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Overview
Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. Barna Group finds that 75% of Americans are seeking ways to live more meaningful lives. And among practicing Christians, only 40% have a clear sense of their calling.
But there is a way to find and follow your purpose.
For over twenty years, Bill Hendricks has been helping people of all ages and stages find meaning and direction for their work and for their lives. The key is harnessing the power of human giftedness. Every person has their own unique giftedness—including you! And the best way to discover it is not through a test or gift assessment exercise, but from your own life story. Through this book, find out what you were born to do and the profound difference that insight makes for every area—your work, your relationships, even your spirituality.
The Person Called You is a celebration, exploration, and explanation of human giftedness. Bill describes what it is (and isn’t), where it comes from, how you can discover your own giftedness, and, most importantly, its potential to transform your life.
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| ISBN-13: | 9780802412010 |
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| Publisher: | Moody Publishers |
| Publication date: | 06/01/2014 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 240 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d) |
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The Person Called You Why You're Here, Why You Matter & What You Should Do With Your Life
By Bill Hendricks, Elizabeth Cody Newenhuyse
Moody Publishers
Copyright © 2014 Bill HendricksAll rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-8024-1201-0
CHAPTER 1
A PATTERN IN YOUR LIFE
Certain things just are. We call such a thing a phenomenon. Take gravity, for example. Gravity is a phenomenon. You don't have to know anything about gravity to take advantage of it. It's just the way the world is.
Well, there's a phenomenon that shapes all human beings (including you). Here's how it works. Every person really is unique. As in one-of-a-kind. That uniqueness manifests itself through the persons behavior. It turns out that every individual lives out a pattern of behavior again and again throughout their life. It's the most natural way for them to function. Indeed, they don't think of doing life any other way.
HOW WARREN BUFFETT BECAME RICH
Later I'll show you how to detect your own pattern. For now, let me just pick someone who is well known and about whom we have lots of data from which to draw some conclusions: Warren Buffett, the world-renowned investor.
In 2003, a Wall Street analyst named Alice Schroeder took a leave of absence from Morgan Stanley to engage in a biographical study of Warren Buffett's life. With his full cooperation, the project culminated in The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life. The book is fascinating from many angles, but I regard it as a textbook case in demonstrating the phenomenon of giftedness.
Schroeder tells us that from childhood, Buffett displayed a fascination bordering on an obsession with numbers and the analysis of numbers. For example, as a boy in church: "He liked the sermons, he was bored by the rest of the service; he passed the time by calculating the life span of hymn composers from their birth and death dates in the hymnals.... He assumed that hymn composers would live longer than average. Living longer than average seemed to him an important goal."
Sometimes he would sit on his friend's porch in Omaha, Nebraska, writing down the license-plate numbers of passing cars. He liked calculating the frequency of the letters and numbers used on the plates.
At six he began selling gum in his neighborhood—never single sticks, only packs of five—for a nickel. Soon he was buying six-packs of Coca Cola for 25 cents, then reselling single bottles for 5 cents, a 20 percent profit. Young Warrens favorite toy was—what else?—a money changer.
The tradition in Buffett's family was for each child, when they were ten, to accompany their father to the East Coast to visit the sites they most wanted to see. For Warren the choice was easy: New York City, to visit the Scott Stamp and Coin Company, the Lionel Train Company (Warren spent hours poring over Lionel catalogues), and the New York Stock Exchange.
Not long after that, Buffett came across a library book entitled One Thousand Ways to Make $1,000 (in the 1940s, $1,000 was a lot of money). He devoured the book, especially the concept of compounding. He became fascinated by the way that "numbers exploded as they grew at a constant rate over time," such that even "a small sum could eventually grow into a fortune. He could picture the numbers compounding as vividly as the way a snowball grew when he rolled it across the lawn" (hence the title of the book). "Warren began to think about time in a different way. Compounding married the present to the future. If a dollar today was going to be worth ten some years from now, then in his mind the two were the same."
With that insight, Buffett confidently told his family he would be a millionaire by the time he was thirty-five.
