Uncommon Influence: Saying Yes to a Purposeful Life
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- Author：Tony Dungy
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Summary
Tony and Lauren Dungy remind readers that in order to live our fullest life， we need to be prepared to say yes to the opportunities God puts in our path。 When we determine to be available to the possibilities that come from God， we discover a sense of fulfillment and contentment that is unparalleled by any other circumstances。 The exact situation will look different for everyone， but the choice to say yes is the same for each of us。 The Dungys teach us that the only way to know a life of true fulfillment is to totally give that life away。
Reviews
Jean
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The Dungys， Lauren and Tony， write of their life fulfilling a promise made early in their married life: to follow Christ’s teachings in all things but particularly devoting themselves and their family as it grew through fostering children including adoption of these children。 It is not a story of how great “we are” but a guidebook for striding to follow Christ。 They have a plan which includes prayer， associating with others of like purpose and being aware of circumstances when they can reach out The Dungys， Lauren and Tony， write of their life fulfilling a promise made early in their married life: to follow Christ’s teachings in all things but particularly devoting themselves and their family as it grew through fostering children including adoption of these children。 It is not a story of how great “we are” but a guidebook for striding to follow Christ。 They have a plan which includes prayer， associating with others of like purpose and being aware of circumstances when they can reach out to others。 Do they make it seem easy？ Only in the sense that they acknowledge it involves constant planning which， in turn， allows them to ask for help from others just as they do to others。 It’s just not doing it for themselves for glory but to instill these values to the next generation。 I liked the way in which the book is staged: both parents have written different sections of the book while acknowledging what the other has written， The respect that each has for their partner glows in this book。 A book that can serve as a parenting tool， a motivational tool for one’s job and outlook on life is what you will see reflected in the stories of their life and how one can achieve it in their own life。 Thanks to NetGalley and Tyndale House Publishers for an ARC; this is my honest review。 。。。more
Tracey
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Uncommon Influence was the first book I've read by Mr。 & Mrs。 Dungy and it will most definitely not be the last！ This is a phenomenal read and one of my absolute favorite reads of 2022。 I don't even know where to begin because the entire book is pure perfection -- uplifting， insightful， informative， biblical， inspirational -- there aren't enough adjectives to describe this book。 I felt as though Tony & Lauren Dungy were speaking to me personally throughout the chapters。 It's written with heart a Uncommon Influence was the first book I've read by Mr。 & Mrs。 Dungy and it will most definitely not be the last！ This is a phenomenal read and one of my absolute favorite reads of 2022。 I don't even know where to begin because the entire book is pure perfection -- uplifting， insightful， informative， biblical， inspirational -- there aren't enough adjectives to describe this book。 I felt as though Tony & Lauren Dungy were speaking to me personally throughout the chapters。 It's written with heart and soul and most importantly with a love of Jesus that comes through in a spectacular fashion。 This is a 10-star+ read for me and I honestly believe that if everyone would read and follow the Dungy's guide to saying "Yes！" to Jesus and "Yes！" to a purposeful life， this world would be an awesome place。 Congratulations Mr。 & Mrs。 Dungy on an encouraging and hopeful read！ I’m very grateful to have been given the opportunity to read an early copy of this book for NetGalley for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Josh Olds
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Tony Dungy doesn’t know it， but his coaching style had quite the effect on my own。 I read his first book， Quiet Strength， just after he retired from coaching the Indianapolis Colts。 Growing up in southern Indiana， the Colts were “my team” and my dad’s company saw to it that we got to go to a game every year or two。 Football was never really my sport， but after finishing out a gymnastics career， I turned toward coaching and found a philosophy of teaching in Quiet Strength that has guided me as bo Tony Dungy doesn’t know it， but his coaching style had quite the effect on my own。 I read his first book， Quiet Strength， just after he retired from coaching the Indianapolis Colts。 Growing up in southern Indiana， the Colts were “my team” and my dad’s company saw to it that we got to go to a game every year or two。 Football was never really my sport， but after finishing out a gymnastics career， I turned toward coaching and found a philosophy of teaching in Quiet Strength that has guided me as both a coach and a pastor for the past fifteen years。 I hadn’t really followed Coach Dungy’s writing career past that book。 I was generally aware of his other books， but had never picked them up。 Now， fifteen years later， in the midst of a doctoral program in leadership， dealing with the study of leadership influence， Tony and Lauren Dungy’s thoughts on having Uncommon Influence proved to be a nice change of pace from the academic leadership material I’ve been reading。 I don’t know that my advisors will let me quote them in my dissertation， but I’m certainly going to try！Uncommon Influence is a book about using your influence—your position， your wealth， your relationships， your connection， whatever it is you can use—to make the world a better place。 The Dungys encourage readers to say yes to a more purposeful life， to take hold of the opportunities that God puts in our path。 For them， saying yes to God’s calling has meant engaging in foster care and adoption。 After reading this book， I’d love to see Tony and Lauren write a book just on foster care， adoption， and building a multicultural， multi-ethnic family。 While they are careful to protect the identity of their children， the Dungys give readers access to their lives to show how saying yes to God has challenged and blessed them。The book is styled so that some chapters are written by Tony and others are written by Lauren。 The result is that there’s something for everyone。 The football fan will get some insights into Coach Dungy’s time as both a player and a coach。 There are a few Peyton Manning stories thrown in。 Tony shows how his use of influence as a leader in a football organization changed his players and set them up for success on and off the football field。 But if football isn’t your thing， don’t worry， because Lauren’s chapters will focus more on their family and adoption/foster care。 It’s obvious that each has worked with the other on developing the chapters， but they retain their distinctive voices throughout。Uncommon Influence is encouraging and exemplary。 The Dungys are both coach and cheerleaders， guiding readers toward living out a radical life of “yes” in following Jesus， using their own example as an encouragement to follow。 I’ve often thought that I’d love to see Coach Dungy back out on the field， but after reading about what he’s doing with his life now， I wouldn’t take that away from him for anything。 。。。more
Jill
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