How the advisor gets paid, and wild dreams
- How does Uncommon Wealth Partners get paid?
Asked how he gets paid, Philip says it is really accountability, more like a life coach, with tiered meeting fees up to $2,500 for all-hands-on-deck planning. The hosts riff on terrible client ideas, a host's wife who will not pick up a hobby, a joke about calming Dan down, and the claim that the philosophy fits co-host Ben's life motto of doing a thing better than the worst person getting paid for it. The segment closes with a plug for Derek Lewis and Thelma's ice cream sandwiches and Philip's podcast.
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Do accountability partners actually work?
- Do accountability partners actually do anything?
Mike raises his accountability-partners question: the standard dude-circle advice to get a buddy to hold you accountable for Bible reading, porn, church attendance, and drinking.
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Telling your spouse about past sin: pornography, the granola bar, and the Holy Spirit
- If you have repented of a sin your spouse never knew about, do you have to tell them?
The hosts work through whether a repented-of sin a spouse never knew about must be confessed: a pornography habit versus a stolen granola bar from fifteen years ago.
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Feeling spiritually meh: causes, experiences, and ways through
- Have you ever felt spiritually meh, what does it feel like, and how do you get out of it?
The main discussion: what it means to feel "spiritually meh" — not rebelling against God, but not wanting to do the prayer, Bible reading, and other connecting practices you know are good.
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What does it mean to make disciples
- What does it mean to make disciples — is it just giving information, or does it involve accountability and structure?
The hosts take up the third topic: two extremes of disciple-making. On one side, being only an information provider and leaving everything to the Spirit; on the other, running…
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