In this episode, Mindset Training: Conquer Your Mind and Rest Will Follow, Benjamin and Dr. Nekeshia Hammond talk about self-leadership, burnout, making life pivots, and how to get more out of life than you are experiencing right now. Dr. Hammond is a psychologist and author of the newly released book, Mindset Training: Conquer Your Mind and the Rest Will Follow. She is a mental wellness expert and is highly recognized for her expertise in mental health, burnout prevention, and leadership development. She has held influential leadership roles, including President of the Florida Psychological Association.  Her thought leadership has been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and Essence Magazine. This conversation explores the critical importance of self-care as the foundation for mental health and personal growth and tackles the societal stigmas that often equate expressing personal needs with weakness, highlighting a positive shift towards mental health awareness and self-love. This episode empowers you to see self-care not as a luxury, but as an essential tool to become the best version of yourself, ultimately benefiting those who depend on your well-being.

Episode Quote:

"Self-leadership is not selfish, it's essential to your health and well-being. By leading yourself well first you position yourself to maximize your impact on others."

This episode, like all Rise and Lead Podcast episodes, is highly practical and motivating. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!

On this episode, How to Win the War In Your Mind: Simple Filter and Three Bucket Tool, Benjamin explores the transformative power of reshaping your mindset for personal growth and leadership success. Drawing inspiration from the story of the prodigal son, he discusses the profound impact of self-perception and thought patterns on our potential. By taking responsibility for your thoughts, you can cultivate a healthier mindset that propels you toward greater achievements in both personal and professional realms. On any given day you have over 60,000-80,000 thoughts that run through your head, 95% of those thoughts are repeated from the day before, and 80% of those are negative. The life you want starts in your head. This episode is all about helping you control your thoughts so your thoughts to control you.

Episode Quote:

"If you can identify what is feeding a negative and toxic thought you can address it at the root instead of trying to constantly manage the branches. "

This episode, like all Rise and Lead Podcast episodes, is highly practical and motivating. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!

On this episode, Life’s 7 Doors of Opportunity and How to Choose the Right Door to Walk Through, Benjamin brings you massive clarity and a proven approach to navigate opportunities (doors) with confidence. How do you know which doors you should stay away from, which doors you should lean into, and what you should do when there seems to be no open doors at all? Learn the secrets to navigating these doors, understanding which ones to embrace, and which to steer clear of to transform your life’s trajectory. Discover how persistence, the right connections, and divine timing can lead you to the right opportunities. No more feeling lost, you will leave with clarity, strategy, and more hope than you have right now. Benjamin talks through all the doors, what you should do with each one, and give you a strategy for choosing which door is right for you. Use this episode to regroup, get focused, and process what your next move is.

Episode Quote:

"What do you with a delayed door? You crush your current assignment, you let God continue growing your character, and you focus on the development of your gifts. The key with delayed doors is to stay focused and stay ready."

This episode, like all Rise and Lead Podcast episodes, is highly practical and motivating. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!

New Episode: Stress is Killing You and You Need a Better Support System to Avoid Burnout and Thrive - RAL 84

On this episode, Stress is Killing You and You Need a Better Support System to Avoid Burnout and Thrive, I share a short teaching on the correlation between your level of stress and your level of support. Stress feels like a constant battle, if it’s not one thing it’s another. If you were asked what is stressing you out right now and if you were given a pen and piece of paper, you’d start making a list. Often the more stressful life become the more we tell ourselves, "Put your head down and work harder". The majority of us have an inadequate support system for the level of stress we are leading under. This is a dangerous spot for any leader to be in. It’s the root cause of addiction, toxic behavior, and ultimately burnout. This is a really important conversation when it comes to being a life-giving giving leader for life. This episode is direct and practical. 

Episode Quote: 

"You need habits and relationships that can offer you the support you need right now, not the support you needed 10 or twenty years ago. I love that you still have friends from college, but the areas of your life that matter most right now need mentors, not friends."

This episode, like all Rise and Lead Podcast episodes, is highly practical and motivating. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now! 

On this episode, 7 Things Young Need to Stop Doing In Order to Develop Mentally Strong Young Leaders , Benjamin teaches you what stop doing and what start doing to build leaders who are prepared for the challenges of the world. Mental strength isn't about acting tough or suppressing emotions. Instead, mentally strong leaders are resilient and they have the courage and confidence to reach their full potential for the service of others. This episode is a call to action for every mentor, parent, and educator determined to leave a legacy of strength and leadership. This episode discusses the often-overlooked aspects of validation and recognition, the courage to take smart risks, and the necessity of setting a strong example for the young leaders to emulate. Young leaders need you and you need this episode to expand your impact and influence on the next generation.

Episode Quote:

"If you were not willing to process your feelings and emotions and get in tune with those, you’ll have a difficult time raising up young leaders who can process emotions in a healthy way. You can’t take people where you are not will to go yourself."

This episode, like all Rise and Lead Podcast episodes, is highly practical and motivating. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!

