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Lessons from the Farm: Fix the Tire

wes — Tue, 04 May 2021 13:26:02 +0000

During my second stint at Henson Farms, my dad told me about a local farmer who didn't use an air compressor. His reasoning? Because if you have a tire that's going flat, you need to address the problem and get the flat fixed. Seems kind of obvious, right?

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Here’s a Secret Super Power

wes — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 14:27:25 +0000

I think evaluation and forward progress may be my love language. If I can sit down with someone and evaluate something we’ve done together with the intent of making it better, then I’m able to live in my happy place. But, if I’m going to be honest, as much as ...

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Willingness Matters

wes — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:52:54 +0000

I would rather have a potential leader who is incredibly willing and somewhat talented than a potential leader who is incredibly talented and somewhat willing.

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You’ll Figure It Out

wes — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 13:02:45 +0000

I still have a picture in my head of one morning. He was on guitar. I was on bass. It was the opening song for the morning. Right before he started playing, I remember telling him I didn't know the song. And his words continue to ring true: you'll figure it out.

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Heart Check

wes — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:59:14 +0000

Words reveal intent. Actions reveal heart. I worked up that phrase a few years back, and it’s something I return to regularly to both wrestle with it’s validity and to check my heart in the process. You see, I think we say things we want to do. We want to ...

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Leaders Set the Pace

wes — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 13:24:22 +0000

I’m a thinker. I think about options constantly. It could be options for an event. Options for guitars. Options for meals, or grilling, or yard work, or house work. I’ve jokingly said in the past that I spend about 90% of the time thinking about things and only 10% doing. ...

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Set the Path

wes — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:24:42 +0000

When we go on vacation, I have to fight a battle in my head. Part of me wants to plan each day out so we know what we’re doing when. A plan helps me manage my expectations. I know when to save energy and when to expend it. But something ...

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Lessons from the Farm: Overlap

wes — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:29:35 +0000

I started driving a tractor at a young age. Most kids of farmers do. I cannot tell you how many hours I’ve spent on a tractor plowing a field. I’ve used chisels, sweeps, duck bills, and discs. I’ve started at sunrise and finished after dark, even spending some time running ...

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Lessons from the Farm: Adapt and Innovate

wes — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:29:49 +0000

My dad is my hero. Part of why I value my time growing up working on the farm is all of the time I got to spend with him along the way. For some reason, there’s one conversation that has stuck in my mind for close to 20 years. It’s ...

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Lessons from the Farm: Efficiency Isn’t Flashy

wes — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:29:16 +0000

I started driving a tractor by myself around age 7, maybe 8. It’s not as dangerous as it may seem because I only went about 3.5 mph most of the time, and it’s difficult to do much damage at that high rate of sloth-ness. As I got older, I realized ...

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