Brian Slipka

Entrepreneur/founder/biz owner of True North, Honour Capital, Sunbelt Business Advisors, Slipka Co, SF Canaries, and more. Christian/husband/father/friend!

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

A 92-year-old North Carolina man got so bored 2 months into retirement that he applied to work at Chick-fil-A...

...his smile, kindness, and passion for Jesus became so contagious that when he got sick and missed 3 days of work, an ENTIRE TOWN began asking where he was.

His name is Gilbert Martin.

Everybody calls him "Mr. Gil."

Mr. Gil is 92 years old, and works at the Chick-fil-A on Oleander Drive in Wilmington, NC.

He spent decades working in the natural gas industry and when he retired, he greeted people at Sam's Club for 12 MORE years, until they eliminated his position.

Most people would call that a sign to finally rest, but not Mr. Gil!

Two months into retirement, he got bored... so he walked into Chick-fil-A and put in an application.

He was 86 years old at the time.

He's been there ever since.

Not one or two shifts a week either. Monday through Friday.

He says the full schedule gives him more chances to be there for people who need him.

His official job is dining host.
Clean tables.
Clean floors.

But Mr Gil doesn't see it that way... as he describes it, his real job is:

"I get a lot of people that are coming in, just been to the doctor, and got bad news... I'm able to be an encourager; the Lord gave me that."

A 92-year-old man who could be resting at home... chooses to stand in a dining room five days a week... so strangers on the worst day of their lives don't have to be alone.

And Wilmington noticed.

When Mr. Gil caught a cold and missed a couple of days, the owner said he was FLOODED with HUNDREDS of customers who were panicked about him.

Mr. Gil has zero plans to retire.

He says if you ever see him working, come say hi.

"I don't know what 92 is supposed to feel like, but I feel great. Serving others has always brought me joy because I believe that a smile and a kind word can make someone's day a little brighter.”

We need more of this in the world!!!!

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Sean McVay nailed the job description.
Be an elevator.

Lift people to their highest potential.
That's it.
That's leadership.

Not a critic. Not a ceiling. An elevator. 🔥

[Mark Batterson @MarkBatterson]

in the past two decades, the world has gone wild. twenty years ago, we didn’t have iPhones! how wild is that? cloud were cumulus, cookies were chocolate chip, and reels were for fishing. deepfakes and doomscrolling, AI and algorithms, are now a daily reality. how do we navigate this cultural moment? with holy courage, spiritual discernment and amazing grace. thanks for pre-orders of #NotMyCircus! check out sample chapter https://t.co/ckb4K2Pqmc

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

American Preacher uses common sense to explain how far off track America has become

“If you can get arrested for hunting and fishing without a license, but you can enter this country and remain in this country illegally, you got a country run by idiots

If you have to get your parents' permission to go on a field trip and get an aspirin at school, but you don't have to get their permission to get an abortion, you got a country run by idiots

If you must show identification to board an airplane and cash a check and check out a library book, But you don't have to show identification to vote in our elections. You got a nation run by a bunch of idiots

If the government wants to prevent and they want to take our guns away and turn around and send F-16 fighter jets to our enemy countries, take our guns away and give ammunition to our enemy countries, you have a country run by idiots.

— If your government believes the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars in debt is to spend more trillions of dollars in debt, you got a country run by idiots.”

[Erik Reed @ErikReed]

We went to the Forrest Frank concert last night. Over 20K people singing praises to Jesus.

You would be hard pressed to find a person making a larger impact on kids and teens than him. The place was filled with people under 25.

[GopherHole.com @GopherHole]

#Skol #Vikings borrowed the Skol chant from Iceland.

#Gophers need to borrow the entire crowd rowing from Norway. 🇳🇴

[GopherHole.com @GopherHole]

130!!!!!!! DROUGHT STREAK CONTINUES: The #WolvesBack lose in the 2nd round and are eliminated from the playoffs. They join the #MNTwins  , #MNWild, #Skol  #Vikings & last 2 years of the #NorthStars with an astonishing 130 combined seasons without a championship appearance. Sigh…

https://t.co/z1RgdQiI8c

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

I'm convinced @DukeWBB Coach Kara Lawson is one of the best leaders in sports. This clip on urgency, growth not being linear, and the idea that there is no finish line is superb:

🥱 Need It > Want It. The people who win aren’t always the most gifted, they’re the ones who refuse to look away from what’s required RIGHT NOW. They stay present with the hard, the boring, and the uncomfortable, and they attack anyway. Wanting shows up when it’s convenient; needing shows up when it costs you something.

📈📉 Growth isn’t a straight line. There will be peaks that tempt your ego and valleys that test your belief. Real leadership is keeping your urgency and sharpness intact through all of it. Trusting that consistency is what will carry you through. Don't let your own impatience with stagnancy take your spirit.

🏁 There is no finish line where you finally get to coast, only new levels that ask more of you. Better is a direction, not a destination. The “ceiling” you feel is often just an imaginary story you’ve told yourself about what’s possible. Growth asks for the endurance to keep going and the humility to treat every day, every season, every year as another chance to get better.

