In this episode, Erick Rheam, reviews the book, Leadership and Self Deception by the Arbinger Institute.
Erick unpacks some of the highlights that stuck out to him from the book, Leadership and Self-Deception. Erick provides a broad stroke on what the book teaches and highlights one area he liked in the book, which focused on the idea self betrayal and its influence in how we see others and how the book describes the impact it has on relationships. He unpacks the seven things he learned from the book and how it matters in our relationships.
In this episode, Erick Rheam introduces his new keynote talk, The 21st Mile - Run Your Race and Win at Life.
Life can feel like a grind. Like running a marathon it can feel almost impossible at times, especially when done alone. Studies show that up to 89% of working Americans experienced burnout within the last year. Burnout is costly for employers since it costs up to four times the employee’s annual salary to be replaced.
The American culture, or the rat race, has taken its toll on the average working family and forcing most to sacrifice their ability to not only thrive, but forced most into survival mode that’s not sustainable.
This highly motivational and educational talk pulls from my lifelong passion and success through running as I share the lessons learned about sacrifice, loss, humility, teamwork, and how to develop a willingness to grind for the experience to cross the finish line, but more importantly to learn to embrace the journey.
I share a compelling story of the lessons learned about some of the deepest issues in life, family, and legacy while running over 30,000 miles, and the transformation that can occur in anyone’s life at the 21st mile.
In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Anne Marie Anderson, a three-time Emmy Award winning broadcaster, keynote speaker and author about adopting an audacious mindset.
In the episode Anne Marie discusses her journey to becoming a 3 time Emmy Award winning broadcaster for ESPN and how she had to learn to embrace audacity as a tool for pursuing her dreams.
We unpack what she believes are the four primary barriers people must overcome in order to embrace audacity and achieve success.
Anne Marie Anderson is a three-time Emmy Award winning broadcaster, keynote speaker and author.
Having spent more than three decades in sports television both behind and in front of the camera, she has covered six Olympic Games, heavyweight title fights, golf’s majors, NBA/MLB playoffs and the Super Bowl among countless other marquee events.
Over the course of her career, she has become one of the most experienced female play-by-play announcers in the country, calling over 75 live sporting events a year on a variety of networks including ESPN, ABC, NBC, FOX and TBS.
In addition, she has been recognized nationally for her journalism and leadership in the advancement of sport.
Anne Marie is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and emcee. Delivering keynotes that are alternately funny and touching she seeks to connect with the audience through the power of storytelling.
Her signature keynote, Building an Audacious Mindset, challenges audiences to forget everything they learned about what should happen and create a life built on what could happen if we didn’t accept NO. Anne Marie is a master at helping both corporate and educational audiences discover how to build highly successful teams.
Utilizing the methods observed through behind closed doors coverage of many of sport’s most successful coaches and executives, Anderson delivers concrete tools and entertaining examples of what has worked – and has NOT worked – on some of the biggest stages in sport.
Her first book, Cultivating Audacity – Dismantle Doubt and Let Yourself Win, will be released January of 2025 and is now available for pre-order at Amazon. Anderson walks the reader through a step-by-step process to discover what has been holding them back from doing “the thing” that they have wanted to do.
Whether it is a professional move or a life upgrade, Anne Marie guides the reader through identifying and breaking down their personal barriers to live an audacious life with confidence.
An avid sports fan and participant, and mother of three, Anne Marie enjoys playing beach volleyball, golf, hiking, swimming… and any game in which you keep score!
In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Kayla Logue, an expert communicator, entrepreneur, and author.
In the episode Kayla unpacks your rock bottom moment when she realized she needed to walk away from her marriage that wasn’t working and from a life that she never intended.
She decided to reset her life and started the process of healing and rediscovering herself and her new path in life through the power of journaling.
Kayla walks us through what happened when she walked away from a failing relationship, how she felt, how she worked through it and what life is like for her on the other side.
Kayla Logue, is an acclaimed Author, Personal Development Expert, and Motivational Speaker.
She is the Founder of Move Into Words, a non-profit advocating for mental and physical health through journaling.
Kayla empowers individuals to define their own success, drawing from her diverse expertise in real estate, web design, and SEO strategy.
Her inspiring book, Always Squeezing Lemons, guides readers through personal and professional growth.
