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See the links below to the 3 Gifts featured in Episode 2 of this 4-part mini-series. These three amazing communities have had a massive influence in Dan's life, and have a rich and diverse set of immediately available resources and communities to engage and connect with, and learn about a relationship with God through Jesus, both in-person and online. Young Life - "You Were Made for This.®​  We go to kids, build bridges of authentic friendship, and introduce them to Jesus Christ." Watermark Community Church:  Inviting you to be and make fully-devoted followers of Jesus Christ Messages | Ministries  Desiring God Ministry (articles, blogs, books, conference replays, podcasts):  "Joy is not optional. It’s essential." ' Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Links from Episode 1: Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive - from Jordan Raynor, national best-selling author. Visit https://jordanraynor.com/  The Chosen - FREE!  THE FIRST-EVER MULTI-SEASON SERIES ABOUT THE LIFE OF CHRIST. THE FREE SHOW TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WON’T STOP TALKING ABOUT.  Watch it via their free app you can stream to any device. Christmas with the Chosen:  The Messengers - See the first-ever Chosen episode on big screens if you're catching this before Christmas 2021, and NOW available for free via the app: The Chosen app via Apple. The Chosen app via Google. YouVerson Bible App.  The Bible Project:  Apps:  Apple + Google Play | YouTube | Website | Read Scripture App The Story PDF from Watermark Community Church and 4-part message series:  Creation | Fall | Redemption | Restoration Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Join Dan as he previews the first-ever Amazing Things mini series for the Christmas 2021 season when he will share 12 special gifts during 4 episodes, featuring 3 gifts each episode that have been huge blessings in his life with the hope they might be a huge blessing to you and others. Each of the gifts is available for free, and despite their being wildly popular and highly impactful in the lives of 1,000s and with many of them, millions of people, there are many people who have not encountered these special gifts. This trailer also marks the first-ever video content for the Amazing Things podcast and the mini-series will also be available on video via the Amazing Things YouTube channel and the Apple and Spotify podcast platforms. Catch all of the launch Season 1 of Amazing Things on Apple podcasts and learn more about Amazing Things at moreamazingthings.com. Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Tune in for an inspiring conversation with Samantha Reveles and Lauren Spellman, class of 2017 graduates of Woodrow Wilson HS in Dallas ISD. Dan had the privilege with his Woodrow AOE colleagues of teaching and coaching both "Sammy Sam Sam"  and Lauren during their time as students and Robocats at Woodrow.  Lauren is an alumnus of Woodrow Wilson HS Academy of Engineering and Computer Science and now the Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering program, and Samantha is an alumnus of the Woodrow IB program and now the University of Dallas. They share what inspired them during their journeys both at Woodrow and beyond, and they've now earned undergraduate degrees and are both pursuing additional degrees in this next season of their lives. The Amazing Things podcast is proud to host these young leaders for this episode and we hope you'll share with others who might be inspired to hear their stories. You can learn more about the Woodrow Academy of Engineering and Computer Science from the link above or from the YouTube channel. Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Tune in for an inspiring interview with Vincent Orisini, class of 2021 graduate from  and the Woodrow Wilson HS Academy of Engineering and Computer Science at Woodrow Wilson HS in Dallas ISD.  Dan and his colleague, Rick LaPlante, share their conversation with Vince who shares his journey discovering his passion and gifts for computer science, and who details the inspiration and computer science course projects he worked on that led to his pursuing his career in computer science that he began with Flatiron before he even graduated.   You can learn more about Vince from his new website he'll be publishing soon and we'll update with the URL here soon.  You can learn more about the Woodrow Academy of Engineering and Computer Science from the link above or from the YouTube channel. Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Are you looking to be inspired, challenged, and equipped in your teaching of advanced academic social science courses? Of course you are. Duh. ​ Come join us for an in-person*, authentic, and engaging experience with your peers, led by a passionate, experienced, in-service master teacher and workshop leader who has trained 100s of teachers from around DFW. And hey, let's be honest... in-person is WAY> Zoom. We won't be doing traditional PD that we all have experienced too often as "professional discouragement." We've all had too much of that. You will engage as a student, then as a teacher to both experience and begin designing your own learning experiences based on this unique approach of the "5-sentence Master Class." And we're sure you're at least a little curious to know about what those 5 sentences are all about. ​ Your 3-hour investment will be supported by 3, 1-hour live video group coaching calls during the Fall 2021 semester. Learn more about Anna Marie Sifford. Register for the workshop at The 5-Sentence Master Class. Listen to more from the Amazing Things podcast at Moreamazingthings.com. Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

