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Does Helping Others Help Yourself? keynote speaker leadership mindset undivided life Feb 16, 2025

We circled each building at the intersection, looking behind the dumpsters and down the alleyways, but still no signs of my new friend. Only hours earlier, I had encountered him at a nearby gas...

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The Unforgettable Apology communication leadership undivided life Feb 10, 2025

“I’m sorry. The last time we talked, I lost my cool. There is no excuse for that behavior. I was reacting from a place of stress and was far from acting my best.”

He sat and...

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The Smartest Marketing Move of My Career company culture leadership strategy Feb 02, 2025

How do you get someone to give your technology platform another shot after they’ve already convinced themselves that it isn’t good enough?

At First Choice Power (FCP), we had the best...

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The Best Things in Life Really are Free keynote speaker mindset personal development undivided life Jan 26, 2025

My niece Sarah was almost three months into her hospital stay when Christmas rolled around that year. As we opened presents and thanked God for this time together, my brother told me that Sarah...

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GIFT-OLOGY Founder John Ruhlin Gave Incredible Presence company culture leadership personal development undivided life Jan 19, 2025

John Ruhlin passed away at 44, leaving behind a wife and four daughters. He was a business hero of mine, and his legacy continues today through the GIFT-OLOGY concepts taught to so many of us.

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Overcoming The Impossible Mindset company culture keynote speaker leadership mindset personal development strategy Jan 12, 2025

Well, it’s 3:00 o’clock, so you have about five hours to convince me this cannot work. Until you successfully demonstrate that we cannot combine all seven of our existing online...

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Workplace Burnout Nearly Killed Me company culture keynote speaker leadership personal development strategy undivided life Jan 06, 2025

I heard the car horn and the screeching brakes. Then I looked over just in time to see that I was about to be t-boned by someone from the cross traffic at an intersection.

My life didn’t...

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Shared Experience: The Company Christmas Party Rock Band company culture mindset undivided life Dec 23, 2024

“We cannot have another lame company Christmas party that no one will ever remember,” I interjected. “I want to volunteer to be in charge of the entertainment for the evening, and...

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Strategy, Culture, and Babies company culture leadership recruiting strategy undivided life Dec 16, 2024

I couldn’t figure out why my Wednesday morning alarm sounded just like my ringtone.

Ring, ring.
Ring, ring.

I cleared my eyes to see the clock.

3:50 am.

Then I grabbed the phone. Oh wow, this...

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Their Last Christmas company culture leadership undivided life Dec 08, 2024

Kathy was slow to answer the door and appeared caught off guard by my kids as they shouted, “Merry Christmas!” before handing her a round tin box. The kids had spent the previous day in...

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Kenneth has special needs… and special gifts. leadership mindset personal development undivided life Dec 02, 2024

As a teenager, I tried to defend the underdog but did very little to help my classmates who had special needs. What’s worse, I would go along to get along - If friends were making fun of...

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Would You Like To Fight in the Parking Lot After Work? company culture leadership strategy Nov 24, 2024

“I can’t believe your team is attempting to automate part of my job. Meet me in the parking lot after work, and I’ll show you what I think of your plan.”

I was reading an...

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He Didn’t Even Qualify for the Race but Persevered and Won It All leadership mindset personal development Nov 18, 2024

He didn’t wait to see what part of his body might be aching after crashing to the ground halfway through the 300-meter hurdle event. He knew this fall would cost him, but how much distance...

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I Wish I Would Have Skipped That Accounting Test... keynote speaker leadership mindset undivided life Nov 11, 2024

I could hardly believe the guest list as I scrolled through the names:

George W. Bush, then President Bill Clinton, Gerald and Betty Ford, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Rev. Billy...

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Rest on the Seventh company culture mindset personal development recruiting undivided life Nov 04, 2024

We were several hours into a very productive exercise to establish the company’s core values, and it looked like we were headed for extra innings as we sensed that something was still...

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Daisy Loves Pepe company culture keynote speaker leadership undivided life Oct 28, 2024

It’s 98 degrees outside, and once again, I am drenched head to toe in sweat as I reinforce yet another section of our fence. This is the third time I’ve been called to the pasture to...

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Look, Ma, We Bought a Construction Company company culture leadership strategy undivided life Oct 21, 2024

“I don’t get it. Why would Undivided Life purchase a construction company?”

That is the second most common response when people hear that Undivided Life acquired McKnight...

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Atypical Approach Leads to Atypical Results company culture leadership recruiting strategy undivided life Oct 14, 2024

I never expected to see his name on the calendar when the team was preparing for my two-day marathon test of a new concept we called Open Interviews. Our initial post announcing that anyone could...

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Does Helping Others Help Yourself?

Feb 16, 2025

The Unforgettable Apology

Feb 10, 2025

The Smartest Marketing Move of My Career

Feb 02, 2025