Let’s be blunt: That phone in your pocket (or more likely your hand) seems like it’s the key to an ever quickening and expanding world. And in some ways, that can be true. But it’s also the key to easy distraction, erratic focus, and the cheapening of your valuable time. This week, we’re talking about…

When thinking about your lives and careers, have you ever wondered, “Am I Doing This Right?”. If so, you’re not alone, and interestingly, the answers to this question aren’t unique by your line of work, experience level, or natural abilities. In fact, the kind of advice that can jump start the first ten years of…

Turning dreams into uncommon realities isn’t done by magic or secret method. In fact, the key first step is probably one of the most unsexy but imperative parts of the whole thing: You need a plan. Not just any plan, of course, but a financial plan that is simple to understand (if not always simple…

Is it possible to be held back in life by work that pays too well and is too easy? The uncommon answer is…of course! This is because what we do isn’t just an exchange of time for money, it’s an opportunity to pursue passion, to use our gifts and talents in service to the world,…

You know that thing where you don’t want to do a task even though you know for certain you will feel better once it’s done? That’s what we’re talking about in this Simple Step episode, Behavior Activation. We’ll cover the value in pushing through to do the good thing even if it takes a while…

There are big changes happening at Uncommon Wealth Partners…and we couldn’t be more excited! Sometimes curveballs are just the pitch that you need to shake up your point of view and prepare you for the innings to come. This week we’ll talk about leading through change, the absolute necessity of a talented and supporting team,…

You live your life like you live your days, each one contributing to a grand story that you get to shape. We risk, sometimes, believing that it is our big goals and achievements that will be the banners of our lives, but in reality it’s what we did with each moment, and the “how” often…

This week we’re featuring an interview that Phillip did with the fellas on the Live From The Path podcast. His interview starts around 21 minutes in and covers how a chance encounter at a doctor’s office led to the creation of Uncommon Wealth Partners, re-thinking retirement, and whether the uncommon path is only for mid-high…

When pursuing the life of an entrepreneur, there is nothing that can help smooth out rough waters, reinvigorate fading optimism, or remind you of what is truly important, quite like a supportive spouse. For an endeavor that is fraught with unknowns, the steady encouragement from the one you likely started this thing to impress anyway…

There is no one in the world like Matt Ostrander. And his encouragement to you is, there is no one else in the world like you, either, which means you have something to offer that is valuable and worth something to other people. As the owner of Ostrander Defense, this realization allowed Matt to go…