This past Friday evening, I read a friend’s post on Facebook like no other. Bill Eberle, Operations Manager at Rosendale Dairy, wrote a tribute to his friend and co-worker Brian Ramel. Brian lost his fight with cancer earlier that day, at the age of 25. I never met Brian, but after reading the following tribute […]
ContinueFor Professionals, It’s Not Just a Game
I’ve always hated when people say “it’s just a game”. It’s not. The truth is you can say that about almost everything in life. When you compare a heart-breaking loss of a football “game” to some of life’s biggest tragedies like cancer and car wrecks, it’s true that most of what we experience every day […]
ContinueWhat’s Your “Why”?
Think back to all the stuff your parents tried teaching you when you were a kid. How did they get all those “lessons” to eventually sink in?
Here’s how it probably went… your parents had chores that they expected you to do. So, they told you WHAT to do. If you were smart, you did it. When they saw that you didn’t do it correctly, they probably told you or showed you HOW to do it… and then that’s when you had to make a choice. Did you trust their method, or did you have a better way?
ContinueThe Value of Today
In Tom Peter’s book, The Little BIG Things, Peters shares a story about 19th Century financier J.P. Morgan. He wrote…
One day, a man approached J.P. Morgan, held up an envelope, and said, “Sir, in my hand I hold a guaranteed formula for success, which I will gladly sell to you for $25,000.”
ContinueYou… Compared to a Politician
Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve liked politics, campaigns, and elections. There was something magical about heading down to the old Town of Franklin voting “shack” that was heated by a wood-burning, potbelly stove. I couldn’t wait to go with my parents and stand in line with all the other people who were […]
ContinueYour Habits = Your Results
Whether you’re a world-class athlete, parent, dairy manager, or musician, almost all success comes from being “consistent”. But what does that really mean? Being consistent means… having the discipline to do something the same way over and over, and over again. It starts with just one person who does the same thing (correctly) until it […]
Continue3 Easy Steps to Being a Better Manager
Being a manager doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, effective employee management is actually pretty simple. Here are three simple steps to help you get better results from your team: 1. Make your expectations & policies clear. 2. Hold everyone accountable for doing their job (it starts with you). 3. Repeat… every day. If […]
ContinueWhy Do Some Teams Win?
Think about your favorite sports team… what makes them so good? What makes them a winning team? (Alright, if you’re a Vikings fan… feel free to think of the Packers instead.) Seriously though, what makes one football team, Nascar team or dairy judging team better than another? Is it their Facilities? Equipment? Strategy? Nope… none […]
ContinueEverything Good Takes Time
For anyone who grows crops for a living or gardens as a hobby, this growing season will be really hard to forget. Sure, every summer we pray for rain. But for those of us in the Midwest, it’s been a long time since we’ve had a year this hot and dry. Usually, the challenges of […]
ContinueYes, It Is a Race
You’ve heard the saying “Life’s a Race”, right? So what do you think, is it? Or, do you tend to think of life as more of a journey? Depending on the day, you might even say that life’s a… well, a lot of other things. There sure are a lot of metaphors for what life […]
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