In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Army West Point XC/Track & Field Hall of Famer Mike Bernstein about his journey at West Point and at the top of the collegiate distance running world.
In this second part of the interview, Mike discusses how losing his father, finding his life partner, and surviving false allegations at West Point shaped his future and how he viewed his world. He talks about how he navigated Army life while still pursuing his dream to compete in the Olympics and how he used a chance meeting to help him reach a lofty running goal.
Mike is a West Point graduate and former US Army Captain with decades of expertise in corporate finance, supply chain and contract manufacturing.
At West Point, he was the team captain of the cross country and track teams and a 3-time All American.
Known for his strong work ethic and track record of outperforming expectations, he won six individual Patriot League titles and was the 1994 Patriot League Individual Cross Country Champion and the 1995 Patriot League's Outstanding Indoor Male Performer.
After graduation, Mike continued to compete at the highest levels for the US Army World Class Athlete Program while earning his MBA from Colorado State. In 1996, he became the first soldier to win the Army 10-miler, running the distance in 47:59 and breaking the course record.
He also placed 5th at the US Nationals 5k in 1997 and 6th in the US Nationals Indoor 3k in 1998. He qualified for and competed in the US Olympic Trials where he placed 21st. In 2019, Mike was inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame.
Mike served in roles in corporate finance and supply chain at storied food companies such as Mars, Campbell Soup, and Kellogg’s.
He left the workforce a decade ago to focus on raising his two boys while his wife traveled extensively for her job. During that time, he became a prolific investor in several emerging technology companies, and an active real estate investor.
He lives in Lake Forest, IL with his wife Roxanne of 28 years – also a West Point graduate -- and their 2 sons.
In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Army West Point XC/Track & Field Hall of Famer Mike Bernstein about his journey at West Point and at the top of the collegiate distance running world.
Mike Bernstein shares with Erick his decision to go to West Point and how he proactively wrote letters to the head coach at West Point to secure his spot on the team. He recounts how he went from walking in his first XC meet in high school to becoming All-American collegiate athlete.
Mike is a West Point graduate and former US Army Captain with decades of expertise in corporate finance, supply chain and contract manufacturing.
At West Point, he was the team captain of the cross country and track teams and a 3-time All American.
Known for his strong work ethic and track record of outperforming expectations, he won six individual Patriot League titles and was the 1994 Patriot League Individual Cross Country Champion and the 1995 Patriot League's Outstanding Indoor Male Performer.
After graduation, Mike continued to compete at the highest levels for the US Army World Class Athlete Program while earning his MBA from Colorado State. In 1996, he became the first soldier to win the Army 10-miler, running the distance in 47:59 and breaking the course record.
He also placed 5th at the US Nationals 5k in 1997 and 6th in the US Nationals Indoor 3k in 1998. He qualified for and competed in the US Olympic Trials where he placed 21st. In 2019, Mike was inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame.
Mike served in roles in corporate finance and supply chain at storied food companies such as Mars, Campbell Soup, and Kellogg’s.
He left the workforce a decade ago to focus on raising his two boys while his wife traveled extensively for her job. During that time, he became a prolific investor in several emerging technology companies, and an active real estate investor.
He lives in Lake Forest, IL with his wife Roxanne of 28 years – also a West Point graduate -- and their 2 sons.
In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews former collegiate coach Ron Bazil about his 34 year experience coaching men and women cross-country and track and field programs at a very high level.
Coach Bazil recounts his philosophies and methodologies as he evolved throughout house career coaching athletes at three different universities.
He discusses his intentionality with creating a sense of normalcy and community for his athletes at the United States Military Academy so that they could navigate the chaos of cadet life, while still competing at a very high level.
Coach Bazil started his career as Head Track Coach and Assistant Dean of Students in 1968.
Bazil spent nine years at the helm of the Adelphi Track Program, achieving some of the most remarkable results in the school’s athletic history.
During that time, he continued to serve as Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Dean of Men, before being named Director of Athletics, Intramurals, and Recreation in 1972.
In 1970, Adelphi won its first national title in the outdoor (college division) mile relay. The following year proved to be the most significant as the mile relay team not only captured its first NCAA Indoor Title, but also established world records for the mile relay on two consecutive weekends.
