Thee Uncommon Podcast

What is a 'financial friend,' and why should you have one? 

In this episode, Phil and Ryan are joined by Andrew Pistorious, to discuss the importance of having a financial friend. No, we're not talking about an accountant that you're chummy with - we mean a close friend who knows the ins-and-outs of your financial picture, as well as your goals & values, and can hold you accountable to keep your money and values in alignment. 

Ask yourself, "Who is someone in my life that I trust to share the personal details of my financial picture, and hold me accountable in my stewardship?" Be willing to lead out in this area, practicing vulnerability & transparency; and you may be surprised to find that others are interested in engaging with this conversation. 

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What does "abundance" mean from a biblical standpoint? How do we invite God's abundance into our lives from a place of pure motives? In this episode, Phil and Ryan share their words for 2023, and unpack what biblical abundance looks like, and how we can pray and invite God's abundance into our lives for His glory! Thank you for listening to the show, please follow, rate/review and share the show so this message can spread and help more people on their own Uncommon journeys!

In this episode, Ryan shares of his experience with doing family goal setting retreats with his wife, including a comical stay at Great Wolf Lodge (with no kids;) 

Be challenged and inspired to do your own family goal setting retreat - and utilize our free template! 

When planning your own retreat, remember the following:

Download our FREE marriage goal setting retreat worksheet here: file:///Users/Ryan/Downloads/_Family_Goal_Setting_Retreat_template%20(2).pdf 

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In this episode, Phillip & Ryan unpack the benefits of affirmations and visualization in designing your ideal life. 

We're not talking about the new age concept of manifesting. We are not promoting a pseudoscientific self-help strategy based on law of attraction where you just think really hard about something you want, make a vision board, mutter some mantras, and POOF! your desired outcome magically appears.

We're talking about the daily discipline of training your mind to focus on who you desire to become, and the life you aspire to live. As Philippians 4:8 tells us: Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, or admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things. That's our goal with affirmations. 

"Affirmations are one of the most effective tools for quickly becoming the person you need to be to achieve everything you want in your life. Affirmations allow you to design and then develop the mindset (thoughts, beliefs, focus) that you need to take any area of your life to the next level" (The Miracle Morning, 66)

From this place of positive affirmations, you can begin to visualize the life you want to live into. Visualization refers to the process of using your imagination to create vivid pictures of your desired outcomes, and to regularly meditate on these visual outcomes. This is widely practiced by successful athletes, businesspeople and other leaders to enable them to picture the success they’re pursuing. 

Check out our FREE PDF to create your own affirmations and visualizations so you can start designing your Uncommon life today: file:///Users/Ryan/Downloads/affirmations_and_visualizations_fillable%20(1).pdf 

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What does it look like to optimize your physical, mental and emotional well being? 

Phillip & Ryan explore how health and fitness are a vital linchpin that directly impact how you show up in your relationships, work, etc. They share their personal approaches to health and fitness, including their exercise routines, eating plans, and productive pause strategies for mental and emotional health. 

We realize it's challenging to fire on all cylinders. That's why it's so crucial to have systems in place, and accountability to spur you on when you face inevitable challenges. 

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What does it look like to optimize your physical, mental and emotional well being? 

Phillip & Ryan explore how health and fitness are a vital linchpin that directly impact how you show up in your relationships, work, etc. They share their personal approaches to health and fitness, including their exercise routines, eating plans, and productive pause strategies for mental and emotional health. 

We realize it's challenging to fire on all cylinders. That's why it's so crucial to have systems in place, and accountability to spur you on when you face inevitable challenges. 

Be sure to check out the following resources: 

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Phillip shares his testimony, how a trial during college forced him to reassess his relationship with God, and recommit himself. He also shares the powerful witness of his then girlfriend (now wife) Erin, and how God sovereignly caused them to be apart so they could both grow in their faith. 

Wherever you are in your faith journey, please know that YOU are loved by your Creator God, and He has an amazing life for you to live if you will but follow Him. 

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In this episode, Ryan shares his testimony, how heartbreak in college led him to truly surrendering his heart and life to Christ for the first time - despite growing up in a Christian home and attending church his whole life. 

All of our journeys look different, with seasons of sorrow and seasons of joy. Wherever you are at in your faith journey, be encouraged to know that YOU are loved by your Creator God, and He has an amazing life for you to live if you will follow after Him. 

 Be encouraged and challenged by Jesus's words in Matthew 16:24, 25: If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lost it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it

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Phillip and Ryan sit down with Matt Joens to discuss radical generosity: what does it look like, and why is it important? Is it truly better to give than to receive? We think so. 

Matt shares stories of several individuals who modeled radical generosity to him, and inspired him to carry that legacy forward in his own life. We encourage you to reflect on your own level of generosity, and consider how you might take it to the next level! 

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In this episode, Phillip and Ryan unpack the idea of stewardship, the exceptional management of our God-given resources. What does it look like to be a faithful steward of what God has entrusted to us? 

When we view what we have as gifts, rather than personal possessions, we step into the freedom of living selfless instead of selfish, and can focus on generosity instead of greed. 

Our encouragement to you is to: 

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