First, Lead Yourself

Jon Whitford
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  • Self-Improvement

Life and Leadership talk from the perspective of a public safety veteran. After nearly 25 years in public safety, and a majority of that time spent in leadership roles, I am bringing my lessons learned to you. I've made mistakes and I'll share them with you in hopes that it will save you some trouble. I will also be inviting other leaders to share their stories too.

Episodes

  1. 06/25/2025

    Episode 8: To the Class of 2025

    A portion of my address to the Class of 2025, and anyone else who will listen, if I were to give one!

  2. 06/23/2025

    Episode 7: Social Media, Politics, Who Will Save You?

    A monologue about how little impact personal political post have on others and how political figures won't save you anyway.

  3. 06/23/2025

    Episode 8: To the Class of 2025

    My address to the Class of 2025, and anyone else who will listen, if I were to give one!

    Episode 8: To the Class of 2025

  4. 02/05/2025

    Episode 6: What's Your Hurry?

    Are you always the first one to the stop light? What is your hurry? What have you missed along the way? It's time to slow down and enjoy the journey!

  5. 02/05/2025

    Episode 6: What's Your Hurry?

    Are you always the first one to the stop light? What is your hurry? What have you missed along the way? It's time to slow down and enjoy the journey!

    Episode 6: What's Your Hurry?

  6. 07/10/2024

    Episode 5: Do Hard Things

    People doing hard things built our nation, so why are we so soft now? Why do we put off doing hard things? In this episode, I talk about doing hard things and how our mindset can play into accomplishing or avoiding the hard things.

  7. 06/19/2024

    Episode 4: Choose Your Response

    We average 35,000 choices every day. How many of those choices are you aware of? In this episode, I talk about how you can work to choose how you respond to events around you and how choosing the right response can help you become a better leader.

  8. 06/12/2024

    Episode 3: Basic Communication

    Communication and understanding are key ingredients to cultivating success in life. In this episode, I dive into some basic communication skills to help you become a more effective communicator.

  9. 06/05/2024

    Episode 2: Boundaries

    In this episode, I talk about setting boundaries to allow you to be more present in life.

  10. 05/29/2024

    Episode 1: The First One is The Worst One

    This is the first episode of First, Lead Yourself with Jon Whitford. This is an introduction episode where Jon shares a little bit about himself and what to expect in future episodes. It is raw, unscripted, and uncut. We have to start somewhere and everything goes up from here! Lots of great content and guests coming up in future episodes!

    Episode 1: The First One is The Worst One
  • 10 Episodes

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About

Life and Leadership talk from the perspective of a public safety veteran. After nearly 25 years in public safety, and a majority of that time spent in leadership roles, I am bringing my lessons learned to you. I've made mistakes and I'll share them with you in hopes that it will save you some trouble. I will also be inviting other leaders to share their stories too.

Information

  • Creator
    Jon Whitford
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jon Whitford
  • Show Website
    First, Lead Yourself