In this episode, Erick Rheam interviews professional speaker and podcaster, Ravi Rajani, 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 everything right to get into corporate sales only to be disappointed when he realized the reality of corporate sales didn’t align with his perception of it.
Ravi discusses how his mom taught him the concept of “soul contracts” and why it’s important to look at opportunities as providential and lean into them. He’s passionate about being expressive with your passions and learning to leverage them as part of your spiritual journey.
He believes most fail to make big moves because they miss the signals that life gives us when it’s time for a change. He got to the point where the pain of staying where he was in his corporate life far outweighed the risk of moving on, so it was the pain that gave him the courage to start making big moves.
In the end, it was a series of decisions in his career that was not linear, but gave him the momentum toward his calling. Once he went all in on his own thing and stopped juggling multiple things at the same time, was the moment he finally found his ultimate success.
Finally, Ravi lays out what a meaningful life looks like to him.
Ravi Rajani helps B2B sales teams build trust, create a connection with their prospects and sell more by mastering the art of story.
From being enrolled in dance school as a kid, stumbling into theatre as a teen, and delivering hundreds of pitches and presentations during his time in Investment Banking & Sales Leadership, Ravi is here to help you craft stories that sell and deliver presentations that convert.
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 begin to discover a deeper meaning into your life purpose.
Janelle is an insightful, aware, resourceful, passionate encourager. She is a Certified Enneagram Coach and is passionate about helping people live into their gifts and talents with greater self-awareness.
Janelle combines entrepreneurial and corporate experience to help leaders increase their influence and drive employee engagement, performance and overall well being.
Janelle is co-owner of B23 Strategies - a leadership development firm - that partners with forward thinking companies that understand that people are their greatest asset.
Janelle's greatest inspiration comes from her family of 3 grown children and husband of 25 years, as they continue to be her best teachers of life's priorities and blessings.
Contact Janelle DeWolf at janelle@b23strategies.com and mention the Rise Above Chaos podcast and she will provide you an email based assessment for $25.00.
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 protect against the chaos of your life, then burnout and regret will be your constant companion.
Erick discusses his personal experience fresh off his latest retreat where he rode an Amtrak sleeper car train across seven states and passed three time zones before he ultimately found himself in downtown Seattle where he stayed an extra two days before flying home to complete his journey.
Erick unpacks what he learned and shares his recommendations if you decide to duplicate his journey for your own personal retreat.
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 in your life so you have room to pursue a significant life.
There are five guidelines to follow when developing systems:
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 team surround yourself with four types of team members:
There are three guiding principles when building a team:
When relating with others, follow these cardinal rules:
When evaluating your current team, use these questions to ensure you have the right people:
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 when managing expectations in order to minimize conflict.
There are four guidelines to consider when managing expectations:
Your reality - Clarify your reality and embrace the constraints you must manage as you navigate your life.
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 insulate yourself from the Beast.
There are five areas to clarify:
Embracing reality can be the toughest challenge to overcome. Here are three steps to help with that:
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 that you may spend more time working within your strengths and less time on your weaknesses.
There are three types of tasks that pull you from your strengths:
Your goal is to remove as many of those tasks as possible so that you can create more time and focus your energy on your strengths. You do this by identifying the following with each task outside of your strength zone:
Make a list of your recurring tasks and start looking for tasks you can remove from your list so that you can start living more within your strengths.
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, but it’s not guaranteed.
If you plan to take on the Beast, then you must match its energy.
In this episode Erick outlines the six guidelines or daily habits I recommend to manage your energy to protect yourself from the Beast:
Install these guidelines into your daily habits and overtime you’ll realize a significant increase in your energy levels that will allow you to navigate the obstacles created by the Beast.
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 overwhelmed with activities, especially with tasks that don’t really matter in the big picture of your life.
The first step to put the Beast in check is to identify the three most important things you need to focus on each day. This includes all areas of your life! So, start each day with one simple question:
“What are the three most important things I need to get done today?”
Write those three things down and focus on them. Don’t worry about the rest of the items you need to address until you get those primary three tasks done first. Give yourself the gift of this constraint and watch how it will begin to affect your life in a positive way.
It will be hard in the beginning, but your body, mind and soul will adjust and you will reap the benefits of a more focused mindset.