Gratitude Focus: I’m Grateful For Every Single Review


Reflection/Why I’m Grateful:

 I just took a moment to check out some of the reviews on Amazon and other platforms for Twice Over a Man. I want to say thank you—truly—for those of you who have read the book and taken the time to write a review that can be found at the bottom of my website Twice Over a Man Book — OrvinKimbrough.com | Faith, Leadership, and Financial Independence

Just before releasing the book in August of last year, a YPO friend connected me with someone who had worked in a major publishing house. My friend asked her for a favor: read the book and offer her honest feedback.

I’ll never forget the call that followed. She told me she gets these kinds of requests all the time, often from CEOs. She said, “I get the typical books... but yours is not typical. Your book is going to change lives.”

She paused and asked, “Do you want a large publisher to take a look at this?”
I responded, “No. I want to go the independent route.”

Why? Because it reminds me of those artists back in the day selling CDs out of the trunk of their car. The ones who had something special—and just needed a few people to believe. A few people to help amplify the message.

That’s why your review matters.
It’s not just a star rating. It’s belief. It’s fuel. It’s how stories get shared and lives get changed.

So from the bottom of my heart—thank you.

Have you ever helped amplify someone’s message simply by showing up, reading, listening, or sharing?

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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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Books for Every Stage

Twice Over a Man

A memoir often described as a leadership guide wrapped in an honest, relatable story of perseverance, healing, and growth. It explores how pain can be reframed into purpose and how ordinary people build meaningful lives through courage and clarity.

More Than a Conqueror

Written for teens and young adults, this book encourages confidence, resilience, and identity formation during the years when self-belief is being shaped.

Ward and the State

A children’s book that gently introduces big ideas like belonging, courage, and hope, helping young readers see themselves as more than their circumstances

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