Rise Above Chaos

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/054 In this episode, Erick Rheam discusses how to manage your comfort zone in times of change.  Whenever something changes in your life, stress can attack your comfort zone causing you to go into survival mode and maybe act out of character or navigate your world in an unhealthy way. Erick unpacks three activities you can do to help you navigate change in your life in a...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/053 In this episode, Erick Rheam discusses the need to pivot when something is not working or you've grown beyond it. Change is our constant companion. Life demands that we evolve and change as things change around us; however, it can be hard to change and it's not always clear when it's time to pivot away from something that's just not working. Erick unpacks three thing...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/052 In this episode, Erick Rheam probes the issues with being a perfectionist in your life. Many times we're held back by our expectations of what success should look like in our lives. How many times have you abandoned a dream or a project, because you didn't feel good about it or you didn't feel ready? Could you be a perfectionist? Erick unpacks the problem with perfec...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/051 In this episode, Erick Rheam challenges you to live your story. We're taught to live a certain story and often we do everything that's expected of us only to find out we've been living someone else's story and others' expectations of us.  Erick debunks that way of thinking by sharing his four key pillars to living our own story: Embrace your history; Embrace your pas...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/050 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Rise Above Chaos student Ken McCoy about his experience with the RAC system and how it motivated him to leave his job and start his own business. Ken describes his experience going through RAC workshop and the vision exercise that planted the seed that would ultimately lead to the decision to leave his job two years later and e...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/049 In this episode, Erick Rheam, reviews the book,  Mindset Shift  by Erwin Raphael McManus. Leaders are readers.  It's important to have a consistent reading habit so you can evolve in your thinking and expand your paradigm of the world.   Erick unpacks some of the highlights that stuck out to him from Erwin Raphael's book, Mindset Shift. Erick provides a broad stroke...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/048 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews philanthropist Tony Anderson about the power of giving to support others. Tony is the founder of Cooperative Family Fund, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to supporting the children of fallen rural electric cooperative employees.  Tony describes how he connected with rural communities over four decades that spanned...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/047 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews successful entrepreneur Brett Snodgrass. Brett is the founder of Iron Deep, a men's community with a foundation rooted in Christ for successful business leaders.  He discusses why he created the group a year ago and how it solved a problem for him and how he helps other men pause and reflect so that they can learn to be more pr...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/046 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews foreign policy expert, Dr. Liam Collins. Liam describes his journey from the team captain of the cross-country/track team at Army West Point to team leader of a special forces group dropping into Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 terrorist attack, to a significant influencer to US foreign policy. Liam shares why he chose to g...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/045 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews business coach, Deb Feder. Deb shares her mission to help busy professionals have big careers and big lives and feel they can work togethers.  She discusses the four things to stop and rethink how professionals manage their days by being responsive and responsible.   Deb shares thoughts on her new book, Tell Me More, where she...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/044  In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews certified leadership coach, Jim Bishop. Jim shares his story and how coaching helped him find balance in his life and why he feels it's important for busy, professional leaders to be intentional about their work and lives in a way that allows them to have long and fruitful careers. Jim discusses why reframing choices and looki...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/043 In this episode, Erick Rheam describes the impact of two annual retreats he just finished in the last month. Erick describes what he experienced during his retreats and why those experiences are so important to how he approaches the year.  He outlines four reasons why you should embrace the idea of a retreat and challenges you to schedule a retreat as well. Resources...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/042 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews  Joe Schotthoefer , Vice President of Operations at Doetsch Environmental Services, Inc. Joe discusses what it was like to grow up with the family business as a big part of his young life and how it impacted him to work in the family business full time.  Joe describes the business and the importance of the culture of the compan...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/041 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews West Point Athletics Hall-of-Famer Jason Stewart about his journey from his successful conclusion of his collegiate career and how he leveraged that to pursue a world class running career, while serving his country. Jason recounts the obstacles he faced trying to find his place on the world stage while navigating his Army caree...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/040 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews West Point Athletics Hall-of-Famer Jason Stewart about his journey from high school soccer star to a world class distance runner for the United States Army. Jason shares his journey from rising star as a collegiate division I recruit to All-American status and premiere collegiate runner at the United States Military Academy. Ja...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/039 In this episode, Erick Rheam provides the audience with a process to jumpstart their 2024 using some key ideas from his Rise Above Chaos methodology. Erick challenges the audience to do a 50 day Rise Above Chaos challenge with seven key things to do over the next 50 days to jumpstart their year.  These challenge pieces were carefully selected and arranged so that eve...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/038 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews speaker, author, podcaster, and productivity expert, Jeff Sanders, on his insights on how to approach the daily grind of life in a healthy and meaningful way. Jeff shares insights on common mistakes most overwhelmed people make when they approach their days.  He believes it all starts with a realistic plan and learning to cut o...

Show notes: erickrheam.com/037 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Scott and Shate Hayes, from the Love Haze, and discusses the hard parts of life we often don't like to talk about with each other. Scott and Shate discuss their journey together and their passion for helping others.  Erick talks to them about the need for therapy and how Scott and Shate have benefitted from having a professiona...

Show notes: erickrheam.com/036 In this episode, Jack Swift interviews Erick Rheam as they dive deeper into Erick's story and how he conquered fear over time by leveraging the people around him. Not many people know Erick more than his lifelong friend, Jack Swift.  Jack and Erick discuss how fear shows up in life and the power of others in the battle over fear.  Jack digs deeper into Erick's relati...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/035 In this episode, Erick Rheam, presents part three of a three part series based on the Discover Significance Assessment. Erick believes everyone wants to live a life of significance and everyone is on the journey towards significance, but it can be long, arduous, and with many detours along the way.  Erick created the Discover Significance Assessment tool so that a bu...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/034 In this episode, Erick Rheam, presents part two of a three part series based on the Discover Significance Assessment. Erick believes everyone wants to live a life of significance and everyone is on the journey towards significance, but it can be long, arduous, and with many detours along the way.  Erick created the Discover Significance Assessment tool so that a busy...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/033 In this episode, Erick Rheam, launches a three part series based on the Discover Significance Assessment. Erick believes everyone wants to live a life of significance and everyone is on the journey towards significance, but it can be long, arduous, and with many detours along the way.  Erick created the Discover Significance Assessment tool so that a busy professiona...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/032 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews long time friend and highly successful entrepreneur Jack Swift. Erick and Jack discuss their longtime friendship and journey together since they first met at the United States Military Academy as new cadets.  Jack shares his thoughts on failing, how to reframe it and how to manage fear while seeking clarity and purpose in life....

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/031 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Reeve Andrews, a high achieving and successful entrepreneur about his business and how he survived his rock bottom moment and what he did to keep his business and life together during his lowest moment. Reeve discusses what it felt like when he found himself at his rock bottom after he was arrested while driving under the influ...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/030 In this episode, Erick Rheam challenges you to get focused on your priorities. In his book, Erick discusses the five principles to cut through the whirlwind, rise above the chaos and discover significance.  One of the negative forces in your way to your path of significance is the Beast.  This is that force that always seems to get in your way and knock you off track...