Mastering Your 30's

About Mastering Your 30's

🎙️ Real Talk, Smart Habits & Life Lessons You Actually Want to Hear Your 30s are wild—full of unknowns, big decisions, and moments that make you question everything. Your career, relationships, health, purpose… it’s a lot! Your 40s? That’s when you start owning it. Mastering Your 30s & Living My 40s is the podcast where we get real about making the most of every stage of life. Hosted by Alev Bakan—health & life coach, founder of Health&Co (https://www.healthandco.com), and your go-to guide for leveling up—this show is packed with honest conversations, practical tips, and a dash of humor to help you navigate big decisions, break bad habits, and create the life you actually want. But the podcast is just the beginning! Mastering Your 30s is also a personal and group coaching program offered by Health&Co, designed to help you take real action toward your goals. Want to dive deeper? You can book a free personalized coaching consult (https://calendly.com/healthandco/zoom-meeting) to explore how to build habits and systems that actually work for you. ✨ New episodes every week—because your best years are the ones you take charge of!

Publisher

Alev Bakan

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

19 Sept 2023

Latest episode

29 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Apr 2026

   This Was Never Just About Your 30s and 40s

   You don’t fully understand your 30s while you’re living them. You understand them when you step out of them. In this final episode of Mastering Your 30s and Living My 40s, Alev reflects on the real lessons behind the conversations we’ve been having—from habits and self-awareness to the decisions that quietly shape your life. This isn’t just a wrap-up. It’s a realization. Because the truth is… everything we’ve been talking about—habits, systems, self-reflection, and building a life that actually works—is not limited to your 30s or your 40s. It applies to you wherever you are. In this episode, we talk about: Why your 30s feel overwhelming while you’re in them—and powerful when you look back The real reason habits don’t stick (and why it’s not your fault) What the habits mini-series was actually about beneath the surface Why waiting for the “right moment” keeps you stuck Why habits are the foundation of every phase of your life This episode also marks a transition. Starting May 6th, this podcast evolves into The Habit Revolution—a space for building habits and systems that work in real life, no matter your age or stage. If you’ve ever felt like you’re trying to hold everything together while still wanting more for yourself… this episode is for you. 🔗 CONNECT & CONTINUE THE WORK If you want to go deeper and actually build habits that fit your life: 🌐 Health & Co Website: https://www.healthandco.com (https://www.healthandco.com) 💬 Join the Habit Club (community & deeper work) (https://www.skool.com/habitclub/about) 📲 Health&Co Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/healthandcousa/)

2. 

   22 Apr 2026

   The One and Only Way Your Habit Actually Works

   The One and Only Way Your Habit Actually Works Season 3, Episode 18 - Final Episode of the Habits Mini-Series There is one moment that quietly keeps you stuck. Not when you fail. Not when you lose motivation. It's when you say: "I'll start when things settle down." Because life doesn't suddenly calm down. Your schedule doesn't magically open up. And that perfect moment you're waiting for? It comes and goes without you noticing. So here's the truth: there is only one way to know if a habit will actually work for you. You have to start. This is the final and most important piece of the Habits Mini-Series — why execution, not planning, is what creates real consistency. And how even your failures become the most valuable data you can use to build habits that actually fit your life. 🎯 In this episode we cover: Why waiting is the biggest hidden block in habit-building Two common ways to start executing right now Why execution is the only way to get real feedback How to turn failure into usable data Why starting now is more powerful than any perfect plan 🔁 THE HABITS MINI-SERIES — FULL RECAP Over the past five episodes, we've been building a complete system: 5 Mistakes → The patterns that quietly sabotage your habits (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rHdmQ7TpEYbgkWUwP6WlE?si=9LlGSgFpRn6t85Tp0S-fSQ) 4 Questions → What to ask before you even start (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-you-start-another-habit-ask-yourself-this-first/id1708627046?i=1000758710236) 3 Ways → How to stay consistent when life gets messy (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MXyX0SuOuYPDVxpRIbQBw?si=V-DaHJwMRDemc86aV0LIOA) 2 Ways → How to start smarter and support your discipline (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UTdBzQp1ranNRx6Dq9pOy?si=MmDTZnbsRqGbC4hQJ3xrRg) 1 Final Step (this episode) → Start now and use real-life data This was never about perfect habits. This was about building something that works in your real life. The full series is linked below so you can follow it step by step. 💡 THE REAL SHIFT You don't need a better plan. You don't need more motivation. You need to start. Because clarity doesn't come before action — it comes from it. 🎯 WANT TO GO DEEPER? If this series made you realize that you don't just need motivation, but a system that actually fits your life — that's exactly why I created the Habit Club. A space where we build personalized systems, adapt habits to your real schedule, and apply everything you've heard here in real time. With live sessions, Q&As, guest experts, and different tracks for entrepreneurs, corporate professionals, moms, and solopreneurs. Right now we are in the founder stage — smaller groups, personalized support, and founder pricing that won't last long. 👉 Join the Habit Club (https://www.skool.com/habitclub/about) 🔗 CONNECT WITH ME 🌐 Website: https://www.healthandco.com (https://www.healthandco.com) 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthandcousa (https://www.instagram.com/healthandcousa) 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alevbakan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alevbakan)

3. 

   15 Apr 2026

   2 Smarter Ways to Start Your Habits

   We often think the problem is discipline. That if we were just more disciplined… we would finally stay consistent. But here’s the truth: 👉 Discipline means nothing if you don’t have the right elements supporting it. You can be motivated. You can be determined. You can want it badly. But if your habits don’t fit your real life… 👉 they won’t last. In this episode, I’m sharing 2 smarter ways to start your habits so you can stop relying on willpower alone and start building something that actually works. Not in an ideal world… 👉 but in your busy, unpredictable, real life. 🎯 In this episode, we cover: Why discipline alone is not enough How to lower the entry point so you actually start Why deciding the “when” changes everything How to turn discipline into real, lasting consistency 🔁 PART OF THE HABITS MINI-SERIES This episode is part of a step-by-step series designed to help you build a real-life habit system: 5 Mistakes → The hidden patterns that sabotage your habits (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rHdmQ7TpEYbgkWUwP6WlE?si=9LlGSgFpRn6t85Tp0S-fSQ) 4 Questions → What to ask before you even start (https://rss.com/podcasts/masteringyour30s/2681044) 3 Formulas → How to stay consistent when life gets messy (https://apple.co/4tdRxLb) 2 Ways (this episode) → How to start smarter 1 Final Episode → (coming next) Each episode builds on the previous one—so if you haven’t listened yet, this is a great time to go back and follow the full series. 💡 THE KEY SHIFT We don’t need more discipline. 👉 We need habits that support our discipline. Because consistency doesn’t come from pushing harder… 👉 it comes from building smarter. 🎯 WANT TO GO DEEPER? If this mini-series is resonating with you… The podcast gives you the concentrated version. But if you want to actually build a system that fits your life… I created the Habit Club and workshops (https://www.skool.com/habitclub/about) for exactly that. 👉 Personalized guidance 👉 Real-life application 👉 Support that adapts to you And right now, we’re in the founder stage. 🔗 CONNECT WITH ME 🌐 Website: https://www.healthandco.com (https://www.healthandco.com) 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthandcousa (https://www.instagram.com/healthandcousa) 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alevbakan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alevbakan) ⭐ If this episode helped you: Follow the show Leave a review Share it with someone who needs this Let’s grow together 🤍

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