Impact!

Impact

Guest Author!

WE HAVE A GUEST AUTHOR FOR TONIGHT’S SUNDAY NIGHT WITH JOHN: A FORMER CLIENT READ THE POWER OF TRUST AND SENT ME THIS NOTE AND ALLOWED ME TO USE IT TONIGHT! A BIG THANKS TO THEM FOR BEING A READER AND TAKING THE TIME TO LET ME KNOW THE IMPACT I’VE HAD ON THEM.

"The first order of business: I wanted to let you know I read your blog on "The Power of Trust," and it was completely accurate. Well, except for the late '20s. I'm like In my-mid '20s for a few more days.  Updates are few and far between, and my guess is you want it that way. You want people leaving your care knowing they do not need you anymore. That doesn't mean that people who do the work that you do, don't deserve to know how things are going for the people you helped in the past. So allow me to re-introduce myself:”

"I am a mother of a beautiful and brilliant 5-year-old boy who tested out at the top of his class today and will be going to get ice cream later. I am the CEO of one of the fastest-growing companies in Boone, Iowa. We are close to having the #1 market share in the county. I'm a daughter and sister who has a robust and healthy relationship with my family. I am a realtor, broker, owner, CEO, developer, builder, renovator, investor, and community-involved person in Boone. Maybe some are not impressed with that, but I am. While it looks great, it's taken a lot of hard work, and I work at every single one of those roles every day. I am not sharing this with your readers because I want everyone to know I am doing great. I want your readers to see the impact you've had on so many. It's so important for people to know that you are rooted in making sure people grow and strive.

"Ten years ago, I did not have a great relationship with my family. I met you and a few other great staff who changed my life and got me to come back home. I'm not going to lie -- being in there taught me everything I needed to know, gave me all of the tools to succeed, and then some. Unfortunately, it's a lot different when you apply the change to the real world. On my 17th birthday, I dropped out of high school, started working full-time as a waitress, and got my own apartment. I thought I knew everything at 17, making me like every other 17-year-old that has ever existed.

"When reality hit that I didn't know everything, I used the opportunity to let my parents know that growing a healthy relationship with them mattered. I had to leave an unhealthy relationship to build a relationship with myself and my parents and learn how to say, no. My most significant support since that day has been my family. After all the hard times, we began to figure out life together.

"It started when a seed of advice you planted, grew.  You probably don't remember the exact words you used, but it was in a group on unhealthy relationships. I had questioned why the things that were happening around me had happened, why every relationship seemed toxic... so I remembered what you said, and I googled it. I studied it. I realized that I was living in a make-believe world with my diluted facts. Even though that group that you led was short and didn't apply to many of us then, it's something that saved me in my adult years. It's advice that I now pass on to my friends. They thank me, but they should appreciate you!

"So, absolutely, you're absolutely right -- you don't know the impact you've had on others, but I wish you did."

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