Standing on the Shoulders: A Legacy Story of a Father, a Son, and Life's Greates

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In this inspiring true story of love, hope, and redemption, Tim shares his father's journey. Life's greatest gifts are revealed, exploring the deeper questions of what it means to live a good life and how to leave a legacy.

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There is a proverb that states: "We see further because we are standing on the shoulders of giants."Each of us has a question to answer: Will we choose to live a life for others to stand on our shoulders or leave behind the rubble of brokenness for others to clean up? For Tim Brand, this came to a head when his father, Denny, was living his last months of life.Guiding us through this inspiring true story of love, hope, and redemption, Tim shares his father's journey. Life's greatest gifts are revealed, exploring the deeper questions of what it means to live a good life and how to leave a legacy for future generations.Written with vulnerability and compassion, Standing on the Shoulders is a beautiful chronicle of their time together. It is a book that will stay with you long after you finish reading it, inspiring you to live your own life to the fullest and to make a difference in the world.At the author's request, all royalties due to the author will benefit Many Hands' work with mothers and children in need, who need someone's shoulders to stand on for a season.

Author Biography

Tim Brand is the Founder and CEO of Many Hands, established in 2008, and also a speaker and writer. As CEO, he provides vision and leadership for U.S. and International operations. Many Hands impacts 25,000 people in three countries and reaches over 200,000 people per year in U.S. "Business as Mission" retail stores. After graduating from high school in 1998, Tim joined a church group mission trip to help build a new school in Pignon, Haiti. This trip changed his perspective on God's global heart. Two years later in college, he was praying for direction for his life and he heard a voice say to go back to Haiti. The next morning, he received an email from a mission team about an upcoming trip. He agreed, and at the end of that trip, made a covenant with God to be involved in Haiti in some way for the rest of his life. During his time in the for-profit sector, he established an association of Iowa churches working in Haiti, striving to share best practices and financial accountability. It became clear this association needed to become an official non-profit, turning into Many Hands. Tim served as President of the Board from 2008-2011. Prior to founding Many Hands and going full-time in 2011, he spent 10 years in the for-profit business sector, with experience in global strategies, global account management, IT sales and management, and financial planning. Tim is an Iowa native and graduated from Central College with a Computer Information Systems degree and the University of Phoenix with a Masters in Business Management. Selected by CITYVIEW Business Journal as one of 20 business leaders making a difference in 2020, he dedicates his life to helping people release their God-given talent to be love in action. He writes a bi-monthly 3...2...1 Impact newsletter, has led hundreds of people on Impact Trips, and steps in as teaching pastor at multiple churches across the Midwest. Tim lives in Pella, Iowa, with his wife, Catie, and their two children. Tommy Spaulding is the founder and president of Tommy Spaulding Companies, a leadership development, speaking, training, and teambuilding organization based in Denver, Colorado. A world-renowned speaker on leadership, Spaulding has spoken to thousands of organizations, associations, educational institutions, and corporations around the globe. His first book, It's Not Just Who You Know: Transform Your Life and Your Organization by Turning Colleagues and Contacts into Lasting, Genuine Relationships, published by Penguin Random House in 2010, quickly climbed to the top of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today national bestseller lists. His second book, The Heart-Led Leader: How Living and Leading from the Heart will Change Your Organization and Your Life, published by Penguin Random House in 2015 is a New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal national bestseller, and was also listed on Inc.com's Top 100 Business Books of 2015. His newest book, The Gift of Influence: Creating Life-Changing and Lasting Impact in your Everyday Interactions, published by Penguin Random House in 2022, was a #3 Wall Street Journal national bestseller. Spaulding spent most of his career and rose to become the youngest president and CEO of the world-renowned leadership organization, Up with People. In 2000, Tommy founded Leader's Challenge, which grew to become the largest high school civic and leadership program in the state of Colorado. He is the founder and president of the Global Youth Leadership Academy, as well as the National Leadership Academy, a leading national non-profit high school leadership development organization. Previously, Spaulding was the business partner sales manager at IBM/Lotus Development, and a member of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program. He received a bachelor's degree in Political Science from East Carolina University (1992); an MBA from Bond University in Australia (1998), where he was a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar; and an MA in Non-Profit Management from Regis University (2005).Spaulding was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award by East Carolina University (ECU), and Spaulding received an honorary Ph.D in Humanities from the Art Institute of Colorado. Spaulding was also named by Meetings & Conventions Magazine as one of the 100 MOST FAVORITE SPEAKERS in the nation. Tommy resides in Denver, CO with his wife and children.

Review

"After Tim tells you Denny's story, you too will stand a little taller, and your life will never be the same." - Tommy Spaulding, New York Times Best Selling Author"Read this book. You'll be reminded of the life-changing gift of sacrificial love, ferocious optimism, and childlike faithfulness to positively change the world." - John O'Leary, Best Selling Author"Tim shares such a personal, intimate, and inspiring journey. It is a reminder of how trust and faith can give us a 'silver lining' even when facing the worst the world can throw at us." - Spence Wilson, Jr., Chairman & Principal at Kemmons Wilson Companies"Having grown up with Tim and Denny, this story was deeply inspiring. Blessed is the son who will stand on the shoulders of a good, Good Father." - Kyle Korver, NBA All-Star & Assistant General Manager, Atlanta Hawks

Details ISBN Author Tommy Spaulding Pages 148 Publisher Many Hands Year 2023 ISBN-13 9798989136506 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-09-23 Imprint Many Hands Subtitle A Legacy Story of a Father, a Son, and Life's Greatest Gifts Audience General We've got this

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