The PBR Finals

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...
The PBR Finals

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...
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Own Your Failures

You will never get through this life without experiencing some failures. That’s life! How you deal with those failures, however, will have a monumental effect on your happiness and ultimate success. The average person has a tendency to blame his or her failures on...
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Idiots

When you try alternative methods and apply ranching principles that are outside of the social norms, you probably get some strange looks. A quote I read from Farnam Street this week explains everything: “Those who fear appearing foolish rarely discover anything new....