Uncommon Wealth Podcast

When you're uncommon in the little things, you'll often find that it spreads easily, impacting not only you but those around you. 

In this simple step episode, we're talking about encouraging others, relieving yourself of being the person that has to teach the world a lesson, and having some patience and grace for folks (even if they stink at the first two things in this list). 

What are some uncommon ways you can impact the world around you just a little bit today?

In this bonus episode, we discuss our episode 167 interview with Rayma Dinnen and how faith and "retirement" helped kick things up a notch. 

To listen to the original episode, click here: https://uncommonwealth.com/podcast/blowing-passed-the-finish-line/

What if retirement wasn't the end but in fact just the beginning? What if it wasn't the time to slow down but the time to kick things into high gear? The uncommon path generally tries to find a way to love what you do so much that you don't ever want to retire. But for those of us where that part didn't quite work out, retirement can often be the catalyst to doing more than you ever thought possible and loving it, just like Rayma Dinnen. 

In this episode we're talking with Rayma, who went from spending decades as an ER nurse in Chicago to leading teams doing impactful work in Uganda and here in the States. Along the way, she had multiple encounters where God intervened in her path, including giving up a position of influence within the Reiki community as a noted practitioner and sharing Good News with the last person in the world she would have expected to. This is a story you don't want to miss!

To reach Rayma, you can email here at: [email protected]. 

In this bonus episode, we discuss our episode 165 interview with Joe Snook and his fishing charter business. 

To listen to the original episode, click here: https://uncommonwealth.com/podcast/gone-fishin/

What does success look like for you? Having your own definition is not only important in setting goals and tracking progress but it also protects your uncommon path from being upended chasing someone else's view of success.

In this episode, Phillip and Arron share some personal definitions of success as well as some recommendations on how to craft your own definitions. Plus, the value of focusing on impact over income, knowing when to reign in a lofty goal, and how being faithful with a little progress (even when the situation isn't ideal) will inevitably lead to greater results down the road. 

What is your definition of success? We'd love to hear it! Leave us a comment or shoot us an email at [email protected]. 

For most of us, catching a shark is mostly likely to be a reference to a tv show or a run-in with a door to door salesman. But for Joe Snook, owner of Joe Snook Fishing and Charter, catching a shark could be an actual shark on any given Tuesday. But the transition from doing construction work to running his own charter service wasn't an easy path and likely won't be a permanent one. 

In this episode, we're talking with Joe about how a lackluster personal interaction with a charter service inspired him to take on the work for himself. Also, the importance of a supportive community and the work it takes to get it. Plus, looking forward to the end of  one uncommon path and what to consider when transitioning out of a business. 

You can learn more about Joe by visiting JoeSnook.com

The uncommon path is a step by step thing, but it doesn't mean you can't make those steps a little easier for yourself when the opportunity arises. This week, we're talking about automating your goals. The key is to get started and then start moving the goal post bit by bit to help you on your way. Small actions add up over time, no action does, well, nothing. 

Let us know how simple steps have built up over time for you by sending us an email at [email protected]. 

Life doesn’t always follow the path we expect. For Whitney Maxwell, starting out playing classical pieces led to a winding path of dueling pianos, cruise ships, Swiss clubs, a French major, a Midwest circuit of gigs, and finally back home to Iowa to open up Bloom Music studios. The key to success for Whitney was the willingness to embrace new opportunities as they came and to just keep moving forward.

In this episode, we talk with Whitney about her music background, the pros and cons of being a cruise musician, and how a surprise newspaper article allowed her to bail from corporate work into full-time music teaching. Plus, the impact of faith on her work, things she wouldn’t do again as part of growing her business, and her Airbnb journey.

To learn more, visit bloommusicstudio.com

In this Simple Step episode we're talking about taking the time to dream a little bit. One of the key steps in an uncommon life is to have an idea where you'd like to see your life go. But often that vision gets lost or, never found, under the burdens and business of day-to-day life. 

So, we want you go go on a date with your spouse with the sole purpose of dreaming about the future. If unconstrained by money and other considerations, what do you want your life to be like? Do you want to retire in your current house? Travel? Serve the world in a completely different capacity? Talk it out and, this part is important, write it down. That will lay the foundation for future conversations about bringing some of those dreams to fruition. 

Have you done a dream again date? We'd love to hear about it! Email us at [email protected]. 

What do you call it when you have a side gig for 13 years that makes no money? If you're Ben Fust, you'd call it exactly what you were looking for.  In addition to being the chief audio man here at the Uncommon Wealth Podcast, Ben also has his own podcast, is a house church pastor, Business Architect, and a family man. 

In this episode, we're talking about how an uncommon path sometimes means clearing the way for side gigs that bring more than money. Plus, how to balance when there are multiple things you're passionate about, the simplicity of authenticity, and how to live a life of faith in a secular workplace. 

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