I’m coming out of the closet
By Jim Whitt For those of you who read what I write on a regular basis you know that I push the envelope. I am,
August 1, 2012
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An open letter to the President: I’d be happy to advise you on success in business
Dear Mr. President, I read remarks you made to a group of your supporters in Roanoke, Virginia. You offered your opinion on what it takes
August 1, 2012
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It’s time to declare our independence…again
By Jim Whitt If you want to know what led to the creation of the United States of America you have to read the Declaration
July 2, 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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Billy Preston to Bono: Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’
By Jim Whitt In his speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Food Security and Global Agriculture symposium Bono, front man for the band
May 31, 2012
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Culture Matters
By Jim Whitt I just read an article by Bill Barnett in the Harvard Business Review entitled When Choosing a Job, Culture Matters. That is
May 16, 2012
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Useless College Degrees
By Jim Whitt I read an article that listed the five most useless college degrees and found out my degree is number four on the
April 11, 2012
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Does race really matter?
By Jim Whitt We’ve been barraged with news about Trayvon Martin who was allegedly shot and killed by George Zimmerman. I’ve seen photos of Martin
March 29, 2012
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55 Hours of Freedom
By Jim Whitt I reported for jury duty on Monday this week and spent the day waiting until I heard my name called. Since it
March 8, 2012
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Managers wanted: Must possess self-awareness, be coachable and able to coach others
By Jim Whitt I stopped at a fast food place the other day which had an interesting message on its marquee: “Managers Wanted.” Not help
February 28, 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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What you can learn about purpose from a HOG
By Jim Whitt My friend Don Riley sent me this email after the holidays: Hi Jim, Hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday
January 24, 2012
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PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Purpose Taken Somewhere Distant?
By Jim Whitt In response to my December 14 issue entitled Lessons on PURPOSE from our armed forces, I received this email from my friend
January 15, 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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Lessons on PURPOSE from our armed forces
By Jim Whitt I received this email from my friend Peter McGuill: Jim, Hope all is well. I was thinking of you earlier today. I
December 14, 2011
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A Thanksgiving tribute: Paul Harvey on why God made a farmer
By Jim Whitt On Thursday most of us will sit down to tables covered with more food than we can say grace over. Here in
November 20, 2011
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An open letter to the President: You’re right, we’re lazy
Dear Mr. President: I am in complete agreement with the statement you made at the recent APEC conference in Honolulu: “We’ve been a little bit
November 16, 2011
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A 12 Step Program for Government Spending
By Jim Whitt If you had any doubt that our economy is joined at the hip with the global economy it was shattered by how
November 1, 2011
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God and science: Is there a conflict?
By Jim Whitt I’ve tackled politics and sports in my last two articles so I thought what the heck, why not write about religion. If
October 12, 2011
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The Big 12: A case study on how to destroy a partnership
By Jim Whitt If you’ve read Riding for the Brand: The Power of Purposeful Leadership, you know there are four principles for leaders to follow
September 22, 2011
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The seeds of solution are found inside our problems: Let’s get to farming
By Jim Whitt The seeds of solution are found inside our problems: Let’s get to farming I have good news and bad news. First the
September 19, 2011
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