In college Buffett read The Intelligent Investor, by Benjamin Graham. According to his roommate, "It was almost like he found a god." Ben Graham was teaching at Columbia University in New York, along with his colleague David Dodd. Together they had coauthored a seminal text entitled Security Analysis. Buffett determined he would go to graduate school there and study under these wizards of finance and investing.
Upon graduating, he wanted more than anything else to work for Graham's investment firm, Graham-Newman. But Graham turned him down. That did not deter Buffett. He returned to Omaha and became a stockbroker, but he continued to correspond with his mentor. He sent him stock tips and occasionally visited New York to see him. Finally, in 1954, Graham and his partner hired Buffett.
For two years, he worked as a securities analyst, quickly making himself the darling of the firm. Then Ben Graham announced he was retiring. Buffett was invited to become a general partner, but he declined. Without Graham, he had no interest in working at a New York investment firm.
So Buffett again returned to Omaha. At twenty-six, he had already made enough money to retire (when he began his studies at Colombia, Buffet had $9,800 in assets; since then his shrewd investments had grown 61 percent annually to $174,000). But he was eager to reach his goal of becoming a millionaire. So he formed a partnership named Buffett Associates, Ltd., and invited just six family members and close friends to join him. They all put in $105,000. Buffett put in $100.
The rest, as they say, is history. Buffett's company (later renamed Berkshire-Hathaway) is now the ninth leading public company in the world, worth an estimated $250 billion. The firm's annual growth in book value has averaged 19.7 percent to shareholders for the last forty-eight years (compared to 9.4 percent from companies listed on Standard & Poor's). Buffett himself is believed to hold $62 billion of personal wealth.
EVERYONE HAS A PATTERN
You can see a consistent pattern throughout Warren Buffett's life from childhood to the present. He keeps using certain abilities, like analyzing, assessing worth, and recognizing patterns and anomalies. Hi keeps working with certain subject matter, like numbers, the concept of compounding, and business information. He prefers to do things on his own, and in his own way. When he wants to learn about something, he likes to go directly to the source, to the person who knows the most about it. And of course he measures his results by the dispassionate metric of profit. Many other aspects of Buffett's pattern could be cited from Schroeder's book.
Here's what's important: every person has their own unique pattern of behavior and motivation. That pattern begins in childhood and remains consistent throughout their life. Others may have similar patterns, but no two people have exactly the same pattern.
I could illustrate this phenomenon of a motivational pattern with countless other well-known people: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Leonard Bernstein, Karl Wallenda, Lyndon Johnson, Jim Henson, Judy Garland, C. S. Lewis, Peter Drucker, Evel Knievel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ben Carson, Margaret Thatcher, Nelson Mandela, I. M. Pei, Alexander the Great, John James Audubon. The list is endless.
"But Bill," I hear someone saying, "those are all world-class people. That wouldn't be the case for everyday folks."
Actually, it is—for two reasons. First, because everyone—including all of the people I mentioned—starts out as "everyday folks." No one is born world-class. But when a so-called average person follows their pattern, they may well end up at the world-class level.
But now let's define what we mean by "world class." That's not the same as having celebrity status. Someone can be world-famous, but not world-class. World-class means being among the best in the world at what you do. Whether or not anyone else knows about it is another story.
By that measure, I could tell you about teachers, appliance repair guys, mechanics, storytellers, editors, waiters, toll booth collectors, missionaries, bank tellers, and countless other no-name people who function at a world-class level.
Fame is just a distraction. Our aim in life ought not to become famous but to become the best at what we do.
Not only are all of us born as "everyday folks," we all have a pattern. Everyone! You. Me. The members of our families. Our friends. Our neighbors. Our coworkers. Our allies. Our enemies. Everyone.
How can I be so sure about that? Because for the last fifty years and more, a handful of people (myself among them) have engaged in a methodical, objective process of discovering people's patterns in order to help them make strategic decisions, both personally and professionally. Hundreds of thousands of individuals have gone through that process. Every single one of them had a pattern. No one has ever been found who doesn't have a pattern. When you find that kind of consistency, you conclude that human beings by their nature function according to patterns. In other words, there's a phenomenon at work. It's just the way the world is.
