Hello, world.

Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love.

I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

Every Monday and Wednesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their

talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

On Fridays, I interview a well-known expert from the fields of personal or business development

who share experiences, tools, and insights to help our listeners along their journeys.

In honor of the four-year anniversary of our podcast, over the next several weeks, we will be

sharing with you the most popular interviews from our first 777 shows.

We hope you enjoy them, and we look forward to sharing the journeys of more fascinating guests

soon.

I'm delighted to bring you our featured expert, Jeff McManus. Welcome, Jeff.

Don, thanks for having me. It is our pleasure. A word about our expert, Jeff McManus.

Jeff grows things. As the director of landscape services at the University of Mississippi, he grows plants, he grows people, and he grows ideas.

Faced with a multimillion-dollar landscaping beautification project, a demand for excellence, high productivity, and with a stagnant budget,

Jeff knew that growing the people was critical to growing the plants. Understanding that all humans either have

or strive for the innate elements of greatness, resiliency, opportunity, and wisdom, Jeff developed his

growth theory into an impactful management and professional development leadership program for his

staff. So today's topic is turning your paycheck into purpose. You've been working on

this for so many years and they're such an expert. Take the stage and sort of lay the foundation for

why this is so vital. Well, Don, I think when you step back as a leader, you need people to get

things done. You need them to be productive. You need them to be efficient. And as a leader,

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