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Your Contractor Is No Longer Your Weakest Link John Stewart Hill Explains
John Stewart Hill, founder of The Good Contractors List, but more importantly, I’m a man who had completely given up on life — until God stepped in.In 2011, I was broke, hopeless, and praying for God to end my life. During one of the worst freezes in Dallas–Fort Worth history, I suffered a massive heart attack. As I was being wheeled into ICU, I heard a clear voice ask, “Well, John, do you want to stay or go?” That moment changed everything. I told God, “I’ll stay, but I don’t want to be the same person I’ve been.”From that surrender came three simple requests:I want to be remembered for doing something good.I want to truly live, not just be alive.I want to touch as many lives as possible.Six months later — with no money, no education, no business experience, and now with a damaged heart that left me with Congestive Heart Failure and a pacemaker — I felt led to create something that didn’t exist: a way to separate the good contractors from the bad ones and guarantee every job up to $25,000. That’s how The Good Contractors List was born. Today, it’s backed over $5 billion in projects, helped thousands of homeowners, and built what I now call Collective Authority Marketing — a Kingdom-minded model where ethical business owners unite to raise standards, protect people, and give God the glory through excellence.But my story didn’t end there. In 2022, I received a heart transplant, and I later met my donor’s family. Their last name was Wachal — Bohemian for “Watchman.” The young man whose heart now beats in my chest was Christian Wachal. I literally have the heart of a Christian Watchman, and I don’t think that’s an accident.My mission now is simple: to build Kingdom businesses that become a light in dark industries, restore trust where it’s been broken, and show the world what happens when faith leads the way.
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