In our conversations with thousands of entrepreneurs, professionals, and creatives we often hear the most heartwarming stories. These stories matter and they show why pursing your passion matters. When you care about what you do, you can make miracles happen for your clients, employees and other stakeholders. You’ll find some amazing stories below.

Dwight Thurman

As a personal trainer, I faced an incredible challenge when an 81-year-old woman approached me for help. She had undergone surgery on her lower back and had six screws inserted in her lumbar, leaving her bedridden for a year. Even tying her shoe was impossible. However, she had a remarkable goal – to regain her strength to play golf again, despite the sport’s significant strain on the back due to the torque of swinging the club. Read more>>

Lisa Ernst

A few years ago a friend and I visited a small lotus pond a short distance from my house. The plants in early February are dead but still quite visible. The leaves, stems and pods endure and are surprisingly hardy. My friend had never seen lotus plants in winter and observed how they visibly “go back down into the mud.” The stems break and turn down, along with the leaves and pods that rest where the water and mud meet. These dead plants nourish and feed the mud that supports the lotus when it comes back to life in spring. Read more>>

Salina Peña

In the hair world most people just think of the outside presence. It goes beyond that from the moment you connect. I had a guest that was really going through a lot. After working magic on them, they were ecstatic. They felt so amazing about themselves. Their story was just finding a place in the world and how hard it was being of change. They thanked me with a hug and said they had never had a stylist go beyond just the technical, but became a person who cared about their story and took the time to get to know them beyond just a client . Read more>>

Corinne Christian

vFighting Pretty is an emotional support nonprofit dedicated to helping women battling cancer feel strong and beautiful. We provide community, education and care packages to women battling any type of cancer, at any stage of treatment/survivorship. Our signature is our mini boxing gloves, reminding women to stay strong and never give up. Last week, I was on a call with a woman on the opposite side of the country. We were chatting about our separate organizations and possible collaborations. Read more>>

Adam O/ Inventor, Visionary and Philantropist O

Some years back, I was contacted from a friend in the prosthetic industry in Denver Colorado. He said he had some children that needed prosthetics and they could not afford the feet That I had but needed them. . . I told him I would be happy to donate the 10 children prosthetic feet at no charge, and I would come to Denver and help fit the lil Champutees,(thats what I call them) not amputees. Read more>>