The InPowered Life

What if the most painful moments of your life weren't there to define you, but to awaken you? Steffani LeFevour lost her 18-year-old sister to a drunk driver when she was 11. Years later, she found the man she loved hiding an addiction to painkillers. Today she is a soul strategist, the founder of the Soul Happy Movement, and a coach to tens of thousands of women. Her husband John has been sober f...

Vic Keller has founded 17 companies, exited nine of them, and sold three into Berkshire Hathaway. He also drove the same white Nissan Maxima for 14 years. Today he tells me why. Rich is loud and wealth is quiet, and the gap between them is where your identity lives. In this episode: - The billionaire advice Vic got at 25: "Don't get rich and good looking," and why it kept him connected to people....

Have you ever wondered how much of your life could change if you truly believed in yourself? In this powerful episode of The InPowered Life Podcast, Rudi Riekstins sits down with entrepreneur and best-selling author Evan Carmichael to explore how self-belief, purpose, and imperfect action can transform your life and business. Together, they uncover why you don’t need to feel ready to begin, how yo...

Could the breakdown you’re experiencing be the breakthrough you’ve been praying for? In this perspective-shifting episode of The InPowered Life Podcast, Rudi Riekstins sits down with Ariana Del Rosario, transformational mentor and founder of Awakening Academy, to explore how invisible blocks, subconscious beliefs, and fear keep us disconnected from the life we truly desire. Through her journey fro...

Our brains shape how we experience reality… but how much of what we believe is actually true? In this thought-provoking episode of The InPowered Life Podcast, Rudi Riekstins sits down with Dr. Andrew Newberg, renowned neuroscientist and pioneer in neurotheology, to explore the connection between science, spirituality, and consciousness. Together, they unpack how the brain shapes our beliefs, why m...

You don’t need to become someone else. You need the courage to fully become yourself. In this powerful conversation, Rudi Riekstins sits down with Craig Siegel, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Reinvention Formula and host of The CLS Experience, to explore identity, spirituality, surrender, and the uncomfortable work of becoming who you were actually meant to be. In This Episode, You’...

What if selling your home didn’t have to blow up your life? Selling a home is rarely just about the house. It can bring up stress, money, memories, clutter, relationships, and some surprisingly difficult decisions. In this eye-opening episode,  Rudi Riekstins sits down with Kati Spaniak—real estate expert, author, and founder of Truth in Real Estate—to reveal what most people get wrong about...

Are your triggers really about other people—or are they revealing where you’ve been turning your back on yourself? In this paradigm-shifting episode, Rudi Riekstins explores what it means to truly live as a spiritual being—not just practice spirituality when it’s convenient. He shares how triggers, emotional reactions, and everyday choices can become opportunities for deeper awareness, self-love,...

How deeply do you truly know the person you love? In this raw and intimate episode, Rudi Riekstins sits down with his wife, Anniston Blair Riekstins, to explore what it means to be fully seen, fully known, and fully free in your relationship—and how honest communication can transform intimacy, connection, and love. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: ➡️ Why the relationship you desire starts with the c...

Your intuition is speaking to you all the time. The question is: are you listening? In this expansive and paradigm-shifting episode, Rudi Riekstins explores intuition, energetic awareness, and your ability to receive information beyond what the logical mind can explain. He challenges the belief that intuition is reserved for psychics or mediums and invites you to recognize the channel you already...

How much of yourself are you hiding just to be liked, accepted, or understood? In this insightful episode, Rudi Riekstins explores what it truly means to live as your most authentic self—and why the moment you stop performing for other people’s approval, everything can begin to change. Through stories from his own life, relationships, business, spirituality, and childhood, Rudi unpacks the cost of...

What if the deepest, most extraordinary love with your partner isn’t found by changing them… but by taking 100% accountability for yourself? In this deeply intimate episode, Rudi and Anniston Riekstins unpack the biggest takeaways from their couples mastermind and retreat, where seven couples experienced breakthroughs in vulnerability, intimacy, connection, and love. In This Episode, You’ll Learn:...

