It’s finally that time of year again… trade show season. It seems that once everyone realized how slow the month of March is, every company and organization began scheduling their meetings and conferences to fill in all the open dates. Now, it turns out that March is actually one of the busiest times of the year. As you probably already know, you’re bound to hear a lot of experts share advice and information on how to make your cows more productive and your business more profitable. Some speakers will be engaging and fun to listen to, others… not so much. But regardless of how well the presenters deliver their message, hopefully you’ll learn something you can take home and apply to your dairy. Chances are, after many of these session, you’ll probably be thinking… “well, that’s just common sense… I already knew that.” And you know what? You’re right. Most of what works is common sense. The kicker is… there’s … Continue reading →

Imagine living in a world where there are no consequences. What do you think that would be like?

At first, that sounds kind of intriguing, doesn’t it? You could eat whatever you want… calories wouldn’t count. You could drive as fast as you want… you wouldn’t get tickets, just warnings. You could stay up and party as late as you want… hangovers wouldn’t exist. Hey… you wouldn’t even have to work or pay your bills… someone would just give you free money. (Okay, don’t get me started on the last one!)

In theory, the notion of a consequence-free world sounds great. But in reality, that’s probably not a place that you’d actually want to live. In fact, every time we turn on the evening news, we get a glimpse of what it’s like in places where laws, rules, and consequences are ignored and trampled on.

With one month into the New Year, how well are you doing with your 2012 ‘To-Do List’ that you made back in January? Have you even started?! Of all the bad habits we can get caught up in, procrastination has to be one of the worst. Well actually, smoking crack is probably a lot worse than avoiding the dentist and that pile of work on your desk. But assuming you’re not flirting with a drug addiction, your ‘procrastination problem’ is most likely holding you back from accomplishing a lot of important things that you know you should be doing. Maybe it’s something at work. Maybe it’s a project at home. Or maybe it includes going to the gym instead of the buffet. Whatever it is that you know you should have already started, if you choose to keep putting it off, it doesn’t get done and nothing’s going to change. But let’s face it… you already knew that, right? So … Continue reading →