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Brad Smith, Chairman and CEO, Intuit
We need more entrepreneurs engaging the most difficult challenges our society faces today with these kinds of innovative businesses and approaches.
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Richard Rohr, O.F.M.
It's critical that Christianity discovers ways to make the Gospel practical in a culture that changes so rapidly it's impossible to keep up. This book does just that, telling a story that is both inspiring yet relatable so that anyone--regardless of belief system--can say, "wow, I'm not sure if I believe in Jesus, but there's something to this, and we need more of it."
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Mike McCurry, Press Secretary for President Clinton
The Definition of Success thoughtfully examines areas of life that most of us leave unchallenged while pointing to a higher ideal that goes far beyond that of any political party. The truth of Jesus for Christians points to a way and a life, but this book helps give that message a universal meaning.
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Byron Davis, CEO of Fisher Price
The Definition of Success illustrates what all successful organizations should inspire: Find a Purpose worth total commitment of yourself (Heart, Soul, and Mind), while creating value to the community to sustain itself. Good Work Derek!
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Mayor John Tecklenburg
When I dream, I wish for the world in which there are many Derek Snooks whose eyes see the possibilities for those in need and in doing so find great purpose. Let's join hands with Derek to further his vision.
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Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.
This book tells an ordinary story with national significance. Its spirit captures the essence of what every city should be, a place where all citizens strive for the harmony and well being of the city regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic status, politics or sexuality; a place where citizens, having seen one another’s pain, do not walk by with indifference but overcome their fears to heal one another because it is right and true. This book captures the idealism of a city that is yet to come, that we can only strive for, and yet remains worthy of our striving.
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Mark Sanford, U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district
The Definition of Success says that our lives are about more than the way we conventionally define success or failure. When we look, we can find value in every story.
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Are You Race-centrist? 6 Minute Read
Race-centrists spend 90%+ of their time with people of their own race. Consequently, they see things exclusively from this perspective. My curiosity about this concept pushed me to admit that I am a permanent, recovering, race-centrist. Much to my surprise, I found that admitting my race-centrism, like admitting to being an alcoholic, is the first step to change and a happier, healthier, and better life.
Here are 3 obstacles I face every day as a recovering race-centrist, and the reasons they are worth fighting against…
3 Things People with Intellectual Disabilities Know about Success that You Don’t: 8 Minute Read
It’s one thing to dash in to help the disabled for a week and leave. it’s quite another to live a life of constant contact—even though I know now that precisely is the medicine my soul needs— because it reminds me daily how based on my definition of success it is I, and not they, who am intellectually disabled.
Here are three things the intellectually disabled taught me about success...
Can the Elderly and Students Save Each Other’s Lives? 10 Minute Read
“I don’t really like old people,” I told Sores, a Turkish born Kurd, 28 year old communications student, who receives free rent in exchange for serving, living, and participating in community events at Humanitas, an intergenerational co-living community with 160 elderly residents and 6 students in Deventer, Holland. “I mean, it’s not their fault,” I continued. “It’s mine. The only older people I’ve ever spent time around is my grandparents. And I tend to not like people who are unfamiliar to me...”
