Gratitude Focus: Godly Counsel And Encouragement


Reflection/Why I’m Grateful:

Today, I am grateful for the Godly men who have spoken into my life and vision for the future, encouraging me to keep pushing forward with what God placed in my heart years ago.

They reminded me that just as I have led in formal leadership roles, whether before or while at the bank, bringing a personal vision to life requires the same principles. To birth a passion, to scale a purpose, I must get good people and empower them. The same leadership I apply in business, I need to apply to the ideas I’m working to bring into the world.

They also reminded me that I am on an assignment in many areas of life, and I must approach my broader assignment with the same level of investment that I give to my bank assignment. I need to focus on what I am uniquely gifted to do and trust others to do the rest.

Time waits for no one.

 

Who is encouraging you to step boldly into your calling? Are you listening?

Question for Reflection

 

 

Hi, I’m Orvin Kimbrough, volunteer, board director, chairman, and CEO. I help professionals move from feeling stuck to being strengthened by reshaping how they think, lead, and live. My work focuses on confidence, leadership, and influence through mindset shifts, expanded networks, and bold, values-aligned action. My perspective is rooted in lived experience, from growing up in foster care to leading complex institutions as a CEO and shaped by faith, resilience, and a deep belief in human potential.

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