First, Lead Yourself

About First, Lead Yourself

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.

Publisher

Jon Whitford

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 May 2024

Latest episode

25 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Jun 2025

   Episode 8: To the Class of 2025

   The host shares advice for the Class of 2025, offering guidance applicable to anyone seeking direction.

2. 

   23 Jun 2025

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

   The host discusses the limited influence of personal political posts and emphasizes self-reliance instead of depending on political figures for solutions.

3. 

   5 Feb 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!

4. 

   10 Jul 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.

5. 

   19 Jun 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.

6. 

   12 Jun 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.

7. 

   5 Jun 2024

   Episode 2: Boundaries

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

8. 

   29 May 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!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 8 / 100

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Quality

2

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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