Rise Above Chaos

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/029 In this episode, Erick Rheam reviews the book   "How to Grow Your Small Business "  by Donald Miller. 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 Don Miller's book, How to Grow your Small Business.  Eric...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/028 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Army SSG Aaron Hale, on how his passion and family pulled him out of a dark place after experiencing a life altering episode while serving as US Army bomb technician in Afghanistan. "Pain is inevitable, but suffering is a choice." Wisdom from Aaron Hale as he describes his life and the challenges he faced after losing his eyesi...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/027 In this episode, Erick Rheam, reviews the book,  The 12 Traits of the Greats  by Dave Martin. 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 the  The 12 Traits of the Greats  book.  Erick focuses on three...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/026 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Pastor David Norris, on the power of a team and why it matters on a journey of significance. The reality of life is that we must fast the Beast, that force that's a constant disruptor.  If unchecked the Beast can distract us, frustrate us, and keep us from living our significant life.  In his book, Rise Above Chaos, Erick lays...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/025 In this episode, Erick Rheam shares why he carves out time for a weekly retreat. Pausing weekly for just an hour can have a compounding effect and influence on a healthy mindset.  That's why it's critical to be intentional with planning a weekly retreat. Erick discusses the reasons why everyone should consider a personal weekly retreat. He shares the eight questions...

Show Notes: erickheam.com/024 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews professional speaker and trainer, Traci Cheatham, on the power of the StrengthsFinders test and why it matters in the role it plays in leveraging your strengths. Traci unpacks the process you go through to understand results obtained from the Gallup StrengthsFinder test and discusses how to use it to live within your authentic s...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/023 In this episode, Erick Rheam shares his experience going on his quarterly retreat to a small bed and breakfast and what he learned from the process. It's critically important to take strategic pauses in your life so that you may rest, reflect and evolve to stay on track towards significance.  Life is messy and exhausting at times, and without a mechanism to protect a...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/022 In this episode, Erick Rheam discusses the importance of resetting your mindset and how he recently just went through a 75 day process to reset his mindset and what he learned from the experience. We are a collection of our habits.  Good or bad, our habits dictate our future.  In other words, we reap what we sow in the form of daily habits. In this episode, Erick unp...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/021 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Mark Leruste, professional speaker, author, and podcaster about his brand-new book, Glow in the Dark – How Sharing Your Personal Story Can Transform Your Business and Change Your Life. Mark explains how he came up with the title of his book, Glow in the Dark, from a happenstance conversation and the long journey he took to get...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/020 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews fashion designer and podcaster Roberto Revilla on how he embraced a rough childhood and embraced his experiences to find his calling and create a massively successful bespoke tailoring business. Roberto discusses his experience growing up in the heart of downtown London in the 80's and what it was like growing up in an entrepre...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/019 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews professional speaker, author and podcaster Daron Earlewine about how to discover your calling. Daron explains why his mission is to be a pioneer and once found his mission he discovered peace and happiness in his life.  He provides a glimpse into what he believes are the five foundational callings that are based on biblical tea...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/018 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews professional speaker, podcaster, and founder of The Speaker Lab, Mr. Grant Baldwin on why he thinks it's important to seek out mentors in key areas of your life. Grant discusses how he felt when he decided to make a fundamental shift in his life in 2006 and pursue a career in public speaking.  He unpacks how he transitioned int...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/017 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews professional speaker and podcaster on what it takes to gain the courage to make big moves in your life. Ravi takes us on a journey on when he got started into sales and how he transitioned into the premier teacher on the art of leveraging storytelling into success in life.  He talks about the "gold medal" effect and how he did...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/016 In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews professional speaker and trainer, Janelle DeWolf, on the power of the Enneagram and why it matters. The Enneagram is a great self awareness test and guides you to your "why?".  It gives you a glimpse into your motivations into why you do the things you do. This tool is the first step to get you out of  your autopilot mode and b...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/015 In this episode, Erick Rheam, shares his experience going on his annual retreat on a sleeper car train from Indianapolis, Indiana to Seattle Washington. It's critically important to take strategic pauses in your life so that you may rest, reflect and evolve to stay on track towards significance. Life is messy and exhausting at times, and without a mechanism to protec...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/014 In this episode, Erick Rheam, discusses Element #7 of the Seven Elements of The Perfect Day, develop systems. Building margin in your life so that you can leverage your time, energy, and mental strength to pursue significance is critical.  Leveraging systems is how to achieve this goal. In this episode Erick discusses how to build and manage systems to create margin...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/013 In this episode, Erick Rheam, discusses Element #6 of the Seven Elements of The Perfect Day, assemble a team. No one achieves significance without the help of others, which is why it's critical that you're intentional with whom you surround yourself with on your journey. In this episode Erick discusses how to assemble and manage an effective team. When assembling a t...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/012 In this episode, Erick Rheam, discusses Element #5 of the Seven Elements of The Perfect Day, manage expectations. To live a significant life you need the help of others, which means you must learn to interact with others in a healthy way.  This is accomplished by managing the expectations of others. In this episode Erick discusses why it's important to be proactive w...

Show notes: erickrheam.com/011 In this episode, Erick Rheam, discusses Element #4 of the Seven Elements of The Perfect Day, live with clarity. It's beautiful when a person lives a life of clarity; however, this can be hard as the Beast works hard to muddy a person's life to the point they become numb and zombie-like in their daily life. In this episode Erick discusses what to clarify in order to i...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/010 In this episode, Erick Rheam, discusses Element #3 of the Seven Elements of The Perfect Day, Work Within Your Strengths. The Beast distracts you by filling your days with meaningless activities.  By doing this you tend to work outside of your strengths and become frustrated, tired and bored with life.   In this episode Erick discusses how to approach your days so tha...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/009 In this episode, Erick Rheam, discusses Element #2 of the Seven Elements of The Perfect Day, Manage Your Energy. Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, nor do I claim to be one. I'm going to share ideas to help with your energy. I recommend that you consult your doctor before you implement my advice. What I share in this chapter is what's working for me and may work for you,...

Show Notes: erickrheam.com/008 In this episode, Erick Rheam, discusses Element #1 of the Seven Elements of The Perfect Day, Manage Your Priorities. The first step to tame the Beast and get your life back is to manage your priorities. We tend to overload our days with so many tasks and activities that we set ourselves up for failure. Yes, life can be overwhelming and the Beast wants to keep you ove...

Show Notes:   erickrheam.com/007 In this episode, Erick Rheam, introduces the seven elements of the perfect day and discusses why he chose to unpack each element over the next seven episodes. In order to pursue a life of significance then you must install daily habits that insulate you from the Beast.  Erick discusses the importance of the seven elements of the perfect day and shares a couple of k...

Show Notes:   erickrheam.com/006 In this episode, Erick Rheam, discusses some key things to consider when mastering human dynamics and communication. Significance Principle #5 - Master Human Dynamics & Communication You've mastered human dynamics when you're no longer surprised by what people do when you interact with them.  People are fairly predictable and it's important to remember that when it...

Show Notes:   erickrheam.com/005 In this episode, Erick Rheam, discusses the importance of managing change and why it matters when pursuing a life of significance.  Significance Principle #4 - Ignite Your Influence & Manage Change Change is your constant companion and so you must evolve to stay ahead of the dynamic experience that is your life.  This means that you will need to encourage those clo...