As you dream about your second-half impact, it is crucial to have a clear picture of exactly what you are aiming for. Reflecting on the experiences that other Halftimers have encountered will help you develop your own picture.
What does it look like when someone moves from success to significance—realigning priorities and then actively putting those new priorities into practice? The real-life stories below will give you a good idea.
These individuals come from different places and have different skills, interests and callings. Yet, each has found a way to match who they are with specific needs in their community, their church or the world.
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Current Company / Project: Thrift Smart
1st Half Career: marketing, product development, brand management
By starting the nonprofit Thrift Smart alliance, Dick Gygi has helped raise millions for the needy and donated proceeds to four ministries, providing jobs and services to thousands of low-income families with great plans for future expansion.
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Current Company / Project: Prince of Peace Foundation
1st Half Career: founder of Prince of Peace Enterprises
Through funding generated by Prince of Peace, Kenneth Yeung helped establish the Prince of Peace Children's Home in China's Wuqing Province, providing a home to physically and mentally handicapped children and setting a miraculous precedent in Chinese history.
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Current Company / Project: The Mustard Seed Project and Sonrise
1st Half Career: head of Investment Banking, Stephens Inc. and CEO of TruckPro
Dale Dawson has used his venture capital skills to expand Sonrise, a boarding school in Rwanda for orphansof the 1994 genocide. By cooperating with Opportunity International, he is now helping to provide jobs for Rwandans and transform them from poverty to entrepreneurship.
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Current Company / Project: Aslan's Army
1st Half Career:
Along with leading the nonprofit Aslan's Army, Mark Smith's Vision Funders organization works with clients to craft spiritual, emotional, relational, and financial goals to help them achieve the eternal purpose for which
God put them on this earth.
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Current Company / Project: Just For The Kids
1st Half Career: Co-Founder of the nationally recognized law firm, Hughes & Luce.
Just For The Kids collects data on school performance all over the country and trains principals and teachers in proven best practices.
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Current Company / Project: The Voyager Program
1st Half Career: Entrepreneur, responsible for starting and managing dozens of companies during his career.
The Voyager program prepares public school teachers for their classroom duties and refocuses curriculum to make sure that kids learn how to read. The program is now being adopted by some of the largest and most troubled school districts in the country.
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