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Mentoring

Mentoring
As the month starts to wind down, the more excited I become. No, it is not because of warmer weather approaching. It's not because it is closer to ...

Are you where you need to be?

Are you where you need to be?
This is a question I ask myself a lot, and the short answer is no, I am not. However, I am in the right direction. What I mean by this is I am plac...

What Kind of Cows Do You Have?

What Kind of Cows Do You Have?
I get this question in various forms. Are they Angus? Are they Black Angus? What kind of cows do you have?  The marketing from the beef industry st...

Habits

Habits
One of the many topics that have been talked about in my short time here at the farm is breaking my old habits and creating new ones. When I went t...

Attitude, Behavior, Technique

Attitude, Behavior, Technique
Life continues to reign blessings on me. For one, I have been blessed with a job here on the farm coming straight out of the military, and not know...

Cold weather stew

Cold weather stew
This cold weather stew is simple   1 lb of ground beef 1 lb of breakfast sausage 1 chopped onion and cut top 1 can of every vegetable you like 1 ...

Knowing What's Ahead of You

Knowing What's Ahead of You
Having time off work to relax, refresh, and simply spend time with family is always something I look forward to. There's nothing better than to pac...

Moving Forward

Moving Forward
Another week down, another week at being better. During my interview before joining the farm, we discussed key elements of what was coming my way d...

Know your strike zone

Know your strike zone
I grew up playing baseball. I was mainly an infielder and a pitcher. The biggest thing I was taught was to know my strike zone. Know where to throw...

Prospecting

Prospecting
Another week down here at the farm, and I cannot believe it is already December. It seems that time moves way faster here than anywhere else in the...

Proactive

Proactive
One thing I was taught from day one is "be proactive and not reactive". In other words, we as humans have a habit of when things go wrong we immedi...

It will never get easier you get better

It will never get easier you get better
It’s amazing what you can learn in just a few weeks. I have leaned what true customer service is just by making some deliveries and reading from ra...