Gratitude Focus: Today, I Am Grateful For The Opportunity To Bear Witness To My Journey

 

Reflection/Why I’m Grateful:

  Today, I delivered a keynote for an organization called PreventEd, which focuses on substance use prevention and education — a tough subject on any day.

My energy was a little off because it’s been a long week, and I told my wife I gave myself maybe a C+ for the delivery.

As I prepared, I thought a lot about my own journey with alcohol.

In that room, for the first time in a public setting, I tried to bear witness to that journey — to be honest about where I’ve been and what I’ve learned.

It wasn’t a perfect delivery, but it was real.

I hope you’ll read my full Sunday reflection, which will be inspired by the conversation I had with PreventEd. 

When have you chosen to share your real story, even when it felt uncomfortable?

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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