Sometimes the path to our calling takes many turns. Dr. Eli Jones shares his story in his new book Run Toward your Goliaths. Despite being a first-generation college student, Eli’s childhood was full of first-rate learning experiences! His parents were entrepreneurial, and his dad’s work truck was often a classroom for Eli. After graduating college, Eli took several unexpected career turns. Still, eventually, he ended up back in school to get his Ph.D., where Eli indeed found his calling as a teacher and writer!
Eli’s unchanging life mission has been to transform lives, and through teaching principles that come from the Bible – he is able to do just that. Higher education is fertile soil for connecting faith to learning. At Texas A&M, there are so many ways to visibly carry that out through the Christian Faculty Network and Breakaway ministry happening on campus, where Eli is deeply involved.
Fighting with Faith to overcome adversity. Running Toward Your Goliaths. www.elijones.com
Recently I was a guest on the “Voices of Courage Show” which empowers listeners to See the Unseeable, Know the Unknowable, and Do the Impossible by Expanding Consciousness.
The topic for my interview is: The Courage to Run Toward Your Goliaths
Here’s what you’ll discover in this exclusive podcast:
How to overcome the “giants” of life as David conquered Goliath
How the “anchor and float” strategy can make families successful
Dr. Eli Jones is a Professor of Marketing, Lowry and Peggy Mays Eminent Scholar, and the former Dean of Mays Business School at his alma mater, Texas A&M University. He served as Dean of three flagship business schools for over 13 years. Prior to becoming a dean, he was on the faculty at the University of Houston as an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor with tenure, Full Professor, Associate Dean for Executive Education Programs, Director of the Program for Excellence in Selling, and founding Executive Director of the Sales Excellence Institute at the University of Houston.
He has published sales and sales management research in top academic journals and is a co-author of two professional books, Selling ASAP, and Strategic Sales Leadership: Breakthrough Thinking for Breakthrough Results. He just finished writing his new book, Run Toward Your Goliaths, a book about his and his wife’s faith journey. He is a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient by the American Marketing Association’s Sales Special Interest Group and a Ph.D. Project Hall of Fame recipient in 2016.
Fighting with Faith to overcome adversity. Running Toward Your Goliaths. www.elijones.com
Recently, I was a guest on MasterCast to share about my latest project, a book titled, “Run to your Goliaths,” and an accompanying podcast, “Victory Groove.”
In this episode, Ben and I discuss the imperfect circle drawn in my book; confidence, faith, and running toward your Goliaths; and using energy to help others. For those of you who do not know, I am a drummer. I share how I apply my love for drumming to my everyday life by talking about a drumbeat of life and how sometimes it’s just all about timing. As we approach the end of our conversation, I share my joy: watching the future in action, right in front of me with my grandkids.
This is a must-listen for those working through any loss – big or small – and how to keep going.
