What You Need to Know About Depression
October 5th, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited “How are you?” is kind of cliché. In fact, we use the question often as a simple ice-breaker to
October 5, 2016
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Meaningless Things Bad Bosses Say
October 5, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited Do you ever get tired of the meaningless things your boss has to say(?) You know, the old cliché’s
October 5, 2016
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What if? Every choice has consequences…
By Sondra Whitt As we go through life, we all experience pain, hurts, adversity, wounds — sometimes self-inflicted, sometimes inflicted by others. The wounds that
October 3, 2016
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Humility – A Primal Virtue with Modern Value
August 25, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited According to an article on Mark’s Daily Apple, humility tends to be a value that is in short supply
August 25, 2016
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Freedom – Your Best Investment
August 24, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited In a recent article written by Jeff Zias, and published on LinkedIn, Jeff talks about how long-term sustained growth comes
August 24, 2016
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What if All Leaders Developed Better Leaders Than Themselves?
August 24, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited In a recent article written by Leo Piccioli, and published on LinkedIn, Leo examines how the world might be
August 24, 2016
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OSU’s nationally ranked program offers new perspectives on the entrepreneurial mindset
August 16, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited When most people hear the word “entrepreneur” or “entrepreneurship,” what usually comes to mind is someone who owns their
August 16, 2016
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20 misused English words that make smart people look silly
July 31st, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited As Dr. Travis Bradberry suggests in his article, 20 Misused English Words That Make People Look Silly, we’re tempted
July 31, 2016
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Why Nice Bosses Finish First
July 31st, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited Many bosses (not leaders) assume that in order to be effective they must be tough on their employees. For
July 31, 2016
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Teach Your Team to Expect Success
July 30th, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited Great leaders expect success. In fact, that’s one of the things that helps them obtain it. In a recent
July 30, 2016
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What Great Listeners Actually Do
July 30th, 2016 by Purpose Unlimited If you’re like most people, you probably think you are a good listener; however, much like many of the
July 30, 2016
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It’s time to declare our independence…again
By Jim Whitt This was originally published in 2012 but the message needs to be repeated until we “get it.” I had to update paragraph
July 4, 2016
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How to win the talent war…
By Jim Whitt During one 24 hour period I had four interesting conversations. Conversation #1: Someone in a key position with a large retail organization
March 14, 2016
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What Star Wars can teach us about planning for the future
By Jim Whitt “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” That now iconic opening scroll was inspired by Flash Gordon and Buck
January 6, 2016
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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 22, 2015
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Christmas is all about change, leadership and purpose
By Jim Whitt Sometimes it’s strange where you find inspiration. My friend Monty Teeter asked me to speak at his company’s Christmas party. I
December 13, 2015
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A tribute to a purpose-driven life
By Jim Whitt Years ago my friend Becky Teeter shared a book with me written by Joyce Landorf entitled Balcony People. The author uses a
August 4, 2015
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So, You Want to Be a Guitar Hero?
This post is dedicated to my friend Nancy Baumunk who celebrates a birthday this week. By Jim Whitt I am not a guitar hero but
June 7, 2015
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What we have here is failure to communicate
By Jim Whitt I looked up communication in a dictionary and found these definitions: • To convey information about; make known; impart. • To reveal
May 1, 2015
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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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Want to be more successful? Go fishing…
By Jim Whitt Fishing brings to mind Rockwellian visions of barefoot boys lounging lazily on a creek bank with cane poles, a can of worms
April 8, 2015
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