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flyingS

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I have read several posts lately that are directly related to how people operate. There have been several interesting comments and opinions shared. Should we raise natural beef, wean calves or sell them off the cow. What it really boils down to is what is profitable. The true question is , "Can I do something to become more profitable"? Not everyone wants to change their operation in order to increase profit, some people do. The real concern for me is if you see someone struggling reach out and try to give them a hand. There are several people that are struggling, so if you have a sustainable operation share your experience, if you do not listen to advice so that you may continue to enjoy your operation. There is something to be learned from everyone.
 
The first thing to recognize about us Ranchers is that we are a fiercely independent breed of critter. That's probably because we know, from our day to day experiences, that the work won't get done by it's self and it's not going to go away. That's it's allure & mystique; independence & self determination. Nobody knows our operations like we do and what will practically work and what won't. I like to think I'm open minded and will listen to advice, suggestions, & personal experiences from other Ranchers, but sometimes that helping hand needs to be slapped instead of embraced. That's what is great about this site, not to mention the characters. :wink: :cboy:
 
Triangle Bar said:
The first thing to recognize about us Ranchers is that we are a fiercely independent breed of critter. That's probably because we know, from our day to day experiences, that the work won't get done by it's self and it's not going to go away. That's it's allure & mystique; independence & self determination. Nobody knows our operations like we do and what will practically work and what won't. I like to think I'm open minded and will listen to advice, suggestions, & personal experiences from other Ranchers, but sometimes that helping hand needs to be slapped instead of embraced. That's what is great about this site, not to mention the characters. :wink: :cboy:

:agree: :nod:
 
my experience with giving advice-
untill somebody is willing to ask they are not ready to listen.


as far as profitability, we all have different situations, what works for one operation might not work for another. There are allot of variables that go into every decision, change one variable, you may change the decision.
It's easy to look at the neighbors and say how you would run it, but you don't know all the variables.
 
Triangle Bar said:
The first thing to recognize about us Ranchers is that we are a fiercely independent breed of critter. That's probably because we know, from our day to day experiences, that the work won't get done by it's self and it's not going to go away. That's it's allure & mystique; independence & self determination. Nobody knows our operations like we do and what will practically work and what won't. I like to think I'm open minded and will listen to advice, suggestions, & personal experiences from other Ranchers, but sometimes that helping hand needs to be slapped instead of embraced. That's what is great about this site, not to mention the characters. :wink: :cboy:

the ten most important 2 letter words in the lanquage:
"If it is to be, it is up to me", but don't forget to remember "by the grace of God", but they have more than 2 letters! :D
 
I believe one of the most important things you can do for yourself is to surround yourself with positive people. One of the worst places you can go is the local coffee shop where you will surround yourself with bitchin' and moanin' and negativity. Find a mentor that is in a good mood even when things aren't going so great and try to learn from their attitude. I've found some people like this and they are a joy to be around.
 
Good advise Big Swede. Also surround yourself with people that are smarter than you. It will eventually rub off and they will drag you up.
 
Big Swede said:
I believe one of the most important things you can do for yourself is to surround yourself with positive people. One of the worst places you can go is the local coffee shop where you will surround yourself with bitchin' and moanin' and negativity. Find a mentor that is in a good mood even when things aren't going so great and try to learn from their attitude. I've found some people like this and they are a joy to be around.

AGREED!!!

I got this in an e-mail once:

Beware of Garbage Trucks
by David J. Pollay

How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood?
Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day?
Unless you're the Terminator, for an instant you're probably set back on your heels.
However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly he/she can get back her focus on what's important.

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab.
Here's what happened.

I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station.
We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space rightin


front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car's back end by just inches!

The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and he
started yelling bad words at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly.
So, I said, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!'

And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'

Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger,
and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it.
And if you let them, they'll dump it on you.
When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally.

You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.
You'll be happy you did.
So this was it: The 'Law of the Garbage Truck.'
I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me?
And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, on the streets?
It was that day I said, 'I'm not going to do it anymore.'
I began to see garbage trucks.
I see the load they're carryi ng. I see them coming to drop it off.
And like my Taxi Driver, I don't make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.

One of my favorite football players of all time, Walter Payton, did this every day on the football field.
He would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground after being tackled.
He never dwelled on a hit. Payton was ready to make the next play his best.

Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting.
Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses.
Teachers and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day.
What about you?
What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by?

You'll be happier.
So.. Love the people who treat you right.
Forget about the ones who don't.
If you get a chance , TAKE IT!
If it changes your life , LET IT!
Nobody said it would be easy...
They just promised it would be worth it!


Some people just want to complain about everything, and no matter how well things go, they never want to see the successes :roll: . Sometimes it's hard to avoid these people, but I darn sure make every effort to limit my time with these types. Bad attitudes are TOXIC!!!
 
In the beginning, God created the cow to eat the grass and other forages that man was not
able to eat or digest. Although I wasn't around at that time, I'm sure God's original cow was very
efficient at converting low quality forages into milk and meat. Because of her unique four-stomach
digestive system, she was able to eat and digest plants that could not be utilized by man or most
other animals. I don't know what color she was and I don't know what shape or size she was, but I
do know that she had the genetic ability to adapt to many different environments.
When God created man he gave him dominion over the cattle (Genesis 1:26). Over the
years, man has been successful in populating most of the earth with descendents of God's original
cow. When placed in a new environment, these cows were able to adapt and change by "natural"
selection into the most efficient animal for their new surroundings. Those that could not adapt
did not survive.
Man, in all his wisdom, eventually realized that he could create the cow of his dreams
through "artificial" selection. Color, size and shape suddenly became more important than
efficiency and adaptability. Right from the start, different men had different ideas about what the
perfect cow should look like. Some wanted them red, and some wanted them black. Some wanted
to produce draft animals, while others selected strictly for milk or beef production. These men
became the original seedstock producers — and the race was on to create the perfect breed.
In order to preserve the traits they deemed to be most important, these breeders found it
necessary to artificially change the cow's environment. They did this by providing the cow with
extra feed and care. She was no longer required to survive strictly on the forage resources found
within her environment. Man finally succeeded in producing cows with the preferred color, size
and shape — but they were not as efficient or as profitable as their ancestors had been.
Back to Basics. To be profitable, today's cattlemen need to get back to basics! We need
to produce cows that fit our environment, instead of artificially changing the environment to fit
our cows!
Cows must be environmentally adapted to efficiently convert our available forage
resources into beef — with a minimum amount of inputs. Profit is measured by subtracting our
expenses from our income. It is affected very little by the color and/or breed of our cattle.

~Kit Pharo

Note: I edited out the last paragraph as it was promotional.

One thing we have to remember is that we work in Nature's world...when we stray too far from Nature's way, it cost money.
 
I wonder how many who read that were shaking their heads in agreement until they found out that Kit Pharo wrote it? Thanks for posting that Robert. I knew I had read that somewhere before. His newsletters are full of thought provoking articles like that every month for those of you that don't get them. I am not a full fledged follower like some on here are, but I always find his ideas very useful.
 
per said:
Good advise Big Swede. Also surround yourself with people that are smarter than you. It will eventually rub off and they will drag you up.

for some of us, those kinds of people are very hard to find :wink: :lol:
 
Justin said:
per said:
Good advise Big Swede. Also surround yourself with people that are smarter than you. It will eventually rub off and they will drag you up.

for some of us, those kinds of people are very hard to find :wink: :lol:
Thier around,generally working to continue thier sucess,and not dwelling on what they can't control.Find someone sucessful to emulate,with a like model of production :wink:
 

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