The Power of Positive Thinking

My high school counselor once told me that big shots are just little shots that keep shooting. That phrase has continued to come to the surface through most of my semi-adult life. Though the metaphor is entertaining, at least, I believe it holds some real value.

The wether goat that you see pictured on the home page of our website is a good example. We took our show goats to the Extravaganza and just put that little wether on the trailer so my nephew would have another goat to show. That almost didn't happen due to events of the preceding evening. (There is a reason he was dubbed "Screwball"). Screwball was much younger than probably every goat there, thus putting him at a real disadvantage. My thoughts were that Ben would get to show him in class, get "out-horsed", then take him back to the pen. More and more goats were sent to the rail, and Ben and Screwball were still out there! This is a two and a half month old wether that weighed into the medium heavy class and is making a run at the "big boys". Now he's 5th, Now he's 4th for sure, can't do any worse than 3rd..and on up where he won his class! Ben worked hard showing that wether and it paid off, quite literally, when he took Screwball back in for the Grand Champion Drive and took home all the marbles from the jackpot. As much as my expectations were wildly exceeded, Ben believed in himself and Screwball as a team and quietly worked his way to the top. Ben didn't know that the older, larger, assumptively high priced wethers were supposed to win that jackpot. He kept a positive, open frame of mind and good things happened. He also learned lesson one of being an effective salesman,.....PMA=OPM. (Positive Mental Attitude = Other Peoples Money)!

So next time you face adversity, uncertainty, fright, fight, or flogging, don't give up! Don't sell yourself short and settle for less. Put on your PMA, work diligently, believe in yourself and keep going. Remember, big shots are just little shots that keep shooting.