Remember those New Year’s resolutions you made?
By Sondra Whitt Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Now that we’re a few weeks into 2019, how are you doing on those resolutions?
February 19, 2019
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Is what you do important?
By Jim Whitt I was on a conference call as part of my preparation for speaking at a staff development meeting for a trade association.
August 13, 2018
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Giving what is most difficult to give: What Doc Lunsford taught me about Christmas
By Jim Whitt The following story about Doc Lunsford was published on December 23, 1991. It remains one of my favorites. So much so that
December 18, 2017
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A lesson in race relations
In the days of segregation, my mother, my father, and a young baseball player named Billy provided me with a lesson in race relations that I’ll never forget. Race relations is about doing the right thing. Regardless of the color of our skin.
October 5, 2017
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The one fear all successful people learn to overcome
By Jim Whitt An up-and-coming band was playing bars throughout the south in the 1970s when a Macon, Georgia record producer decided they were good
April 21, 2015
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Your answer to this question will help determine your success in life and business
By Jim Whitt I walked into an optometry shop looking for a new pair of glasses. I spotted someone who I thought was an employee
February 11, 2015
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What if we gave thanks for eveything we have?
By Sondra Whitt In a workshop I facilitated recently, one participant was struggling to keep a positive attitude at work while she was surrounded
November 25, 2014
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Who’s to say what’s possible?
By Jim Whitt On May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister ran a mile in 3:59.4 minutes. That’s no big deal if you consider the fact that
May 6, 2014
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Eight elements of critical thinking
The following is a favorite of Noel Ledermann, one of our longtime readers. It was originally published October 18, 2006. Please let me know if
March 2, 2014
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The future belongs to contrarians
By Jim Whitt If you were going to build the largest hotel in North America, where would you build it? The logical thing to do
February 19, 2014
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What if we all gave thanks for everything we have?
I was on the phone this week with Noel Ledermann, a longtime reader who told me that he has shared the following article with many
November 25, 2013
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Thinking supernaturally or how to slay a giant in one easy lesson
By Jim Whitt This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of The Transformational Power of Purpose: Finding & Fulfilling Your Purpose in Life: When a
September 8, 2013
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Ode to Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar passed away at age 86 yesterday. Zig may have influenced more people in the sales profession than any other person. When I started
November 29, 2012
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What a Dog Taught Me about Fear and Faith
By Jim Whitt As a young salesman with the Ralston Purina Company I pulled into a drive leading to a farmhouse in the Oklahoma panhandle.
June 21, 2012
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Are you emotionally intelligent?
My friend Bryan McMurry wrote the following as part of a series of messages for Cargill Animal Nutrition’s Green Book, which contains their principles of
February 6, 2012
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Giving What Is Most Difficult To Give
By Jim Whitt The following story about Doc Lunsford was published on December 23, 1991. It remains one of my favorites. So much so that
December 18, 2011
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Déjà vu All Over Again
By Jim Whitt On Groundhog Day one of the cable channels was running the movie, Groundhog Day, back-to-back all day. This was appropriate since the
February 2, 2011
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Bean Sprouts, Tofu or Twinkies?
By Jim Whitt Chicken Little made a name for himself by proclaiming the sky was falling. Of course this Nostradamus of the barnyard was proven
December 1, 2010
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How to Break an Old Habit and Build a New One
The following was originally published January 22, 2001 By Sondra Whitt When we develop a habit or routine, we’re creating a neurological pathway in our
August 5, 2010
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Basement People & Balcony People
By Jim Whitt “A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.” — Dan Rather My friend
July 14, 2010
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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
July 7, 2010
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