Navigating the Highs and Rising Above the Lows with Erick Rheam

The Speaker Lab Podcast

The Speaker Lab

Authors, Public Speakers, Public Speaking, How To, Marketing, Smallbusiness, Coaching, Education, Entrepreneurship, Speaking, Business, Side Gig

4.8 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

“It’s your vision that influences which way you go. Because you’ve already thought about it ahead of time.”

In this episode of The Speaker Lab podcast, Erick Rheam joins us to talk about what it takes to navigate the chaotic and often overwhelming journey of being a speaker and entrepreneur. You've probably heard Erick on the show before, but today he's sharing a different side of things with candid advice drawn from his own rock-bottom moment and the life-changing principles he discovered to rise above the chaos.

Erick's journey is a compelling blend of personal and professional growth, underscored by moments of introspection and dramatic change. From his early struggles in 2005—marked by personal and professional setbacks—to discovering his 'why' and taming the inner beast, Erick provides a riveting narrative that is both inspiring and practical for anyone looking to succeed in the speaking industry. He touches on the importance of living with clarity, leveraging encouragement, and mastering human dynamics, all essential tools for rising above life's challenges.

Through Erick's story, listeners gain valuable lessons on embracing their spiritual journey, managing their energy and priorities, and building meaningful connections. Erick underscores the idea that significance and peace come not from a lack of chaos but from rising above it with intention and purpose.

Whether you're a new speaker or an experienced entrepreneur, this episode is packed with actionable insights and heartfelt anecdotes that encourage you to chart your path to significance. So tune in, and equip yourself with the wisdom to rise above the chaos and live a life of meaning and influence!

You’ll learn:

Erick's rise above chaos framework
Embracing your spiritual journey
Taming your inner critic
How to leverage encouragement
Igniting your influence
Mastering communication and human dynamics
And much, much more!

“Ask yourself what makes you come alive and do that.”

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0:00.0	Hey, Fran, Graham Baldwin here.
0:01.4	Hey, what if I told you that there was a single marketing asset that you could use to book tens of thousands of dollars in paid speaking gigs before you even have a website?
0:10.2	Well, that tool exists.
0:11.4	And Dan Irvin, one of the speakers on our team, used it to book over $36,000 in speaking gigs without a fancy website or any social media presence.
0:19.6	Even better, we're going to teach you exactly how
0:22.1	to create that tool for your speaking business in under an hour. For a limited time, we're going to
0:26.9	be offering a free live training on how to build and use this marketing asset to start booking
0:31.9	paid gigs in just a few weeks. If you want to hear more, go to thespeakalab.com slash marketing.
0:38.4	That's what you got to do is go to the speakelab.com slash marketing and we'll see you there. Each and every one of us has to answer the fundamental question why.
1:00.0	Because here's what I know.
1:02.0	In a world that's full of conflict and often it's going against you and hostile because
1:08.0	we live in a hostile world, when you wake up, Grant, and you
1:11.0	start your day, if you don't know what your why is, the world and the beast will eat you
1:15.9	alive because every person must answer that why. You know, what I learned is Mark Twain said,
1:20.7	the two most important days are the day you are born and the day you find out why. And so
1:26.1	until you answer that question, why, it's hard to rise above the chaos.
1:36.3	Hey, friends, welcome back to the speaker lab podcast.
1:38.5	Grant Bolden here, excited for you to join us today.
1:40.8	We've got another fan favorite with Eric Ream, who is back with us again.
1:45.1	This is his 9,452nd episode with us of the 500 and, I don't know, 20, 30 something that we've done.
1:52.4	So don't do the math on that. But today we're going to be talking about a topic that faces not just speakers, but faces entrepreneurs in general. And the reality is, is that
2:02.4	being a speaker, being an entrepreneur is very, very, very difficult. And so anytime I'm talking
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