That same year, the men’s 880 yard relay and the 4x400 relay won the Championship of America at the Penn Relays. In 1978 the women would also capture this prestigious title in the 4x100 relay. From 1970-1975, the men’s track team captured a total of five NCAA individual outdoor titles, two NCAA outdoor meet records, and two individual indoor national titles. Bazil and his relay team put Adelphi on the national stage, culminating in a feature article in Sports Illustrated magazine.
Bazil had forged his winning formula during his 16 years as the head coach of the cross country and track and teams of the US Military Academy at West Point. During his tenure at Army, Bazil molded his men's and women's teams into nationally competitive programs
Army men were introduced to the Patriot League in the spring of 1992, and the cross country team took home the title in the fall of 1993. They went on to take sixth at the NCAA championships that year, and Bazil also took home the District II NCAA Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year title.
Both the men's and women's cross country teams took home Patriot League championship titles in the fall of 1994, and the men came into the 1995 season with a 12-race winning streak behind them. For that effort Bazil was again named Patriot League Coach of the Year.
He held Patriot League coaching honors every season from 1992-95.
The men's indoor track team went undefeated with a 5-0 record in 1994, and the outdoor team checked off their third straight league championship. Bazil left Army with a combined track and cross country career record of 304-116-2 for dual meets and 13 conference championships.
Bazil elevated the Tulane track and field team into a nationally prominent program after his arrival in 1995. Bazil produced 12 All-Americans to include one realty team, eight NCAA national qualifiers, a sprint medley relay team ranked in the top-10 nationally, 64 individual Conference USA champions, the 1996 Conference USA Freshman of the Year in cross country, and the Outstanding Performer at the Conference USA Indoor Championship in 1997. His athletes have also rewritten the Tulane record books by establishing dozens of new school records.
Perhaps Bazil's greatest accomplishment came during the 1998 cross country season. He guided the Green Wave men to four team titles during the season and qualified as a group to the NCAA Cross Country Championships for the first time in school history by virtue of a runner-up finish to eventual National Champion Arkansas in the South Central District Championships. He also had an individual qualifier on the women's side.
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In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews Dr. Peggy DeLong.
Peggy describes the tragedy she experienced with the loss of her fiance and father and how she learned the power of gratitude and how to leverage it to help her cope with her loss and find a meaningful and joyful life on the other side of it.
She outlines five gratitude steps to take to experience tremendous transformation and manage a chaotic life:
Finally, Peggy invites everyone to take her Five Day Gratitude Challenge.
Dr. Peggy DeLong is a professional speaker, psychologist, and author, known as The Gratitude Psychologist.
She teaches people how to harness the power of gratitude to build resilience and cultivate joy to live their best lives, especially through difficult times.
She does this through keynote speeches, psychotherapy, on-line courses, books, and bracelets.
Peggy is the author of:
She is also the owner of LOVE in a Bracelet, where she designs bracelets for coping with grief and loss, mental health, and inspiration.
She hosts women’s weekly wellness walks and hiking events for connection, spiritual growth, and the healing power of nature.
She is the mother of three young adults, all in college, and the wife of an Air Force Veteran and 6th grade science teacher. When she’s not focused on her businesses, you’ll find Peggy in the mountains, downhill or telemark skiing, kayaking, hiking, or mountain biking.
In this episode, Erick Rheam discusses why it’s critical to work within your natural rhythms and why it’s the best way to ensure you move the needle in your pursuit of significance while taming the Beast.
In his book, Rise Above Chaos, Erick outlines the seven elements of the perfect day. These elements are a set of daily habits that, when applied, will provide a vehicle to significance and a natural insulation from the influences of the Beast.
Element #2, Manage Your Energy prescribes six principles of managing your energy on a daily basis to match the energy of The Beast. One of those principles is working with your natural rhythms. Erick describes three ways to do it so that you may be intentional on how you approach each day that ensures success.
In this episode, Erick Rheam the importance of being intentional with your self care during your various phases of life.
As you navigate life’s daily challenges, it’s important to be intentional with critical resources needed to tame the Beast and remain aligned in body, mind and spirit.
This is why Erick unpacks his thoughts on how to manage life in a very healthy way by having these seven elements in what he calls his “Go Bag” for life.