve this year,
1:09.6	this is going to provide some insight on how to actually get
1:13.3	there. I love the sentiment that if you keep doing what you're doing, you're going to keep getting
1:18.0	what you're getting. And so sometimes we have to think differently. We have to take a different
1:22.5	approach. And that's what today's episode is all about. And without further do, let's get to our special guest and topic of the day.
1:30.7	Light Watkins is a best-selling author, speaker, and mindfulness expert,
1:35.2	who's all about helping people to find presence and fulfillment from the inside out.
1:40.7	He's the author of five books, including Blissmore, Travel Light, and his newest book, The Year You Transform.
1:48.0	Light has spoken on stages for Fortune 500 companies, led workshops on nearly every continent,
1:54.1	and built a thriving online community called The Happiness Insiders.
1:58.4	And he's here today to show you how this will be the year that you transform.
2:03.4	Let's dive in this conversation with the one and only, Light Watkins.
2:07.5	Just feeling so inspired.
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