I define Legacy as the invisible thread that connects past, present, and future, ensuring the stories and values we hold dear endure long after we are gone. We want generations who never knew our name to feel our impact and work by what we built through our farms and ranches. I believe in the strength of family farms and ranches and the legacies they carry.
Farming and ranching isn't what we do; it's who we are. We want our work to matter, which is why we must PLAN to leave our legacy well.
We contend, at least Cheryl does, that we don't learn from our mistakes. Do mistakes define you? Do they scare you? How do you avoid making them or can you? What do you do when you make a mistake? An…
Throughout our lives we will have, most likely, dozens of mentors, those people, who walk along side us to guide. What is the value of having a mentor? How do you go about getting one? Noah and Chery…
Everyone is thinking it and no one is talking about it. How are we prepared for entering the work force, a culture of which we had not participated or had any experience? How are new graduates or tho…
Noah and Cheryl steps big and bold into the topic of Internships for college students. There is much pressure to get just the right internship. What happens when you don't; is it the end of the world…
The end of the first quarter has arrived. Have you prepared? Do you stop and reflect on the prior quarter in an effort to anticipate the next one? Bonus episode
in which Cheryl encourages you to pau…
There are more books and podcasts and discussions had about leadership than followership. As we discuss, both are critical and honestly, not enough emphasis put on becoming a follower. 1. Be a studen…
Are you a big fish in a small pond? Are you a small fish in a big pond? Or do you even know what that means (yeah, me too)? In a bonus episode, Cheryl talks about staying small and how that's a good …
When you enter a room, situation, or place with other people, how do you do that? Have you ever been taught these skills? What if you're a natural in that space? What if it's not natural and easy to …
Can you tell when someone is listening TO you? How often do you feel spoken AT? What's the difference? How many of us really know how to listen to another human. Noah and Cheryl have quite the conver…
Did you know there are "rules" to this game of life? How do you know what they are and which ones to break? What's important to know about this game and how to strategize to "win at life".
Consider this a Social Media Part 2 episode where Cheryl talks about a unique social situation - the Midwest Ag Expo and what she observed in her curiosity.
Social Media, a necessary evil? Is it good? How do you use it? Why should we use it? What impact does it have on our lives? These are all questions we talked about in this episode. Cheryl quizzes Noa…
Bonus episode where Cheryl talks candidly about Gen Z!
In “Crossing the Line”, Cheryl Mitchell, a 50-something and Noah Benedict, a 20-something, talk candidly about the lines that life draws for us and the expectation not to cross them. Actually, it’s j…