Kingdom Legacy Podcast

Chasing Your Dreams with Intentionality w/Mike Rice

"Every morning we have 2 choices: 1) keep sleeping with our dreams or 2) Get up and chase them!"
That's a quote from my guest, Mike Rice. Mike works as an IT Staffing Executive with Golden Technology and has over 20 years of consulting experience. He’s also very active with non-profit work and serves on the board of an awesome charity called Single Parent Provision. Mike is a husband, father - and most importantly a follower of Jesus Christ.
In this episode we discuss everything from Mike's testimony, to his work and how he views the workplace as his mission field to impact souls for the Kingdom. We also touch on the disciplines he's put in place to maintain his overall health and thereby show up best as a husband, father, and more.
Mike shares about a realization he had in his marriage in that while he was loving his wife well, he was convicted that he wasn't pursuing her well. And this realization prompted him to create what he refers to as Beth's Strategic Plan. Mike uses this plan to document important things about his wife including her interests, love languages, and more in an effort to stay curious and appreciative about how she's changing. It's a really cool idea and something we all should do for our wives!
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Who Moved My Cheese?

How do you respond to unforeseen change in your life?
Do you panic? Do you curse your misfortune? Do you shrug and smile?
If you follow Jesus, how should you respond to change? It's natural for us to view change as an inconvenience or even a threat to our well being. But what if we viewed change as a chance to place greater faith in God, die to ourselves, and receive new opportunities and blessings from our God who loves us?
In his groundbreaking book, Who Moved My Cheese? author Spencer Johnson tells a fable of 4 characters who live in a maze and love cheese. But one day, their endless supply of cheese vanishes! While 2 of the characters immediately set off into the unfamiliar maze in search of new cheese, the other 2 characters waste ample time complaining and feeling sorry for themselves. Rather than ask important questions like, "Why did the cheese vanish?" or "How can we discover new cheese?" they demand to know who moved their cheese.
What do you desire most in life?
This is an important question for us to regularly reflect on. Is it an improved relationship? A new or "better" job? Better health? More money, popularity, happiness? And what do you believe is standing in your way of having your desires fulfilled?
The temptation is for us to look externally and blame others or our circumstances for our desires not being met. One truth remains: change is inevitable. The quicker we can come to terms with change and adapt, the more satisfaction we will have in life.
As you walk your own Uncommon path, make sure you anticipate, monitor, adapt to change - and change yourself! And you will end up enjoying change, because it keeps your sharp and produces growth!
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Creating an Uncommon Marriage by Investing in Your Spouse w/Tyler & Tallis Strub

How should you respond when your spouse shares their most audacious dreams with you?
What are the typical responses? Skepticism. Amusement. Fear...
What about whole hearted support?
To be sure, there are necessary questions to be asked, and a certain level of pragmatism to be exercised. But what if we leaned into supporting and encouraging our partner to shoot for the stars, to blaze their own Uncommon path?
What if one of the best ways for us to love our spouses is to fully support and invest in their dreams?
That was my conversation with Tyler and Tallis Strub. They are a couple who is walking their own Uncommon path in their marriage, as parents, in their work, and in casting victorious vision for their future!
In this episode you will hear:
their story of how they got together as high school sweet hearts, fell in love and got married (awwww)
how Tallis took the former Des Moines Ballroom, breathed new life into it and made it the success it is today. Check out their classes here: desmoinesballroom.com
how Tallis started her own podcast, When We Arise, which empowers women to enter into God's presence through dance. You can listen here: https://www.whenwearise.com/
and how as a couple, Tyler and Tallis encourage and speak life into each other's dreams, while casting unified vision for their family legacy
They also share their 1 word they believe best describes the other person - you'll wanna hear that!
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Leaving a Legacy of Lasting Leadership with Josh Terrell

What do you want your legacy to look like?
What is the legacy you're creating today?
It might be best to start with your definition of "legacy." Is the inheritance you leave behind to loved ones? Maybe it's starting a business, organization or charity that will endure beyond your living years. Maybe it's "ever green" content or art you create.
When considering legacy it helps to think about the enduring impact you will leave with your life.
And a major aspect of impact is relationships. What legacy will you leave as a spouse, a parent, a son or daughter, a friend, a boss or employee, etc.?
In this episode I talk about just that with my guest Josh Terrell. Josh is a coach, a servant leader in his church and community, a husband, father, friend - and most importantly: a follow of Jesus.
We get into Josh's background, both personally and vocationally, and look at the people who had a positive impact on him along the way. Today Josh is striving to have a similar positive impact on those he leads in his business, his home, and his community.
We talk about the importance of stewardship - how to effectively manage the resources and relationships God has blessed us with. We also consider the question of "Who am I impacting on a daily basis?" and "How will my impact leave a legacy for generations to come?"
In our day to day grind, it can be difficult to see how we are having a positive lasting impact on our co-workers, kids or neighbors. But the reality is that we can't even fathom the impact we can have on someone over the course of a lifetime - it's tremendous!
So may we view each day as an opportunity to have a positive impact - even a smile or a kind word - and know that that impact can compound over time to create a life legacy!
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Developing Resiliency through Overcoming Life’s Challenges w/Jonathan York

