About
Welcome!
I’m Karen Whitten, the author of The 25 Mindsets: Understand Anyone, Even Yourself. I’m grateful you’re here. My greatest wish is for you to see how extraordinary YOU are. You’re not a random assortment of traits and characteristics; you’re perfectly designed with a principle, passion, and purpose.
What led me to this work? In my mid-thirties, I felt burned out and sensed that something vital was missing. Despite professional success and a rewarding fourteen-year career at Microsoft, I found myself at a crossroads. I made the difficult decision to leave my corporate career and committed to find my passion, no matter what. My determination not only led me to eventually discover my passion but also to develop a groundbreaking paradigm that allows others to do the same.
I know with confidence that you, too, can find your passion. But you won’t find it if you’re looking for the ‘activity’ that is your passion. When my journey began, I explored various activities—skiing, fly-fishing, scuba diving, remodeling, volunteering—to find my passion. What I ultimately learned is that passion is not merely an activity. To reveal our passion, we need to shift our focus from the activity to what the activity accomplishes. I came to see that it is our ‘highs’ that teach us so much about our underlying motivation.
What started as a desperate quest to uncover my own passion has evolved into a personal mission to make passion and purpose accessible to all. Knowing your ‘forever’ passion and purpose are within reach for anyone willing to seek them. It’s not only possible, it’s a journey worth taking—one that leads to deep satisfaction and fulfillment.
Today, it is my honor and pleasure to work with Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, students, couples, and professionals to help people honor the innate gifts of their individual mindset. I do what I do so that people can be who they are and do what they do best. Based in Montana, I am dedicated to helping people worldwide discover their passion and purpose.
On a Mission to Make Passion and Purpose Known
This book will teach you to…
- Know your ‘forever’ passion and purpose
- Prioritize your passion in life
- Strengthen your relationships
- Understand people different from you
- Improve communication
- Discover how to be triggered less often
- Make sense of others ‘unreasonable’ demands
- Overcome burnout
- Overcome insecurities
- Overcome an
midlifealignment crisis - Stop the rumination cycle
- Reveal your blind spots
- Feel how you’ve always wanted to feel
Order Now!What People Have to Say
This is truth I have been waiting my whole life for.
—Authenticator Mindset
Getting to know the others on my team through the 25 Mindset has strengthened my connection with others and led to a better level of collaboration.
—Pathfinder Mindset
After reading The 25 Mindsets, I feel I can begin to accept at a deeper, more intrinsic level, who I am.
—Cultivator Mindset
You have built something that is so greatly needed.
—Intuitor Mindset
I now know it’s okay to think and behave as I do, and that in the greater scheme of things, my mindset and attitude is vital to the whole.
—Harmonizer Mindset
In knowing what my passion is, I have fueled it to better support my colleagues, peers, and customers.
—Integrator Mindset
Aligning with my purpose has been transformational.
—Sensor Mindset
The 25 Mindsets allowed us to have a common language to use as a team and has become critical in career planning and development.
—Producer Mindset
I got chills when I read my purpose statement! It’s so true. This is powerful, thank you!
—Achiever Mindset