The Robocats are bringing their expert mentoring to three, 3-day summer camps we're co-hosting with The Workshop by TBK Bank.  Learn more about The Workshop in this episode of Amazing Things with Cody Seabolt, Founding Director of Dallas' newest membership makerspace.  Your 3rd - 8th grader will learn and partner to design, build, code, and compete in Sumo Style LEGO competition matches, and be introduced to 3D printing, laser engraving, and all the available options in Dallas' newest membership makerspace. Each camp will run 9am - 3pm and is limited to 20 spots, and they are going fast for these dates: June 28, 29, 30 July 14, 15, 16 July 19, 20, 21 Visit https://www.therobocats.com/camps to learn more and https://www.tbkworkshop.com/summer-2021 to register. Signing up for more than one camp or want to bring siblings/friends?   Get a 10% OFF on your whole order using promo code "multicampdiscount" at checkout. For more Amazing Things episodes, and more Amazing Things visit Moreamazingthings.com.  Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Chris Prestridge is the owner of FOL Sports, and Board member with Friends of Lakewood, and also serves as the current PTA President of Woodrow Wilson HS in Dallas ISD, Dallas, TX. FOL Sports was born out of a need to provide our children with more motion and activity based structured and free play. Wth schools limiting recess and gym time, electronics and video games are taking up more and more of our kids time. We wanted to provide a place our kids could learn about the importance of fitness and teamwork in an electronics free zone. FOL Sports is in its 5th year of providing an amazing program to Lakewood kids. Run by 2 Lakewood dads and open to boys and girls, incoming Kinder to 5th grade. Friends of Lakewood (FOL) is the Father's organization associated with Lakewood Elementary that has been providing for Lakewood Elementary since 1982. FOLS has over 1000 members strong and are comprised of dads that are dedicated to enhancing the educational experience of the students of Lakewood Elementary School. As part of the Amazing Things podcast launch, I am supporting an amazing pilot project in Uganda.  LIsten in to learn about the Conscious Coalition (CC) and their ground-breaking international joint venture bringing clean water, world-class servant leadership training, compassionate peace building, women's empowerment, and children's enrichment in a pilot project in west Uganda.  Leaders from across the community will receive in-person and virtual training from international experts, and our Amazing Things kickoff is helping promote the fund raising to support this project.  Visit the CC site to learn more and donate to the project that will begin a movement multiplying community building in the region and around the world.   Listen to the episode with Michael Bezdek to learn more from the project's visionary leader. For more Amazing Things visit MoreAmazingThings.com where you can join the VIP Team (Very Inspiring People) for members-only benefits including fun giveaways for the Amazing Things launch month of April, 2021. Help share the inspiration by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing Amazing Things with others! Thanks for stopping by and tuning in. Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Cody Seabolt is the founding Director of The Workshop by TBK Bank, a new membership maker space in Dallas, Texas. A community maker space in the heart of Dallas, The Workshop features a Metalshop, Woodshop, Innovation Lab, Coworking Loft, and Collaboration Areas.  Professional educators teach tool-use and safety classes and staff members are available to answer questions. The facility is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to hobbyists, entrepreneurs, students, and those learning trade skills. Full access requires a Membership, but there are numerous special events and classes each month that are open to the public. While the equipment is state of the art and the industrial-chic facility is top-notch, the heart behind it all is what matters most.  TBK Bank established The Workshop as a way to serve the city of Dallas by providing adult building trade education, hosting camps that expose young people to new opportunities, and establishing partnerships with nonprofits that allow the bank to reach beyond the walls of The Workshop. This makerspace is unique because although many things are made at The Workshop, the most important thing created is a positive impact on the community. Watch an introduction to The Workshop. As part of the Amazing Things podcast launch, I am supporting an amazing pilot project in Uganda.  LIsten in to learn about the Conscious Coalition (CC) and their ground-breaking international joint venture bringing clean water, world-class servant leadership training, compassionate peace building, women's empowerment, and children's enrichment in a pilot project in west Uganda.  Leaders from across the community will receive in-person and virtual training from international experts, and our Amazing Things kickoff is helping promote the fund raising to support this project.  Visit the CC site to learn more and donate to the project that will begin a movement multiplying community building in the region and around the world.   Listen to the episode with Michael Bezdek to learn more from the project's visionary leader. For more Amazing Things visit MoreAmazingThings.com where you can join the VIP Team (Very Inspiring People) for members-only benefits including fun giveaways for the Amazing Things launch month of April, 2021. Help share the inspiration by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing Amazing Things with others! Thanks for stopping by and tuning in. Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Maria Hasbany is a high-capacity civic leader in Dallas, TX currently serving as Appointee to the Dallas Park & Recreation Board - District 9 at City of Dallas Park & Recreation.  She previously has served in many volunteer capacities in public schools in the Dallas ISD, including her time as the PTA President at historic and award-winning Woodrow Wilson HS where she helped bring numerous high-impact improvements to the campus and other feeder pattern schools in the east Dallas area. You can connect with Maria via [email protected]. As part of the Amazing Things podcast launch, I am supporting an amazing pilot project in Uganda.  LIsten in to learn about the Conscious Coalition (CC) and their ground-breaking international joint venture bringing clean water, world-class servant leadership training, compassionate peace building, women's empowerment, and children's enrichment in a pilot project in west Uganda.  Leaders from across the community will receive in-person and virtual training from international experts, and our Amazing Things kickoff is helping promote the fund raising to support this project.  Visit the CC site to learn more and donate to the project that will begin a movement multiplying community building in the region and around the world.   Listen to the episode with Michael Bezdek to learn more from the project's visionary leader. For more Amazing Things visit MoreAmazingThings.com where you can join the VIP Team (Very Inspiring People) for members-only benefits including fun giveaways for the Amazing Things launch month of April, 2021. Help share the inspiration by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing Amazing Things with others! Thanks for stopping by and tuning in. Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Matt O'Brien is the CEO of Unique Software Development,  a Dallas Digital Invention Agency for Mobile Apps, Web Applications, eCommerce, Augmented Reality, Wearables, IoT and 3D.  Learn more from the links below about Matt's work leading USD and his impact on communities through his generous spirit, high-capacity leadership and technical expertise, and good old-fashioned hard work.   His company:  https://www.uniquesoftwaredev.com/ The massive impact he helped lead addressing the PPE shortage during the onset of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic:  https://makercause.com/ The continuing impact from the Makercause PPE project thanks to the Cuban Foundation and a partnership with The Workshop by TBK Bank and The Robocasts from Woodrow Wilson HS to impact teachers from around North Texas with 3D printers and free, expert training through this grant program:  https://3dgrant.uniquesoftwaredev.com/ As part of the Amazing Things podcast launch, I am supporting an amazing pilot project in Uganda.  LIsten in to learn about the Conscious Coalition (CC) and their ground-breaking international joint venture bringing clean water, world-class servant leadership training, compassionate peace building, women's empowerment, and children's enrichment in a pilot project in west Uganda.  Leaders from across the community will receive in-person and virtual training from international experts, and our Amazing Things kickoff is helping promote the fund raising to support this project.  Visit the CC site to learn more and donate to the project that will begin a movement multiplying community building in the region and around the world.   Listen to the episode with Michael Bezdek to learn more from the project's visionary leader. For more Amazing Things visit MoreAmazingThings.com where you can join the VIP Team (Very Inspiring People) for members-only benefits including fun giveaways for the Amazing Things launch month of April, 2021. Help share the inspiration by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing Amazing Things with others! Thanks for stopping by and tuning in. Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Josh Hill is a music creator and producer and new artist launcher in Dallas, Texas. He is currently working with, among others, @imperialjay1, and part of the ImperialJay family. You can learn more about Josh's work and follow him here: imperialjay.com @imperialjay1 @214Soulchild [email protected] 214soulchild.beatstars.com As part of the Amazing Things podcast launch, I am supporting an amazing pilot project in Uganda.  LIsten in to learn about the Conscious Coalition (CC) and their ground-breaking international joint venture bringing clean water, world-class servant leadership training, compassionate peace building, women's empowerment, and children's enrichment in a pilot project in west Uganda.  Leaders from across the community will receive in-person and virtual training from international experts, and our Amazing Things kickoff is helping promote the fund raising to support this project.  Visit the CC site to learn more and donate to the project that will begin a movement multiplying community building in the region and around the world.   Listen to the episode with Michael Bezdek to learn more from the project's visionary leader. For more Amazing Things visit MoreAmazingThings.com where you can join the VIP Team (Very Inspiring People) for members-only benefits including fun giveaways for the Amazing Things launch month of April, 2021. For more Amazing Things visit https://moreamazingthings.com where you can join the VIP Team (Very Inspiring People) for members-only benefits including fun giveaways for the Amazing Things launch month of April, 2021. Help share the inspiration by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing Amazing Things with others. Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify