Can’t Do That Here

Can’t Do That Here

In the last 31 years, I have had hundreds of speaking engagements all over the world. For several years, I had over 20 engagements a year. Everyone wanted to hear what the crazy guy from Colorado had to say. From the beginning, I felt compelled to push...
Can’t Do That Here

Working for a Living

Sean Weinert, a PCC® Cooperative Producer from North Dakota, sent me the picture below last Saturday. These are his bred heifers. They are grazing through six inches of snow with a windchill of 12 below zero. Like all PCC cattle, these heifers know how to earn their...
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Feedback

Feedback is a great tool to help evaluate decisions I’ve made. I can make adjustments based on that feedback. Then I can reassess and move forward. Shane Parrish shared some thoughts on feedback in his blog this week: “The people who want to be better welcome honest...
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No Bull for You!

Around the office at PCC® Headquarters, I am jokingly referred to as the only bull salesman who talks people out of buying bulls. It’s true! I’m the Bull Nazi. During bull-sale season, I probably talk at least one potential customer out of buying our bulls every week....
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When Opportunity Knocks

The following was inspired by Napoleon Hill. Opportunity often knocks – only to find no one home. The world is filled with unfortunate souls who didn’t hear opportunity’s knock at the door because they were down at the convenience store buying lottery tickets. You...
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Turning the Corner

Based on what we saw at our Nebraska and Colorado sales, there continues to be a large number of cow-calf producers trying to turn the corner from high-input ranching to low-input ranching. I say this because over 20% of the buyers in the Nebraska and Colorado sales...