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February 6, 2026
Keynote Speaker at The Guardian Foundation Conference 2026
April 17, 2025
Motivated to Lead Podcast:
Helping you become a better leader.
with Mark Klingsheim
David Dennis was interviewed on the podcast talking about his book Gameness: Land on your feet, not on your feelings
View more “Motivated to Lead Podcast” episodes here.
January 13, 2023
The surest enemy of your New Year’s Resolution is QUITTING.
The surest solution to not quitting is GAMENESS.
GAMENESS requires cultivating four attributes in your life:
– Never-quit Mindset
– Resoluteness to a Purpose
– Fighting Spirit
– Will Required to Act Beyond Your Feelings
NOW is the perfect time to cultivate your Gameness and live your best year…and your best life!
Pick up a copy at GamenessLeadership.com, Amazon, or Audible (read by me!)
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OCTOBER 12, 2023
Christian Coaching Today Magazine Featured Article
David Dennis sits down with Christian Coaching Today magazine for a deeper discussion about taking ownership in life, how to successfully pivot from adversity, and the importance of living for purpose — not just emotion.
August 30, 2023
Speak with People Podcast: How To Not Give Up (Ep 053)
Join us on the latest episode of “Speak with People” as we delve into the captivating world of gameness. In this thought-provoking conversation, we are honored to have acclaimed author David Dennis as our guest, whose groundbreaking book has inspired countless individuals to embrace resilience and refuse to quit.
Prepare to be intrigued as we explore the power of gameness, uncovering the secrets to cultivating unwavering determination, communicating that you won’t give up, and achieving personal growth.
Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate David Dennis and embark on a transformative journey towards a life of unwavering tenacity.
June 21, 2023
In this episode of the Lifestyle.org Podcast, host Roy Ice speaks with David Dennis about his new book, Gameness: Land on Your Feet, Not on Your Feelings. Dennis discusses his traumatic past, his father’s premature death and being removed from his home by Child Protective Services and his mother’s death in a house fire. Dennis shares how he overcame a childhood filled with loss and trauma and inspires and encourages people to live an extraordinary life. His story offers inspiring insight into the never-quit mindset and turning adversities into advantages.
June 19, 2023
David’s article appearing in Healthy Aging Magazine:
Living With a Never-Quit Mindset
“Perhaps the most commendable thing we can do to honor the gift of life that we have been given is never to stop living it until our very last moment. The world needs more people who are willing to live in fierce pursuit of the life they were created for – even if it involves a pivot late in the game.”
JUNE 4, 2023
David’s article appearing in Creations Magazine:
The Anticipation of Success – A game-changing strategy to renew your confidence, purpose, and motivation
“… Once an inspired vision is clear to the one created to pursue it, the path unfolds before that person with only one requirement: demonstrate the gamenessto overcome obstacles and land on your feet, and you will surely find success. The anticipation of success is a crucial and underrated aspect of a winner’s mindset. In seeking to adopt the gameness needed to see our vision through, it becomes the wind in our sails to which we can credit our strength of will. …”
April 24, 2023
Leading Print Magazine article, published by the Association for Print Technologies
“In a world where the rules of success seem to be ever-changing, author and strategist David Dennis has developed a unique framework for achieving greatness in life and business. His new book, Gameness: Land on your feet, not on your feelings, is a gripping account of his own journey through the ups and downs of the corporate world, and the lessons he learned along the way.”
March 28, 2023
Podcast episode #273: The Next Chapter with Charlie
“I think one of the primary goals of every parent is to pass on to their children the wisdom they have gained after decades of life experience. Well, our guest today, David Dennis, has done just that. He wrote a book, originally intended for his five children, that has become a life-guide for all of us—young and old.
In his book, Gameness, David Dennis offers four very practical and immensely powerful principles of a life worth living.”
February 9, 2023
Midwestern Book Review Critique
“Critique: Essentially a DIY instructional guide written from a Christian perspective for personal transformation and self-improvement, Gameness: Land on your feet, not on your feelings is impressively well written and thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation. An inspiring and ‘real world’ world practical compendium of observation, insight, personal experience, and encouragement, Gameness is highly recommended for community library Self-Help/Self-Improvement collections. It should be also be noted for personal reading lists that Gameness is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $8.49).”
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The Work Ethic podcast, episode 78, featuring David Dennis
“What’s gameness? We often hear the cryptic question, ‘Got game?’ But gameness isn’t just about sports . . . it’s about life. It’s a person’s ability to live beyond the inevitable problems and pains that threaten to derail us from our fullest potential. It’s realizing that God didn’t put us on earth merely to survive . . . but to take charge of our lives! Gameness means living each day with a never-quit mindset, resoluteness to a purpose, a fighting spirit, and the will required to act beyond our feelings. What is it about those who face life’s biggest heartaches and find a way to bounce back and turn setbacks into breakthroughs? They’ve found the secret of making life work, and in this book, David Dennis explains the secret to all of us. These aren’t academic concepts to David. He has lived them, refined them, and now, he’s imparting his wisdom to the rest of us. Buckle up, hold on tight, and be ready to be challenged like never before.”
January 25, 2023
Interview with David Dennis runs from minute 28:40 through 44:20.
January 25, 2023
“It isn’t your accolades and accomplishments that will propel you to success. It isn’t the recommendation letters you collect in your padfolio, it isn’t your winning smile and poise, it isn’t your desire to climb the ladder that will get you where you need to go in life.”
“If you truly want to achieve greatness, you cannot ignore the indispensable importance of developing Gameness, the never-quit mindset that carries you through the tough moments in life. With this fighting spirit, you can close the distance between who you are and who you want to be.”
January 14, 2023
Blue Merle Photography:
“When a request for a “heads shot” as opposed to a “headshot” hit my inbox, I read on with curiosity to see what this unusual request was all about…”
January 9, 2023
The Oklahoman Guest Column:
“Victims of poverty pandemic are more vulnerable to the other storms of life” by David Dennis