Archive for July, 2011

Call Me Crazy but I Have an Idea to Solve the Debt Problem

By Jim Whitt A few years ago I had the privilege of sharing the platform at a speaker showcase with comedian Tom Ryan. Tom can take a very serious subject, like being in debt, and make it very funny. For example: “I am heavily in debt. Right now my goal in life is to be just broke. I want to get back to zero. How’s that for a pathetic dream? Someday, I’m going to have nothing. I’m going to leave it to my kids. None of this is all yours. Don’t squander it!” Tom could have just as well been… Read More

July 27th, 2011 at 9:05pm

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Fail Fast, Fail Forward, but Do Something

By Jim Whitt Years ago I spent a couple of days with Kenny Sherrill, owner the Union Stockyards in McAlester, Oklahoma. Most of the cattle in Oklahoma those days were sold at livestock auctions like Kenny’s or traded privately but a new method of selling cattle was creating a buzz. Cattle were videoed and sold via satellite feed. The primary advantage was that distance was eliminated. Instead of traveling to live auctions you could sit in front of a television and buy cattle regardless of where they were located. While many auction owners considered the satellite auction to be competition,… Read More

July 20th, 2011 at 10:21pm

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Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

By Jim Whitt Psychologist William James offered this simple but extremely accurate observation about the human species, “Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.” Most of us are sleep walking through life. It is only when we are provoked from our slumber that we take a look around at the new world we wake up in and ask, “Where am I and what am I doing?” That provocation most often comes in the form of adversity. Adversity is like a slap in the face. Mild adversity may only interrupt our slumber long enough to make us… Read More

July 6th, 2011 at 8:51pm

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