GIFTEDNESS—AND YOU
Does that phenomenon have a name? Actually it has many names. For example, we say that someone has a certain "bent" or "style." Or that someone is "wired" to do a certain thing. Or that someone is operating in their "sweet spot." The French have a wonderful word for it, "métier," meaning an area of activity in which one excels. And of course, we've all heard someone explain a person's behavior by saying, "Oh, he's just being Fred," or, "That is so like Sherry," and somehow we know exactly what they mean. We instinctively recognize people's patterns, even if we know nothing about the phenomenon.
The term I use for the way that people live out their patterns is giftedness. It's not the most elegant term, but I haven't yet found a better one. It's also a term I hear a lot of people using nowadays, but I don't think most of them really know what they're talking about.
So let me offer a definition:
Giftedness is the unique way in which you function. It's a set of inborn core strengths and natural motivation you instinctively and consistently use to do things that you find satisfying and productive. Giftedness is not just what you can do but what you are born to do, enjoy doing, and do well.
Notice the words "inborn," "natural," and "instinctively." They point to the fact that giftedness is just that—a gift. Your giftedness is not something you acquire or go to school to get. It's just there, in you. You didn't ask for it. You didn't have to pay for it. It's just you.
Let me be clear about how I'm using the term giftedness. In popular culture, we call people "gifted" if they show unusual talent—superstars like Michael Jordan, James Taylor, Meryl Streep, Stephen Hawking, Michael Phelps. I won't argue that such people are amazing. And there is undoubtedly a correlation between their giftedness and the thing they do.
But giftedness is, in fact, common. Not all of us rise to "world-class" status (although I suspect we have more Michael Jordans and Oprah Winfreys walking around than we realize). As we've already seen, each of us displays a consistent pattern of behavior, which is expressed even in the everyday, mundane affairs of life. What we wear, who we associate with, what kind of car we drive, who we vote for, what our religious convictions are (if any), what we watch on TV or click on online—all are part of our unique pattern.
Giftedness is not for a fortunate few. It is part of the human condition.
Perhaps one reason why "gifted" is so often applied to the elite is because certain children in schools are determined to be exceptional learners and given enhanced learning opportunities, called "talented and gifted" (TAG) programs or "gifted and talented education" (GATE or G/T). I'm all for these endeavors. But I still hold that all children, regardless of IQ or any other scale of functioning, possess their own form of giftedness—their own particular pattern of motivated behavior.
Is giftedness related to intelligence? No. Even someone who functions at a low level will display a bent toward a particular way of "doing life."
Is giftedness related to your work? We'll be looking at this later, but no, giftedness is not an occupational title. Many people nowadays identify themselves according to what they do for work: "I'm a lawyer, salesman, homemaker, student," and so on. But I would point out that before you are an occupation, you are a person. What you happen to be doing for a career may fit your personhood—but you are not your job.
BUT WHAT ABOUT ...?
By this point, I know I've raised a thousand questions: Where does giftedness come from? If it's inborn, then what about the influence of one's environment? What about people with disabilities or mental issues? What about genetic factors? How does giftedness relate to personality? This sounds intriguing, but where's the science for it—the research, the numbers, the control studies? If everyone has giftedness, then why do so many people hate their jobs? If I have my giftedness, why can't I figure out what to do with my life? By saying giftedness is about what people enjoy doing, aren't you just giving them an excuse to live self-indulgently? And what about people living in poverty? Is giftedness just a luxury? What if it turns out someone doesn't like their giftedness? How can giftedness be instinctive when people spend their whole lives becoming who they are?
In addition, you may be asking more practical questions like: How can I find a job that fits me? I already know what I want to do, so how can I get paid to do that? How can I get along better with my boss and/or coworkers? My child has learning differences; do you have any advice on dealing with that? How can I help my twentysomething son or daughter decide on a career? I want to get married, so how do I find the right person? Now that my kids are grown up, what can I do that will be meaningful and satisfying? How can I make my life count?
So many questions! You can see why, when I'm at a party or a dinner and someone asks what I do, I often end up being the center of attention for a while, answering questions about giftedness. People find this stuff fascinating. So did I when I first heard about it years ago.
