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Zebra Stripes

According to a recent Japanese study, you can paint white zebra stripes on your black cows to reduce the number of biting flies by 50%. Wow – but I have to wonder… is that because the flies prefer black over white or is it because they prefer non-painted over painted?...
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Strength

When we think of strength, we often think of body builders, athletes and gym rats. If we go a little deeper, maybe we can associate strength with fortitude, or the ability to endure suffering. We might even think of strength as a show of force, being stoic, or...
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Winners and Losers

When you look at the Cattle Range graph below, you will notice that all segments of the beef production chain are receiving record-high prices. Therefore, it is easy to conclude that all segments of the beef production chain are profitable – but that conclusion would...
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Finish

This is probably the most repetitive thing I tell my wrestlers: Finish! You don’t get credit for taking a shot, you get your points when you finish the shot. Do this over and over again, and you win the match. This may seem intuitive, but you would be surprised at how...
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The PBR Finals

As some of you know, I rode bulls professionally for eight years. I made a living – but it was a very poor living. Back in those days, a world champion did not earn much more than $20,000 per year. Times have changed. Today’s world champion may win as much as a...
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Persistence

Most people think success comes from extraordinary talent. I disagree. I think what most people see as talent is actually disguised as hard work. I tell my athletes all the time, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work!” I’ll take a good work ethic any day...