[The Challenge Chronicles #7] Tractor Trilogy, Part 2
Lesson 2, Expanded Capacity: Some adjustment may be needed. Translation: Just because you CAN do more doesn’t mean you can do it easily (or well). There’s a walnut tree on our farm that has a new scar on its side. Yep. Short version: I hit it with a trailer load of...
[The Challenge Chronicles #6] Tractor Trilogy, Part 1
Lesson 1: Lack of capacity is painfully expensive – AND – Lesson 1A: Our needs for capacity change. One of the first things I discovered upon moving to the farm was the explosive growth of the local cool season grasses. From April to June, the acreage around the house...
[The Challenge Chronicles #5] Barnyard Lessons in Life, Love and Leadership: A Path for Building Trust
You may be aware that I live on over 50 acres in a wilderness area, with - at latest count - one man, 2 cats, 3 dogs, 3 ornamental pheasants, 10 pea fowl, 8 goats, 12 sheep, 20-something chickens and 50+ guinea fowl. Plus 4 hives full of honey bees. What you may not...
[The Challenge Chronicles #4] The Paradoxical Way to Prepare for Challenge
When it comes to Being Prepared for challenges in life, the unfortunate truth is: There are some challenges for which you simply can NOT prepare. Whether it is a bolt-out-of-the-blue, completely unexpected challenge or a tsunami-sized challenge leaving your world...
[The Challenge Chronicles #3] Three little words to stop using NOW when dealing with challenge
More than likely you've heard these words: You just need..... as in: You just need to do what I did. You just need to get over it, to get on with it. You just need to stop moping, to grow a set, to pull yourself together. Or (and this is one of my personal favorites)...
[The Challenge Chronicles #2] Hard, yes. Tragic? Not even close
I could tell you "it all began" with a cold and a cough that wouldn't go away in the spring of 2016. Or I could tell you it all began with the first chest x-ray showing a mass in my upper right lung, and the accompanying radiologist's report making generous use of the...