That's because giftedness is all about the one thing we all care about the most—ourselves. But not in a self-absorbed way. Rather, giftedness opens up a way to talk about ourselves that actually takes us outside of ourselves. We not only discover that our giftedness is a gift to us but a deeper truth—that each of us is meant to be a gift to others, if we use our gifts appropriately.
How you read this book and what you do with it is totally up to you. But I would point out that how you learn about your giftedness will itself be driven by your particular giftedness. Because that's you. That's how you do life.
I want to honor that. Indeed, I want to celebrate that! That's why I wrote this book. I believe there is something important you were put here to do—something only you can do. As Steve Jobs said shortly before he died, "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."
I couldn't agree more. But if you don't know what your giftedness is, you're liable to do just that.
CHAPTER 2WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED YOUR "GIFTEDNESS"?
You don't want to be living someone else's life. And you don't have to, because your giftedness is a remarkable thing! An amazing thing! You may not feel that way about it yet, but my job is to help you see what is already inside of you and unleash it for the benefit of the world.
In this chapter I'm going to describe the nature of your giftedness and what makes it so special. But remember, in talking about giftedness, I'm really talking about you.
ONE SIZE FITS ALL?
The idea that people differ from one another is hardly new. From the Montessori Method to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences to Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton's Now, Discover Your Strengths, which launched the popular StrengthsFinder online assessment tool, the emphasis on individuality is now firmly entrenched in popular culture. Companies selling products as varied as jeans, coffee, hamburgers, investment opportunities, running shoes, and computers encourage customers to tailor their purchases to their own individual tastes and preferences.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The Question 11
Part I It All Depends on Your Giftedness
Chapter 1 A Pattern in Your Life 23
Chapter 2 What Is This Thing Called Your "Giftedness"? 31
Chapter 3 The Good Truth about You 61
Chapter 4 Your Purpose, Your Power 75
Part II So How Do You Find Your Giftedness?
Chapter 5 The Truth Hidden in Plain Sight 87
Chapter 6 Warning: Identifying Your Giftedness Is Not Enough 99
Part III What Difference Does it Make?
Chapter 7 Giftedness and Your Work 123
Chapter 8 Giftedness and Your Relationships 157
Chapter 9 Giftedness and Your Dark Side 181
Chapter 10 Giftedness and Your Calling 193
Appendix: Discovering Your Giftedness: A Step-by-Step Guide 207
Notes 227
Acknowledgments 235
About Bill Hendricks 239
You Could Be a Giftedness Coach 240
What People are Saying About This
Praise for The Person Called You
“Bill Hendricks was instrumental for me in discovering and clarifying my calling during the first quarter of my career. Discovering our purpose in life is one of the most important questions we can ask. Bill helps you practically answer that question with The Person Called You. I highly recommend this book!”—Brad Lomenick, author, The Catalyst Leader
“Bill’s perspective and stories from his own walk with Jesus bring many fresh insights to a problem we all face: how do we know what God is calling us to do?”—Matt Carter, pastor of preaching and vision at Austin Stone Community Church, Texas; coauthor, The Real Win
“Bill Hendricks has spent a lifetime helping people answer three questions: Who am I now? Where do I fit now? and What do I contribute in the next season of my life? He has developed the tools and wisdom required. He is the master of his craft, ushering you into the next season of life’s journey.”—Bob Buford, author, Halftime and Drucker & Me
“Finally, somebody who gets it—it IS all about you! You are the only YOU we’ve got. And if you don’t become YOU we’re going to miss YOU! In this insightful volume, Bill uses his own giftedness to help you discover yours.”—Reggie McNeal, author, A Work of Heart; missional leadership specialist for Leadership Network
“The Person Called You is the culmination of Bill’s best thinking. Reading and applying the message of this book will give you insight into what God had in mind when He created you.”—Randy Frazee, senior minister, Oak Hills Church, San Antonio, Texas, and author, Making Room for Life
“Want to explore what makes you unique and what can drive youin life? What causes giftedness to thrive or fail? How should you think about your gifts and fit at work? How you fit with others in your life? This book will help you discover what can make you an even better YOU for the Father who created you and made you the way you are.”—Dr. Darrell Bock, executive director of cultural engagement, The Hendricks Center; professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