What if the reason you’re not making more money… isn’t because you need a better strategy, but because you haven’t yet become the version of you who can hold it? In this expansive and paradigm-shifting episode, Rudi Riekstins sits down with Elyse Archer, founder of She Sells and Superhuman Selling, to explore why identity, embodiment, energetics, and aligned action—not hustle or tactics—are the re...

What if the way you respond when your child encounters pornography could shape their relationship with sex, pleasure, and their own body for years to come? In this eye-opening and deeply grounding episode, Rudi Riekstins sits down to address a topic most parents dread: discovering pornography in the home and how to talk to your kids about sex, pleasure, and body image without instilling lifelong s...

Have you ever noticed how quickly your attention is pulled away from the moments that matter most? In this eye-opening episode, Rudi Riekstins shares how six days completely off the grid in the Montana backcountry transformed the way he thinks about technology, attention, and personal boundaries. What began as a digital detox became a powerful reminder that constant accessibility is quietly steali...

What if healing isn't about moving on—but learning to carry love, loss, and compassion together? In this heartfelt episode, Rudi Riekstins sits down with award-winning filmmakers Dana Croschere and Krisanna Sexton, the creators of Rescued Hearts , to explore the extraordinary connection between horses, the human heart, and emotional healing. Together, they discuss authenticity, nervous system regu...

What if the delays in your life aren’t mean you're off track... but proof you're being guided?   In this inspiring episode, Rudi and Anniston Riekstins share the unexpected journey behind manifesting their dream home in Montana. They explore how trusting intuition over fear, resisting the urge to settle, and staying committed to the feeling of their vision led them to an outcome that exceeded...

What if the only thing standing between you and an extraordinary life... is taking the next step? In this inspiring episode, Rudi Riekstins sits down with retired Navy SEAL, bestselling author, and Cleared Hot podcast host Andy Stumpf to explore leadership, resilience, purpose, and why ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things. Together, they unpack the mindset that helped Andy navigate...

What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want… is your fear of taking the first step?   In this inspiring episode, Rudi Riekstins sits down with entrepreneur and High Impact Coaching founder Zander Fryer to explore how courage, not certainty, creates extraordinary success. From leaving a six-figure corporate career to building a multi-eight-figure coaching business, Zan...

What if the fastest way to build wealth isn't earning more... but keeping more of what you already make?   In this eye-opening and deeply personal episode, Rudi sits down with New York Times bestselling author and financial expert Garrett Gunderson to explore the mindset, strategies, and life lessons behind true wealth. Garrett shares how losing an $8 million net worth transformed his approac...

What if the people around you are affecting your energy more than you realize? In this spiritually expansive episode, Rudi Riekstins explores the power of energetic awareness, protection, and personal sovereignty. Drawing from his own experiences and daily practices, he shares how our energy interacts with the people, environments, and situations around us—and why learning to protect it can transf...

What if the answers you’re searching for aren’t found by pushing harder—but by paying attention to what you’re sensing? In this heartfelt episode, Rudi Riekstins is joined by his wife, Anniston Riekstins, for a deeply personal conversation about intuition, alignment, and learning to move with life instead of against it. Through the story of their family’s move to Montana, they share how trusting i...

What if the challenges you're facing today... aren't really about today at all? In this deeply reflective and transformative episode, Rudi Riekstins explores how childhood experiences shape the way we think, feel, lead, and navigate life as adults. Through a powerful story from his daughter's graduation and insights from years of coaching high-performing leaders, Rudi reveals how unresolved emotio...

What if the missing piece in leadership, success, and fulfillment isn’t another strategy—but your willingness to feel? In this deeply insightful conversation, Rudi Riekstins and Randy Lyman explore why so many high achievers reach success yet still feel unfulfilled—and how unresolved emotional patterns may be the invisible force standing between achievement and true fulfillment. In This Episode, Y...

What if the reason you haven’t reached your next level yet… isn’t effort—but clarity, belief, and standards? In this expansive and thought-provoking episode, Rudi Riekstins unpacks the hidden “gap” that keeps high performers and everyday individuals alike from achieving their goals—and why the answer is rarely more strategy, but instead deeper alignment with vision, belief, and personal standards....