Posts Tagged ‘self-development’

Ask, listen and act: You’ll be amazed at what happens

By Jim Whitt I had no idea what a great listener Kent Stroman was until he wrote a book entitled Asking about Asking: Mastering the Art of Conversational Fundraising. In the preface he writes about what inspired him to write it: “It really began a few years ago during a conversation with my friend Jim Whitt. As we were getting acquainted he asked if my thoughts had been recorded in a book. After I responded in the negative he exclaimed, ‘Kent you owe it to your audience to leave them with more than just a memory of what you have… Read More

August 17th, 2011 at 10:05pm

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Don’t Sell Yourself Short

By Jim Whitt Years ago I attended a writer’s conference where the attendees consisted of people who wanted to be writers and a few people like me who had gotten their feet wet but weren’t quite swimming in the sea of publishing. The conference speakers were those who had already attained varying levels of success as writers. Attendees could sign up for a one-on-one coaching session with one of the speakers. I had been publishing a weekly faxletter for a couple of years and had an idea my articles could be turned into a book. In my coaching session I… Read More

July 7th, 2010 at 7:41am

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Are You Ready for Your Big Break?

By Jim Whitt A local company received a letter from a prospective customer: “Sirs…Could you please send me a catalogue and price list of your products, namely concrete tools and saws. Thank you for your time…Signed: Joe Bob Smith.” The letter found its way into my hands via a friend who showed me the envelope it arrived in after I had read the letter. It was stamped: “THIS LETTER HAS BEEN MAILED FROM THE WISCONSIN PRISON SYSTEM.” Do you remember how the old Dragnet series always ended? “The story you have just seen is true. The names were changed to… Read More

March 18th, 2010 at 7:39am

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Road Signs For Success – June 25, 2008

By Sondra Whitt We probably all have people in our lives that we’d like to help — either because we love them or, if we don’t even know them, just because we have a sense of wanting to help alleviate suffering in another human being. I learned a long time ago that I can’t help anyone who doesn’t want it. No matter how self-destructive their behavior, people have to choose to face the truth about themselves, choose to seek the help they need and then choose to do the hard work of change. However, there is a key to helping… Read More

June 25th, 2008 at 10:03pm

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Road Signs for Success – June 11, 2008

By Kay Caldwell Do you ever feel like you limit yourself? Do you have your life in a nice, neat little box that you dust off every now and then? Have you ever felt like you are in someone else’s territory? I read once “it’s not trespassing if the boundaries you cross are your own.” If you stop and think about you, and we rarely do, you have probably set boundaries in your life without realizing it. We all tend to set these boundaries based on life experiences. Let’s think about a new way of handling things.

June 11th, 2008 at 5:19pm

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