What is Play to Your Strengths? The CliftonStrengths Finder assessment is a respected business, spiritual and research based instrument to help individuals understand how to leverage their unique God-given strengths. When individuals use and know their strengths on a regular basis, they are more engaged and energized in their work, are more successful in their relationships and spiritual journeys, they benefit their personal professional development and are less likely to burn-out! We live in a remedial world in which we often focus on weaknesses. The premise of the CliftonStrengths Finder is that you will make your greatest contributions in life and feel most energized when you are working mostly in your areas of strength. Kaitlin's Testimony: Top 5 Strengths: 1. Achiever 2. Input 3. Deliberative 4. Learner 5. Arranger I felt my strengths were very accurate in explaining what I can bring to an organization. As the Play to Your Strengths experience went on through the summer, I began to understand how each individual strength is more or less prominent depending on the situation. The multi-week process helped me see the accuracy of my top 5! Knowing my strengths has helped me embrace my differences from others. I was at a discipleship project during the second half of my summer and spent all of my days building relationships with others as we grew in our faith. During that time, I was able to be secure in knowing that God created me differently than he created others. I started to become aware of how my strengths have helped me in athletics, school, and my walk with God in unique ways. Since returning to school, it has been super fun seeing how I can directly utilize my strengths as a follower of Christ, a teammate on the field, and a student in the classroom. Through this process, God has taught me most of all how I can use my strengths to be faithful to him. As I’ve grown over the last six months, these are some of the things I’ve learned about my strengths. In my pursuit of Jesus, I can use my strengths of input and learner to be constantly growing in knowledge of who God is and how to walk with him. My achiever strength keeps me disciplined in taking up my cross daily as well as being driven to share my faith. The strength of deliberative has aided me in seeking God consistently and prayerfully and allowing my actions and decisions to patiently follow his guidance. My strength of arranger has been helpful in the busyness of being back on campus, as well as the wrench that COVID-19 can throw in plans. I’m thankful that the Lord created me on purpose and in his image and that I get to use my strengths to ultimately glorify him.

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In this episode of the Uncommon Podcast, Noah is joined by the former Athletic Director at the University of Minnesota, Joel Maturi, to hear his career journey from student manager to power-5 AD. Listen to Joel share about the successes and challenges that he has faced as a sport industry professional, as well as some advice that he gives young professionals within the college and pro sport industry. A new episode of the Uncommon Podcast is released every two weeks. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, right here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out this week's episode, and be sure to follow our podcast to get alerts when new episodes are released! Curious about Uncommon Sports Group and what our ministry has to offer? Contact us to learn more here! Do you want to join the largest community of future Christian leaders of the college and pro sport industry? Apply to join here!

Have you ever wondered how established sport industry professionals reach the heights they've reached within the industry? Aaron Wasson, who is presently the Assistant Athletic Director for Equipment Operations with the University of Oregon, began his career in sports as a student manager and found his way to a position of leadership at a power-5 program. In this podcast, hear about his journey through the equipment world and how the various experiences he's had have allowed him to have success in this stage of his career. A new episode of the Uncommon Podcast is released every two weeks. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, right here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out this week's episode, and be sure to follow our podcast to get alerts when new episodes are released! Curious about Uncommon Sports Group and what our ministry has to offer? Contact us to learn more here! Do you want to join the largest community of future Christian leaders of the college and pro sport industry? Apply to join here!

Our Founder, Drew Boe, shares his thoughts on the rebrand from Managers on a Mission to Uncommon Sports Group. He discusses the organization's growth over the last year, and what you can look forward to in 2022.

In the sport industry, it is vital to have a network of established professionals that you connect with on a regular basis. In this episode of the Uncommon Podcast, the University of Texas football's Chief of Staff, Jason Grooms, discusses his career journey and how he has utilized his connections to get to where he is today. A new episode of the Uncommon Podcast is released every two weeks. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, right here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out this week's episode, and be sure to follow our podcast to get alerts when new episodes are released! Curious about Uncommon Sports Group and what our ministry has to offer? Contact us to learn more here! Do you want to join the largest community of future Christian leaders of the college and pro sport industry? Apply to join here!

Have you ever considered going on an international mission trip? Certainly, it can be fun to travel overseas and learn about a new culture, but why is it so valuable for a Christian to go on a mission trip? In this episode of the Uncommon Podcast, Cullen Ecoffey and Shanya Richburg, both USG members, share their experience on a mission trip with Uncommon Sports Group to Nairobi, Kenya, in the summer of 2021. A new episode of the Uncommon Podcast is released every two weeks. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, right here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out this week's episode, and be sure to follow our podcast to get alerts when new episodes are released! Curious about Uncommon Sports Group and what our ministry has to offer? Contact us to learn more here! Do you want to join the largest community of future Christian leaders of the college and pro sport industry? Apply to join here!

The sport industry consists of long hours, working weekends, and a lot of travel. This results in the challenge of overprioritizing work and forgetting to prioritize the other vital aspects of our lives as followers of Christ. In this episode of the Uncommon Podcast, Director of Athletics at Lynn University, Devin Crosby, talks about how he has learned to prioritize the important things in his life, including family and faith, despite his heavy load of responsibilities as a leader of an athletic department. A new episode of the Uncommon Podcast is released every two weeks. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, right here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out this week's episode, and be sure to follow our podcast to get alerts when new episodes are released! Curious about Uncommon Sports Group and what our ministry has to offer? Contact us to learn more here! Do you want to join the largest community of future Christian leaders of the college and pro sport industry? Apply to join here!

One of the best ways to cultivate a Christ-centered culture within your workplace and/or community is through a Bible study. But, the task of starting and leading a Bible study can feel daunting. Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Midwestern State University, Greg Hawkins, shares on the Uncommon Podcast some practical tips that young professionals can apply to start up a Bible study in the workplace or community that they are in! A new episode of the Uncommon Podcast is released every two weeks. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, right here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out this week's episode, and be sure to follow our podcast to get alerts when new episodes are released! Curious about Uncommon Sports Group and what our ministry has to offer? Contact us to learn more here! Do you want to join the largest community of future Christian leaders of the college and pro sport industry? Apply to join here!

It can be challenging, awkward, and even scary at times to share your faith with your co-workers. Often, the hardest part of it all is knowing what to say. Thankfully, God has given each of us a unique testimony that can shed light on what God has done in our lives and may inspire others to seek out the God we serve. In this podcast, Tarah Nupson, Women's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach at the University of Minnesota, talks about the power of a testimony and how she has gone about sharing her faith in the workplace. A new episode of the Uncommon Podcast is released every two weeks. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, right here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out this week's episode, and be sure to follow our podcast to get alerts when new episodes are released! Curious about Uncommon Sports Group and what our ministry has to offer? Contact us to learn more here! Do you want to join the largest community of future Christian leaders of the college and pro sport industry? Apply to join here!

It is well known within the college and professional sport industries that networking, building relationships, and finding a mentor are vitally important in a young professional's career journey. But, the challenge for a young person is actually knowing how to go about the process of landing a mentor, developing new relationships, and stewarding existing ones. In this episode of the Uncommon Podcast, Deputy Athletic Director at Middle Tennessee State University, Lee De Leon, discusses the value of mentorship in his career journey and how to go about building relationships with present leaders within the college and pro sport industry. A new episode of the Uncommon Podcast is released every two weeks. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, right here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out this week's episode, and be sure to follow our podcast to get alerts when new episodes are released! Curious about Uncommon Sports Group and what our ministry has to offer? Contact us to learn more here! Do you want to join the largest community of future Christian leaders of the college and pro sport industry? Apply to join here!

Have you ever wondered if you can be a successful sport industry professional, and a successful husband or wife? The answer to that question is a resounding yes! Associate Athletics Director of Strategic Marketing with the University of Alabama, Dan Heck, and his wife, Courtney Heck, are a tremendous example of this truth. While it can be challenging to navigate a relationship with the long hours, constant travel, and unpredictable schedule, a long-term relationship within the sport industry is possible! Catch the in-depth podcast with Dan and Courtney on this subject with the player below! A new episode of the Uncommon Podcast is released every two weeks. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, right here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out this week's episode, and be sure to follow our podcast to get alerts when new episodes are released! Curious about Uncommon Sports Group and what our ministry has to offer? Contact us to learn more here! Do you want to join the largest community of future Christian leaders of the college and pro sport industry? Apply to join here!