by Walt Hampton | May 7, 2026 | Success
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr. One reason people stay stuck in careers and jobs that suck their souls is that they think they need the whole...
by Walt Hampton | Apr 30, 2026 | Success
There’s an old movie about law school called The Paper Chase. And when I came out of law school, that was exactly how the profession felt. If I needed to revise a document, I didn’t just open a file and make a few edits. I handed it to my secretary. She’d sit at an...
by Walt Hampton | Apr 23, 2026 | Success
A lot of people assume, quietly and sometimes sadly, that it’s too late to reinvent themselves. Too late to start something new. Too late to change direction. Too late to build a different kind of life. I don’t believe that for a second. In my work, I’ve seen too many...
by Walt Hampton | Apr 16, 2026 | Success
When people lose a job, the advice comes fast. Update your résumé. Call your network. Polish your LinkedIn. Apply harder. Move faster. Stay positive. Some of that may be necessary. But much of it skips past the deeper truth. When you lose a job, you usually lose far...
by Walt Hampton | Mar 26, 2026 | Leadership, Success
I could see it from my parking space. Less than a quarter mile away. Ann’s plane from Scottsdale. On time. I was so excited. But the plane had stopped short of the gate. Another plane was parked there. Five minutes went by. Ten minutes. Ann texted me. The flight...
