“Learn to be ok with where you are at in your life.”
Richelle Barrett, a cattle rancher from Montana, joins us this week to talk about navigating ranching with your family and some of the struggles that come with being a cattle rancher. Richelle also speaks on being in the evaluation phase of her ranching journey and how to be ok with where she is, even if it's not what she imagined life would look like.
In addition to being a cattle rancher with her husband and parents, Richelle is also a mother to t...
“Learn to be ok with where you are at in your life.”
Richelle Barrett, a cattle rancher from Montana, joins us this week to talk about navigating ranching with your family and some of the struggles that come with being a cattle rancher. Richelle also speaks on being in the evaluation phase of her ranching journey and how to be ok with where she is, even if it's not what she imagined life would look like.
In addition to being a cattle rancher with her husband and parents, Richelle is also a mother to two wonderful girls. Richelle shares her struggles with balancing motherhood with being a rancher in the beginning and looking back, shares some things she would have done differently.
Richelle has a blog, The Prairie Crocus, that she shares her day-to-day thoughts and the highs and lows she experiences as a rancher and a mother.
At a glance:
[16:06]: Be patient
“Don’t give up on those ideas that you have the first time someone says ‘no’.”
[22:12] Love your people well
“You have to love your people well, no matter how hard and how miserable they maybe make you feel at times and you have to just be willing to accept that things aren't always going to look the way you thought they were going to.”
[38:54] Hindsight is 20/20
“I look back on it and think, ‘Man, I did that the hard way,’. I did a lot of things the hard way, but I think at the time, you do what you have to do. As a mom, you are constantly doing things to get through the day and maybe it’s not pretty but that’s ok.”
[43:48] Don’t be afraid to work hard
“I think the biggest thing I want to pass on to my kids is to work hard. Don’t be afraid of hard work and don’t be afraid to be told ‘no’. Sometimes the best things come out of things not going our way.”
About our guest: Richelle Barrett, The Praire Crocus - Montana
Richelle has lived on a cattle ranch most of her life, and loves it. Ranching is a way of life, not a job and Richelle is here to share the reality with anyone who will listen. Richelle speaks to the young families trying to navigate coming back home to the family operation, to their grandparents and parents who are doing their best to keep their places going long enough to hand it to the next generation, and especially to the women juggling all the things that come with being “a ranch wife”. You can connect with Richelle on Facebook and by visiting her website.
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