An Award-Winning Book
Two international book awards for You Are Capable of More, five-star editorial reviews, and the company honors that came from building a culture people never want to leave. Here is every one of them in one place.
Firebird · Personal Growth
Book Awards
Professional Reviews
Midwest
Uniti Med
2026 Paris Book Festival
You Are Capable of More took the top spot in the How-To category at the 2026 Paris Book Festival, an international competition that judges books from major publishers, independent presses and self-published authors side by side.
How-To is the category for books that set out to teach readers how to do something and then give them the means to do it. Every chapter ends with actions to take that day, and a closing Playbook turns the book into a plan readers keep using.
2026 Firebird Book Awards
You Are Capable of More was named a third-place winner in the Personal Growth category of the International Firebird Book Awards, announced in October 2026 for the third quarter of the year.
Each Firebird category is judged on its own criteria by two independent judges, and up to three winners are named in order of their combined scores. Placing in Personal Growth puts the book exactly where it belongs: among the titles that help people become who they are capable of being.
Personal Growth category, 2026 International Firebird Book Awards. Full results at Speak Up Talk Radio.
An award that gives back. Firebird entry fees fund handmade pillowcases and children’s books sent to women and children living in long-term shelters, so this one did some good before the results were ever announced.
What the reviewers said
Independent editorial and professional reviews of You Are Capable of More. Each one is published in full on the book’s site.
A personal, actionable book for dreamers, procrastinators, and anyone who longs to become more.Read the review →
5
A five-star editorial review of the book, published October 2026.Read the review →
A practical, personal guide to turning ambition into action.Read the review →
A five-star professional reader review from NetGalley, where librarians, booksellers and media read ahead of the public.All reviews →
#1
Reached bestseller status on Amazon after launch, in paperback, hardcover and Kindle.View on Amazon →
Built, not borrowed.
The book is about becoming capable of more. These honors are what that looks like inside a company. As President and COO, Chris helped grow Uniti Med from startup to one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the country, with a culture that kept earning national recognition along the way.
No. 3 on Inc. Regionals: Midwest
Ranked the third fastest-growing private company in the Midwest by Inc.
No. 622 on the Inc. 5000
A national ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies, with 666% three-year growth. Inc. company profile
Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care
Named to Fortune’s list of the best places to work in health care, based on what employees themselves report.
Great Place to Work Certified
Certified on employee survey results about trust, leadership and culture. Certification profile
Midlands Business Journal 40 Under 40
Recognized among the region’s top young business leaders.
You Are Capable of More
A No-Excuses Guide to Becoming Your Best Self helps readers close the gap between what they want for their lives and what they do each day. Drawing on his own setbacks and original research with more than 200 working adults, 92% of whom said they were capable of more than they were doing, Chris shows how to move through self-doubt, take ownership and build the habits that turn good intentions into progress.
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