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Barbara Culwell sits downs with individuals to hear how they are on the path to living out their God given purpose as they are understanding and developing their Top 5 CliftonStrengths. You will be encouraged to understand more about what is great about YOU and your own strengths. Join Barbara as she helps you navigate how to find more joy and purpose in your life through discovering your best self.
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Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Becky’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: WOO, ADAPTABILITY, EMPATHY, POSITIVITY & CONNECTEDNESS
Becky and her husband Greg have served with Cru for 37 years, including 13 years in Thailand. They currently live in Austin, where they are part of Bridges International, a ministry to international students. They raised 3 amazing kids who are all out making a difference in the world. Becky delights in creating, planning parties and events, and exploring the great outdoors but she most fulfilled when she’s helping others to rediscover who they truly are and what they have to offer!
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Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Devon’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: EMPATHY, CONTEXT, DEVELOPER, ARRANGER & INTELLECTION
After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin, Devon moved to New York City to begin her career in Commercial Real Estate as an Associate in Cushman & Wakefield’s prestigious rotational program. She worked in all the major services lines within the industry including facility and property management, capital markets, brokerage, and consulting. This experience gave her valuable insight into every facet of commercial property management, creative deal structuring, and corporate portfolio strategy. After joining the Strategic Consulting team, Devon focused primarily on workplace strategy. She has worked on projects for top companies within the technology, government, non-profit, entertainment, and financial services industries.
During COVID, Devon decided to leave New York City and shift career paths to work in something she has always had a passion for – serving the growing senior population. She has volunteered in independent living and nursing homes since 2008 and finds great joy in spending time with and learning from the older population. She now lives in San Diego and spends her free time building relationships within her new church community, reading, and enjoying the sun.
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Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Debbie’s top 5 Cliftonstrengths are: HARMONY, RESTORATIVE, CONSISTENCY, ANALYTICAL & DISCIPLINE
Debbie is a wife and mother to two older boys. She and her pastor husband, Will, will be married 25 years this August. They were on staff with Cru for 6 years at the University of Texas, moved to Omaha, NE to help a friend in his church plant for 4 years and planted a church in downtown Austin 11 years ago.
Over the years she has done a sprinkling of jobs. She became a certified doula, postpartum doula and birth educator, did some part-time homeschooling, helped people get organized, and became a certified functional medicine health coach.
She likes bringing order to chaotic places and situations. She currently enjoys working as an independent health coach and as a lead organizer with RiOrganize.
Debbie loves warm weather, sunshine and water. She enjoys taking walks, hiking a trail, paddleboarding in the lake all while talking with friends or sorting out life with the Lord.
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Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Claire’s top 5 CliftonStrengths are: D EVELOPER, BELIEF, RESTORATIVE, EMPATHY & RESPONSIBILITY
Claire Culwell is an International Pro Life Speaker and author of "Survivor" that will be released in 2021. She is a twin abortion survivor. Claire met her birth mother in 2009 who told her about her abortion survival and her twin. Claire was adopted into a loving family and says that finding out she survived an abortion that was meant to take her life never changed who she knew she was: wanted, chosen and loved. Claire shares a hopeful message of forgiveness, redemption and truth, exposing the humanity of the unborn baby and how abortion hurts women. She is an internationally known pro-life speaker and author of Survivor. She has been featured on Fox News, Focus On The Family, LifeToday and many other media outlets.
Claire lives in Austin, TX with her family.
Website: www.claireculwell.com
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Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Episode 27 Lisa Bollens
Lisa Bollens top 5 Cliftonstrengths are: RESTORATIVE, BELIEF, EMPATHY, DEVELOPER & POSITIVITY
Lisa is a team leader with Cru at Texas Tech University. She says, “I am living the dream! I spend hours in my suburban chauffeuring my 3 daughters (well really just 2 of them now because the oldest can drive herself!) around Lubbock Texas!I’m married to Jeremy and we’ll celebrate our 20th anniversary in May! We’ve lived 16 of those 20 years in Lubbock with 2 years each in New Orleans and Orlando over a decade ago! I love to read the Bible. I love cinnamon rolls for breakfast and 5 mile runs.”
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Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Barbara's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are HARMONY, ADAPTABILITY, EMPATHY, CONNECTEDNESS & MAXIMIZER
In this episode Barbara tells about a creative group that she is a part of and how fueling her creativity overflows in to her love for hospitality. Knowing and using her strengths are integral in what happens at home around her table with friends and family.
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Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Bob’s Top 5 ClfitonStrengths are: MAXIMIZER, STRATEGIC,ACHIEVER, COMMUNICATION, & ARRANGER
Bob Tiede grew up in South Dakota, and graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1971. He has now been on the staff of Cru for 50 years, serving with Cru Campus, Josh McDowell Ministry, Global Operations Leadership Development, and U.S. Leadership Development. Developing the next generation of leaders for Cru is Bob’s focus. Bob’s role on Cru’s Leadership Development team is to recruit outstanding leaders from business, education, government, and medicine to coach Cru leaders every other week via Zoom. Bob started his blog, LeadingWithQuestions.com, along with Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook profiles, as a way to better connect with his target audience: Cru’s emerging leaders who are 20- and 30-something. Today, his blog provides a continued source of new tools (new questions) for all of Cru’s Coaches and Leaders and is viewed by leaders in more than 190 countries. Bob is also the author of 4 very popular books - all of which can be downloaded for free @ LeadingWithQuestions.com/resources Bob and his wife, Sherry, are proud parents of 4 adult children and super proud grandparents of seven incredible grandchildren - all of whom love to ak their Papa Bob questions!
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Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Terry's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: LEARNER, ACHIEVER, INPUT, RELATOR & FOCUS
Terry is married to Steve and has four amazing adult children. She has worked with Cru for over 35 years. She lived in Mexico for almost 20 of those years, leading the Campus and National Ministries with Steve. Almost nine years ago, she returned to the US and joined Cru's VP Leadership Development and HR team, Terry is passionate about coaching, resourcing, and empowering leaders worldwide. She loves to encourage and launch people to be all God has created them to be.
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Rachel's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: WOO, BELIEF, COMMUNICATION, ACTIVATOR & POSITIVITY
Rachel lives in San Diego, CA with her husband, Andrew, and their 6 month old daughter, Charlotte. She works for a Christian ministry, Generous Giving, as their Volunteer Engagement Manager. Through this role with Generous Giving, she gets to equip others to share the message of Biblical generosity. She was previously on staff with Cru at the University of Texas where she discipled college girls. Rachel loves spending time with her family and friends, going to the beach, running, playing volleyball (or anything involving fun!) and enjoys a good cup of coffee.
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Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Barbara's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are HARMONY, ADAPTABILITY, EMPATHY, CONNECTEDNESS & MAXIMIZER
In this episode Barbara tells about a creative group that she is a part of and how fueling her creativity overflows in to her love for hospitality. Knowing and using her strengths are integral in what happens at home around her table with friends and family.
Link to take the CliftonStrengths Assessment
Coaching and Workshops with Barbara Culwell
Subscribe & Leave a Review on Embrace Your Strengths
Interested in Barbara's Cookbook