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 professional can identify where they are, so that they can formulate an action plan to move forward in the right direction.
In this episode, Erick unpacks the success mode. People who scored between 380 and 530 on the assessment are in success mode. Within each mode there are three phases. In success mode they are:
Established Professional (380 - 440)
Emerging Leader (445 - 475)
Respected Leader (480 - 530)
Erick discusses each phase, steps on how to navigate the phases, and the negative tactics of the Beast and how to mitigate them within each phase.
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 professional can identify where they are, so that they can formulate an action plan to move forward in the right direction.
In this episode, Erick unpacks the Survival Mode. People who scored between 125 and 375 on the assessment are in survival mode. Within each mode there are three phases. In survival mode they are:
Rock Bottom (125 - 250)
Frustrated Soul (255 - 305)
Hopeful Spirit (310 - 375)
Erick discusses each phase, steps on how to navigate the phases, and the negative tactics of the Beast and how to mitigate them within each phase.
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.
Jack Swift is the President and CRO of TIFIN. He also serves on the boards of TIFIN and Bow River Capital’s Evergreen Fund.
Prior to joining TIFIN, Jack was the President of Crestone Capital, a $2.7B multi-family office of entrepreneurs who have started, built, and successfully exited their companies.
A serial entrepreneur, Jack Co-Founded his first company in 2007, Northern Lights Capital, which subsequently grew into Pacific Current Group,
where Jack led global fundraising and acted as an Operating Partner across many of Pacific Current’s companies on four continents. Jack and his partners took Pacific Current public (ASX: PAC) in 2014.
Before embarking on the entrepreneur chapter of his career, Jack led the institutional business development efforts for Janus Capital Group, now Janus Henderson. Under his leadership the institutional team raised over $30B in three years, making it the fastest growing and most profitable business unit at Janus at that time.
Jack is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was Class President, a 12-time letter award winner in Track and Cross-Country, and received the Superintendent’s Award for Achievement. He served in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger.
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 influence of drugs and alcohol. He shares how he managed to stay sober for over six years, while running a very successful barbershop with his childhood friend and how he found peace in what he calls his “3rd place”.
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.
Erick discusses the tactic of identifying your big three for the day and placing boundaries around your daily tasks that allows you to focus on the three most important things in your life, every single day. More importantly, he shares a tool he created to help you do just that!
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. Erick provides a broad stroke on what the book teaches and highlights one area he liked in the book. He also provides some insight on how to clarify an idea you might want bring into the world.
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 eyesight and hearing because of bomb blast while serving in the US Army.
Aaron opens up about his struggles with depression and loneliness as he struggled to find purpose after his accident. He shares how his family and ultimately his wife, Makala, supported him as he discovered his passion for cooking that turned into a phenomenal business and a life filled with purpose.
Join Erick as he unpacks Aaron’s story and celebrates a real life American hero.
After serving 14 years in both the Navy as a chef to the Commander of the US 6th Fleet and then transitioning on to becoming an Army team leader in one of the military’s most dangerous jobs, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Staff Sergeant Aaron Hale was blinded by an IED.
Not letting his injuries hold him back, Aaron became an EOD instructor, motivational speaker, mountain climber, white water kayaker, and marathon runner. Four years later tragedy struck again when Aaron contracted bacterial meningitis which robbed him of his hearing leaving him not just 100% blind but completely deaf as well.
Again, Aaron picked himself up, dusted off, and continued to chase the best of what life has to offer.
Today, he’s back speaking and sharing his story, running marathons, he’s a proud husband and father of three boys, a 12 year old and three year old identical twins, runs a thriving chocolate company with his wife, partnered with a fellow wounded veteran and friend to form a real estate investment company, a social media influencer, recently completed his third 100 mile ultra marathon, and just launched a podcast.
This 4th of July, Aaron will run what’s called the world’s toughest foot race, Badwater 135, a 135-mile race across Death Valley to Mt. Whitney.
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 of the 12 traits that he found interesting to include: responsibility, mindset, and courage.
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 out the seven elements of a perfect day. These elements are designed to protect you from the Beast. One of those elements is to build a team or surround yourself with the right people that edify you, support you, and evolve with you.
Pastor David shares his own personal story and how critical it was for him to be intentional with the people he chose to do life with as he pursued a life of ministry.
David & Sumer Norris are the senior pastors at City Church For All Nations in Bloomington, Indiana. They have been married for seventeen years and have four children: Davin, Adrian, Zaden, and Kendallyn.
Hanging out with family, watching movies, and playing sports are some of their hobbies.
Through their personal ministry, David Norris Ministries, they regularly speak at FamilyLife marriage conferences,
churches, and other venues across Bloomington, the United States, and worldwide. They are honored to lead a church that brings together 40 nationalities, different ethnicities, and multiple church backgrounds.
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 he asks to help guide him on this journey.