What does it look like to live a resilient life?
Can resiliency only be gained through the gauntlet of unrelenting trials? Or, can resiliency be learned and cultivated by intentionally doing hard things?
In this episode, Ryan sits speaks with Jonathan York with Resilient Man Project.
Jonathan shares his story of overcoming addiction and cultivating resiliency through the many challenges he's faced in life. Jonathan tells about how he placed his faith in Jesus Christ while in prison, then later met the love of his wife, started a family, as well as a successful business.
Today, Jonathan's mission is to share his story - as well as the stories of others - who have developed resiliency through their own trials.
It's true that as we all navigate our own Uncommon paths, we too will need resiliency to overcome inevitable trials and setbacks.
Be encouraged by James 1:2-4 which says, Count it all joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
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Transforming Your Identity through Uncommon Goal Setting pt. 2

We continue our conversation from pt 1, as we look at how to create SMART goals, reflect on our motives, and put effective systems in place to give us the best odds for success.
Download our FREE Goals System worksheet and start creating your own Uncommon goals today!
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Thee Fraternity LIVE - Building Deep Bonds w/our Kids through Emotional Labeling

How do we build deep bonds with our kids?
Is it by playing with them at the park? Taking them to their favorite restaurant? Buying them their favorite toy?
While it's good to be aware of our kids' love languages, the research shows that the #1 way to build deep bonds with our kids is by helping them process their emotions in difficult situations.
In this episode the men in our Fraternity discuss the importance of building deep bonds as fathers, and reflect on the do's and don'ts of helping our kids label their emotions.
We also look at the analogy of "the sprinkler" i.e. times when our kids are surprised by negative circumstances, and are overwhelmed by emotion.
You will learn about the 3 phases that our child's brain goes through during and after the sprinkler, and how to tactfully be a calming presence, allow them to cool off, and then provide logical feedback to help them process and grow. Doing so will create deep emotional bonds that will elevate our relationships with our kids for years to come!
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Transforming Your Identity through Uncommon Goal Setting pt. 1

What kind of goals do you set?
What question are most people trying to answer when they set a goal? What am I trying to achieve?
But is this the right - or most important - question to ask?
What if we reframed goal setting with the question: Who am I trying to become?
In this episode Phil & Ryan look at an Uncommon but effective approach to goal setting that focuses on 2 main aspects:
Creating SMART goals
Creating identity-based goals
By aligning our goals with our core values and attaching them to a greater vision of who we aspire to become, we can guard against feelings of burn out and let down, and ensure that we stay motivated for long term success and transformation.
Download our FREE Goals System worksheet and start creating your own Uncommon goals today!
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Thee Fraternity LIVE - How to Boost our Happy Hormones :)

Ever wonder why sometimes you feel inexplicably happy - while other times you're bummed?
Part of the answer lies in the chemicals produced in our bodies, particularly the chemicals affectionately known as the "happy hormones."
Chemicals like dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and cortisol each have their own role in producing both short and long term happiness in our lives - as well as the lives of those around us. These chemicals affect our minds, our moods and our bodies. And there are a whole host of factors & situations that impact the production of these chemicals, including our diet, sleep, laugher, stress, pleasure, quality time with loved ones, and more!
Understanding how these chemicals are produced, as well as their impact on our happiness, can empower us to consciously do things to produce good chemicals and avoid bad chemicals.
This power will directly impact every area of our lives, including the deep bonds of meaningful relationships, our overall health & well being, our work performance, our decisions, and the vision we cast for our lives!
If you've ever seen the movie Inside Out, just think of it as taking back the control panel from your emotions- you're in the driver's seat!
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Reflections from our Elevate Experience - with Tom & Chris

What can your life look like after participating in our Elevate Experience?
We sit down for a conversation with Tom & Chris - 2 of the participants in our MN Elevate Experience - to hear about the growth they've experienced since our weekend retreat.
We've all experienced some version of the "summer camp high": you go to a weekend retreat, meet some awesome people, hear some inspirational speeches, and set some loft goals... only to return home to your routine and grind and forget all about the vision you were so excited about.
Well, that's common
But because we're UNCOMMON, we not only provide amazing experiences, we also offer a community for you to continue to learn, implement and be held accountable to achieving your Uncommon vision for your life! And Tom and Chris are perfect examples of 2 men who've continued showing up, putting in the work, and adding a ton of value to our community. As you listen to their stories, don't you dare think, "Well that's fine & good for them, but I could never do that..." - hogwash!
You can start on your own Uncommon journey today by getting off the sideline and into the game by signing up to join our community using the link below!
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