On this episode, 5 Step to Becoming a Fully Present Leader,  Benjamin teaches you how to maximize your moments for greater impact and how you can focus your attention better on the person in front of you, your team, your family, and the relationships that matter most. Most people underestimate how important it is to be fully present. Mastering this skill will change your life as a leader and the lives of those around you. No more blank stares, constant distractions, multitasking, or day dreaming, this is your time to step into the moments that matter, many of which you can’t get back once they’re gone. This isn't about fleeting attention—it's about the lasting power of truly being there for every moment. Being fully present, that’s what you need to do and what this episode is all about.

Episode Quote:

"You are missing moments with the people who matter most and you are missing opportunities because you are distracted and unable to shut out the noise and focus. Buying gifts for your family or your team, booking vacations, are not a replacement for your presence. Your presence is your present."

This episode, like all Rise and Lead Podcast episodes, is highly practical and motivating. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!

In this episode, Leading While Grieving with Hannah Wachter, Benjamin and Hannah start off exploring her transformation from a grieving daughter to an executive grief coach. She bravely shared how the loss of her mother influenced her leadership and prompted her to challenge the misconceptions of grief in Western society. Hannah stressed the importance of acknowledging and accepting grief, and she offered some invaluable advice on how leaders can honor their loved ones while also processing their grief. The conversation took a deeper turn as they began to discuss fear as a manifestation of grief, and how this often misunderstood emotion can greatly impact the grieving process.  This is an essential conversation for everyone who has lost someone. Hannah has a graduate degree in Christian Leadership and has worked as a mindset coach before focusing on coaching clients through grief recovery.

Episode Quote:

"Find a space where you can open up and express your grief , which is your own. You are not going to grieve like anyone else because your story is unique and your loss unique to you. Don't compare your grief to anyone else's grief. You don't get over the loss of someone you loved, but you can work through the pain and come out on the other side. Jesus grieved, it's human."

This episode, like all Rise and Lead Podcast episodes, is highly practical and motivating. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!

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On this episode, Manifesting by Faith,  Benjamin talks about  what manifesting is, he dives into weather or not manifesting really works, and reflects on the intersection of manifesting and faith. This teaching includes a step by step strategy to help your dreams become a reality, and concludes with a story of a young leader who took an idea and built a platform that is now impacting thousands of people. There is something in this episode for you, specially if you have dreams collecting dust on a shelf, dreams hat you once hoped would happen for you and your family.

Episode Quote:

"sometimes the vision God plants is small and seems insignificant at the time or doesn’t seem spiritual enough to be from God. If you are a person of faith, walking by faith, be faithful to the vision no matter how small it is our even if it doesn’t make sense in the moment. If the vision is help one person, help that person, if the vision is serve your family, then serve your family, if the vision is launch that non-profit , launch it, if the vision is to start that business, get if off the ground and grow it. Let God show you over time how it all connects together, your responsibility is to be faithful to the vision. "

This episode, like all Rise and Lead Podcast episodes, is highly practical and motivating. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!

On this episode, So What, Now What with Coach Mike Sanford, Benjamin and Mike talk about the reality of being a college football coach at the highest level, the weight and pressure that comes with this profession, and the immense responsibility of raising up the next generations of young leaders to win in all areas of life, on the field and beyond. Mike Sanford has submitted the apexes of college football coaching, most recently as the Interim Head Coach for the University of Colorado. He has coached numerous players who have earned All-American honors and have gone on to play for the National Football League, including Jordan Love who will be the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers as they begin their 2023 season. Along with the success, Mike has also experienced some of the greatest challenges professionally and personally. Through it all his family is strong, his faith is secure, and he continues to lead with excellence, finding joy and purpose in literally everything he does. This is not a sugar-coated conversation and is packed with timeless life and leadership lessons.

Episode Quote:

"Be authentically you. Do what you have been created to do, what you have been groomed to do, and be authentically yourself. At the end of the day, if the authentic leader is not successful in the eyes of the world, God will provide. You are never a failure when you are leading as the best version of who God created you to be."

This episode, like all Rise and Lead Podcast episodes, is highly practical and motivating. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!

On this episode, Break Every Chain, Benjamin will be teaching you how  to overcome the chains that are holding you back, the same chains that could potentially affect generations to come. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT EPISODE. What ran in your family for generations can stop with you, with God’s help, you can usher in a new chapter and new future. You are listening to this episode by accident. You are here for a reason. You are a chain-breaker.

Episode Quote:

"A Chain breaker is the fork in the family tree. A person, just like you who says, I will not carry the toxic patterns and behaviors of my family or community forward anyone more. It’s a line in the sand that says,  I deserve better, my marriage deserves better, my family deserves better, my children deserve better, and future generations deserve better. You are choosing to be the person that sets a new precedence in your family and in your community."

This episode, like all Rise and Lead Podcast episodes, is highly practical and motivating. Don't forget to subscribe to the Rise and Lead Podcast to ensure you get notified when new episodes release every month.  When you share about the podcast, make sure and tag @benjaminlundquist, and he'll always try and give you a re-post. Remember, the best time to rise and lead is now!