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\\nGrowing up near the sights and sounds of Wrigley Field, Mike Vanyzendoorn first found himself behind the wheel of a truck running the streets of Chicago with next to no experience. Years later, the seasons of life eventually led Mike to Nussbaum. This week we talk with Mike about being a driver and pastor and what he looks forward to as a performance coach at Nussbaum.
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\\nDriver
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\\nMike got his start as a driver rather abruptly when a friend
\\nasked him to team up and launch a company with him. At that time, Mike hadn\\u2019t
\\neven experienced \\u201cdriving with a stick in a car,\\u201d let alone in a truck. However, that didn\\u2019t stop him, and before long he was making his way in the streets
\\nof Chicago.
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\\nPastor
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\\nAfter a while, Mike was called upon to shift gears and
\\nbecome a full-time pastor in his church.
\\nDuring this season of life, Mike continued to grow through experience children\\u2019s
\\nministry, then adult ministry, and mentorship.  
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\\nMissionary
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\\nLater in life, Mike returned to trucking where he eventually
\\nmade his way to Nussbaum. However, that
\\nhasn\\u2019t changed his passion for people or his desire to help others succeed. He
\\ncontinues to mentor others both as a performance coach and through a ministry that
\\ntakes regular trips to a surprising location.
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\\n* \\u201cI grew up in Chicago, close to the sounds of Wrigley Field.\\u201d* \\u201cI was running the rails in Chicago, and my clutch leg was very, very strong with Chicago runs.\\u201d * \\u201cI wasn\\u2019t really specialized in anything; I like doing everything.\\u201d* \\u201cI love kid\\u2019s honesty, older folks can be honest, but it\\u2019s usually veiled. Kids are just openly honest, even in the bad stuff.\\u201d * \\u201cI\\u2019d rather have a person have an \\u2018ah-ha\\u2019 moment rather than me say \\u2018this is what you\\u2019re doing wrong.\\u2019\\u201d* \\u201cYou want people to grow; you want people to heal. My journey is helping them discover that so they can have that ah-ha moment.\\u201d* \\u201cThe numbers don\\u2019t matter. Where are you at in how you think you are doing, and where are you at on where you think you want to go? And we go from there.\\u201d
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