“A valuable, easy-to-understand guide for discovering what in the world you were made for. Bill Hendricks’ insight into giftedness has helped me navigate my own life’s direction.”—Peggy Wehmeyer, former correspondent, ABC News
“Bill Hendricks is speaking to anyone who slows down to ponder the power found in The Person Called You. He is among the few who both know God intimately and have the ability to help others know themselves.”—Bob Shank, founder/CEO, The Master’s Program
“Written in a personal and warm style and filled with numerous practical lessons from history, the Bible, and years of experience with clients, Bill Hendricks has written a balanced and thoughtful book on how to discover our unique giftedness and put it to work in meaningful and fulfilling service to God and others.”—Dr. Gary Cook, president, Dallas Baptist University
“Many people have no meaningful vision for their work. What sort of work should they be doing? What is work all about? Bill Hendricks offers some profound insights into these core questions through this timely book. He’s done a real service in showing us how intimately God is involved in who we are and the work we do.”—Andy Mills, entrepreneur and former CEO, Thompson Financial and Professional Publishing Group
“This book is a confidence-builder, not in a hyped-up way, but with solid, practical grounding in a way that will last and grow long after you finish the book. Read The Person Called You to become more comfortable in your own skin, and more understanding of others.”—Dr. Brad Smith, president, Bakke Graduate University
“Defining your own giftedness is many times difficult. Bill Hendricks’ step-by-step guide to discovering your giftedness will help you in any area of life to determine how to find your distinctive gifts and purpose, and then how to leverage them to become the best you can be. If you’re looking for clarity and purpose, this is the book to read.”—Todd Rhoades, Monday Morning Insight; director of New Media and Technology Initiatives, Leadership Network
“In an eminently readable and provocative work, Bill Hendricks strikes a death blow to the blasé rumors of ‘I’m just like everybody else’ and ‘Do I really have anything special to offer to myself and others with my life?’ Read the pages and learn!”—Dr. David Fletcher, founder and host, XPastor
“The Person Called You is a deeply insightful, conversational, and welcoming guide to discovering one’s giftedness, identity, and vocation. A wonderful help for those struggling with their own sense of calling and purpose.”—Cherie Harder, president, The Trinity Forum
“We all want joy and meaning in our life, but too often we stumble around and settle for much less. This book provides a thoughtful, clear process for determining how God made each of us, and how we can best realize God’s plan for our life.”—Kerry Knott, president, C.S. Lewis Institute
“Is there a way to take what you enjoy doing and what you are motivated to do and turn this into a career? Bill’s book offers insight into how we might take personal inventory and then match the results to potential career opportunities. A practical, insightful book for recent graduates, mid-career people, and even those contemplating retirement.”—Dr. Al Erisman, executive in residence and former director for the Center for Integrity in Business, Seattle Pacific University; editor, Ethix Magazine
“Focusing on our unique giftedness and our stories of flourishing, Hendricks helps us discover who we are and what God has made us to do. I’m going to have this book on hand when people seek my counsel about what they should do with their lives. I’m grateful to Bill Hendricks for sharing his wisdom in such a readable and compelling way.”—Dr. Mark D. Roberts, executive director of digital media, the High Calling, H. E. Butt Foundation
“The giftedness assessment that Bill offers will assist individuals in understanding how to use their gifts to enhance quality of life for themselves, as well as for others they will influence throughout their lives. It is my hope that women and men will read this book and be compelled to use their gifts to make a difference in their work and their relationships.”—Dr. Becky Paneitz, president and CEO, Inseitz Group; former president, Northwest Arkansas Community College
“Bill Hendricks knows what makes people tick. My family and I have been through his process, as have key executives at my company. This book grows out of decades of real-world experience with everyday people facing some of the most important decisions in their lives. Bill’s message about giftedness proved to be a godsend for me. I know it will be for you, as well.”—Robert M. Briggs, president and CEO, Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty
“This book contains the author’s lessons of a lifetime on the important subject of giftedness. It is written with a typical Hendricks flair—it holds your attention, even in our digital age, when attention spans are short. This is one fine book!”—Dr. David Naugle, professor, Dallas Baptist University; author, Philosophy: A Student’s Guide
“Bill explains simply how we can see a clear path to who we are, not what we do. He helps us see our unique wiring, to see ourselves through commonsense lenses. When you see yourself clearly, you’ll be surprised how clearly you’ll see. And once in focus, you’ll see how you can be the person you are meant to be.”—Dr. Michael Easley, teaching pastor, Fellowship Bible Church, Brentwood, TN; cohost, InContext; former president, Moody Bible Institute
“In The Person Called You. Bill has provided us with a well-researched, biblically grounded, scholarly, yet accessible tool that moves beyond mere diagnostic tests to a genuine theology of vocation. I not only commend this fine volume to the church with great joy, but do so with a prayer that many will read it and apply the wisdom that Bill teaches.”—Dr. Tony Jeffrey, headmaster, Providence Christian School of Texas
“This book is the perfect resource for teachers, counselors, youth workers, and anyone else trying to help others find their path in life. I strongly urge you to buy two copies of this book—one for yourself and the other for someone who is looking to you for guidance and direction.”—Michael Milton, PhD, teaching pastor, Truth in Action Ministries
“We see it all the time. Because of ego or cultural or corporate expectations, people try to be something they aren’t, and the results are less than attractive and productive. Bill has hit the nail on the head. When people appreciate their individuality, embrace their giftedness, and humbly leverage it, their level of job satisfaction and service to those around them skyrockets.”—Dr. Tommy Thomas, lead partner, JobFitMatters, Nashville, Tennessee
“The Person Called You is an invaluable resource for anyone at any stage of life. In it, Bill Hendricks provides a guide to understanding ‘not just what you can do but what you are born to do, enjoy doing, and do well.’ I’ve personally experienced and witnessed the impact of individuals discovering their unique giftedness, as well as the resultant benefit to the organizations they lead. Both have been extremely significant.”—Lee B. Torrence, Bridge Builder, Torrence Consulting, LLC
“Giftedness acts as a framework through which we all perceive and understand other people and the world around us. Understanding our own giftedness and the giftedness of others, along with the inherit benefits and blind spots of each, helps us understand issues from a more broad and complete perspective. In this book, Bill describes one of the best and most thorough methods for understanding giftedness that I have ever read.”—David W. Ball, MD, Internal Medicine Physician
“The Person Called You addresses a core question we all have regarding our purpose. The discovery tools in this book are radical and life-altering—not only for yourself, but for countless people in your life. It’s a message that will ignite your passion to truly know your deepest why. An absolute must-read!”—Karen Schenk, owner & CEO, Iconium Media
“The Person Called You was the door God opened for me to understand my giftedness. In a word, this book set me free to become me—who God created me to be. I would not be doing what I am today without its wisdom.”—Stephen A. Ramseur, Executive Professor, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
“Bill Hendricks not only answers the universal heart-cry of every person on the planet for Why am I here?, but he also gets very specific—down to the individual level—in helping us chart our life journey as we grasp our unique, God-given purpose.”—Dave Hataj, President, Edgerton Gear, Inc., Edgerton, Wisconsin; Founder, Craftsman with Character
“As the CEO of a large organization for many years I learned the value of understanding our colleagues’ unique gifts. We were always trying to match each individual’s gifts with their primary responsibilities. If we were successful, they went home energized and we benefited greatly from their services. What a great culture-builder this is, and I believe Bill Hendricks has nailed it here!”—Dave Ridley, former financial services executive
“If you want a greater understanding of who you are and how best to live your everyday life with purpose, joy, and fulfillment, I know of no one better to guide you on your journey than Bill Hendricks. Bill’s down-to-earth, accessible wisdom is off the charts, and now is available to you through this amazing book. I highly recommend it!”—Tom Nelson, Founder and former Senior Pastor, Christ Community Church, Kansas City; President, Made to Flourish Network
“Discovering your giftedness and purpose are critical for success. Bill Hendricks understands this more than anyone I’ve known. Journey with Bill, so you will have true success in this world and the next!”—Raymond H. Harris, Architect, Author, Venture Capitalist, Executive Producer