Farm Life = Fun Life
I hope everyone had an awesome Easter or Passover weekend. We are all so blessed to live in a place where we have the freedom to celebrate our religious beliefs as we see fit.
We defiantly spent this Easter Weekend very different from pre-Covid days in more ways than one…. Anyone’s highlight this weekend this weekend include getting a llama to drink water or avoiding their bile spit? Well with Manuel there is always a new experience in our life. This is our most recent one.
Notes that Resonated:
No Excuses, No drama, No complaints
“A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merry, and money is the answer for everything.” Ecclesiastes 10:19 (I heard this on a podcast and I was taken back but after some research of the whole scripture I realized the real meaning... revenue does not come by consuming, but producing. And this quote is so relevant today. The key is making sure that you are producing more than you consume)
A cool extension of the above quote: King Solomon of Israel, really “hit the nail on the head” when he penned this in Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 (NIV): Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. As goods increase, so do those who consume them
if you are dealing with a difficult problem, find those who have dealt with it before, and adapt and improve the solution, making it yours.
What impact could just two or three true A-players have on your business. (What are you doing to add or grow A-players to your team)
Spend time refining and communicating the core strategy of your business so that your teams can make the right execution decisions with purpose.
Accountability is a positive term describing commitments that - in the eyes of others - have been kept. • Accountability is continually asking, “How am I doing?” • To front-load accountability in your organization, you have to provide crystal-clear expectations. • By front-loading accountability, relationships among team members are strengthened because they know they can count on each other. This leads to greater performance, higher quality and better service to your clients.
Accountability is - first and foremost - about being reliable. (are you being reliable to yourself and your team?)
To be a true business owner, make it so that you could leave for a year, and when you came back, your business would be doing better than when you left.
The only way to become a better leader is to improve your leadership skills through deliberate, sustained practice
Things I’m reading:
Interesting story so far but too early to tell if there is much value in the book. Spent my weekend hauling water and shoveling poop (more about that below) so I didn’t get very far on my reading this week.
Invent & Wonder (collections and writings of Jeff Bezos)
by: Walter Isaacson
Podcasts to listened to:
Interesting Comments on breaking the cycle of poverty:
Videos to watched:
SUPER FUN RedBull VIDEO…. I think Trey Bell ski’s like this 😂
Speed riding An Alpine Resort: https://biggeekdad.com/2021/03/speedriding-an-alpine-resort/
Video tips on how to use Apple notes:
Top Quotes:
Interesting thoughts on savings:
It’s always interesting to look at investing scenarios, and here’s one that emphasizes starting early: Ivy and Katrina both want to have $1 million at age 65. Ivy starts investing at age 25 and needs to save $475 per month to reach her goal. Katrina is out having fun and puts off saving until she hits 35. At this point, she needs to save $925 a month to reach her goal. This assumes a modest 6% per year growth, but the point is simple: Start early, or since none of our clients are 25, teach this lesson to your kids.
Things I Discovered:
Being a ranch hand 😂 EVERYONE should try it at least once. I think Manuel and I burned 10,000 calories each
day… At least is felt like it.
Manuel is in here 😉
Food & Drink:
I make this recipe all the time… Easter Weekend called for HOMEMADE pancakes! Totally worth it I promise!
Salt and Straw Ice Cream: (cool gift)
I had this when I was in Oregon… They now deliver to your home. Kind of Expensive for a couple of pints of Ice Cream…. But it’s really good stuff :
Have you ever wondered how a bunny who lays eggs became a symbol of Easter? (I got this via email from Shelly’s sister and thought it was interesting)
According to some sources, the Easter bunny first arrived in America in the 1700s with German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and transported their tradition of an egg-laying hare called “Osterhase”” or “Oschter Haws”. Their children made nests in which this creature could lay its colored eggs. The custom spread, and the Easter Bunny’s deliveries grew to include chocolate and other types of candy and gifts. The eggs are an ancient symbol of New Life. Decorating eggs for Easter is a tradition that dates back to at least the 13th century. One explanation of this custom is that eggs were formerly a forbidden food during the Lenten season, so people would paint and decorate them to mark the end of their period of penance and fasting. They would eat the brightly colored eggs on Easter as a celebration.