Stand Out from the Average

Stand Out from the Average

In a world where everyone wants to be “average,” PCC has challenged farmers and ranchers to be different. Most people don’t want the attention that comes with being different. Most people would rather blend in with the status quo herd. I challenge you to be different,...
Stand Out from the Average

Results Follow Effort

As a coach, I’m always pushing my wrestlers to give 100% effort. “Work hard,” “Compete until the end,” “Push yourself,” and “Pick up the pace!” are some of my favorite quips. Effort is a great matrix for my wrestlers to measure themselves against. Did I try my best?...
Stand Out from the Average

Motivation

I am a wrestling coach and our season just started. I have noticed that I spend a lot of time talking about motivation. It wasn’t always like this. I don’t remember having a lack of motivation when I played sports. What has changed? Much of the research I did has...
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Visual Appraisal

I was going through a status-quo bull sale catalog with my kids the other night. We enjoy looking at the pictures and practicing our “livestock judging” skills. If something looks decent, we may take a look at the EPDs. My kids are getting pretty good at visual...
Stand Out from the Average

Having Fun

I recently read a blurb about occupations and how we should be having fun. I wonder how that applies to agriculture. How many people do you know who really love what they are doing? How many are engaged? How many just treat it like a job?It got me...