Bring urgency to the way you show up every day. Don't ever give up on your own growth. 🌱

[Mike Hoffmann @MikeHoffmann]

Luke Falk shared a Mike Leach story that stopped me cold:

Two kids. One rich. One poor.

Every training camp, Coach Leach told his team about these 2 kids.

The rich kid has two choices.

Get soft. Get entitled. Expect everything handed to him because he was handed more.

Or take the resources, the coaching, the opportunities, and compound them into something greater.

The poor kid has two choices too.

Say nobody gave him anything. Blame the world. Make his circumstances the reason he never became what he could have been.

Or outwork everyone in the room.

Luke said the locker room had both. Kids from wealth. Kids from nothing. Kids with every advantage. Kids who scraped for every inch.

Same choice for all of them.

Ownership or victimhood.
Fuel or excuse.

The rich kid can waste the head start or build on it.

The poor kid can drown in the deficit or weaponize it.

Greatness doesn't come from where you start.

It comes from which kid you choose to feed.

Credit to @coachlukefalk for continuing to share golden nuggets about Coach’s legacy

[Tony Dungy @TonyDungy]

We have another huge turnout for our Arise With The Guys. We’re honoring Cooper Kupp but also have retiring Vikings FB CJ Ham on hand as well as my college classmate Paul Molitor. We’ve got a great program that will end with former Gopher LB Carter Coughlin sharing the gospel.

[Tony Dungy @TonyDungy]

We’re at our 13th annual Uncommon Award dinner and this year we are honoring Cooper Kupp. Cooper is a 2 time Super Bowl champ and an amazing man as well. He’s been a great leader for the Rams & the Seahawks and a true community servant. Cooper has shown that you can be at the top of your profession and also be a great family man who lives out his faith in Jesus.
Congratulations Cooper!

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 WOW. Border Czar Tom Homan just gave the PERFECT response to Pope Leo

"I'm a lifelong Catholic. I wish they'd STAY OUT of immigration, they don't know what they're talking about."

"Because if they wore my shoes for 40 years, and talked to a 9-year-old girl that got r*ped multiple times, or stood in the back of a tractor trailer with 19 dead aliens at my feet, including a 5-year-old boy that baked to death, if they understood the atrocities that happened on the open border, I think their opinion would change!"

"And I welcome discussion with any of them, because they don't understand illegal immigration is not a victimless crime."

"Where President Trump had the most secure border in the lifetime of this nation, right now, lives are being saved. He's saving thousands of lives a year because he has a secure border!"

"Human traffickers are out of business, right? The cartels are going bankrupt because of that secure border. I wish they'd understand that."

"Because if they did, I think they'd have a different opinion."

Mic drop.

[Tony Dungy @TonyDungy]

I am back at the Billy Graham Training Center this week doing two conferences with my friend James Brown. We are talking to business leaders today about leading in an Uncommon way to honor the Lord. It’s always a blessing to be here and I am enjoying JB’s inspiring words.

[Tony Dungy @TonyDungy]

Our church suggested a 21-Day Fast leading up to Easter. I fasted from social media but now I’m back with the best news ever-The Good News the disciples discovered on Sunday Morning. Jesus died on the cross on Friday as payment for our sins but now He is alive! Because of that we have access to the Kingdom of Heaven—if we believe that Jesus is our Savior. John 3:16 and Luke 24:6

[Dawn Plitzuweit @CoachDawnP]

These young ladies have been Orchestrating Excellence day by day! Super proud of this crew for their dedication to development and their commitment to building each other up continuously! Love their selfless JOY!

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Jim Tressel said, "The root of all evil in life is selfishness."

Everything else falls apart without this foundation.

When you're selfless, you put the team first and look to serve others.

It means thinking beyond yourself and believing in something bigger than yourself.

[Brian Slipka @briankslipka]

@CoachDawnP @Gaardsy What a game DP and JG!!!!!! Lets GOOOO!!!

[Dawn Plitzuweit @CoachDawnP]

THANK YOU Gopher nation for the incredible support tonight! The Barn was rockin’! Can’t wait to see you Sunday!

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Rick Pitino was asked what stops people from being great. His answer was one word.

"Ego stops greatness. I call it edging greatness out."

"In a spiritual sense, ego is edging God out. But ego is edging greatness out."

And he made a key distinction:
"I'm not talking about confidence. You have to be a confident person."

"But ego really gets you to where you think you've arrived. You think you know it all. You stop learning. You stop listening."

That's the trap. Confidence keeps you hungry. Ego convinces you that you've already made it.

You lose your hunger and humility.

"Learning and listening are important for great leaders. Great leaders have to listen and they have to continue to learn and surround themselves with people that are better than them."

EGO = Edging Greatness Out

The moment you think you've arrived is the moment you stop growing.

Stay confident. Stay humble. Never stop learning.
(🎥@LewisHowes )

[Franklin Graham @Franklin_Graham]

I appreciate @TonyDungy—he is every inch a Christian gentleman! https://t.co/pGSloQkgDn