Joel Salatin

Yeah, but 10 to 11 is a lot easier. Yeah, right, right, right. So what I did at that time, Fortunately, I was blessed and have been blessed with a bit of a gift of gab, communication. I'm an extrovert. In high school, college, I did interscholastic, intercollegiate debate. I've got a room full of debate trophies. And did theater, drama, plays, public speaking, all that.

Yeah, but 10 to 11 is a lot easier. Yeah, right, right, right. So what I did at that time, Fortunately, I was blessed and have been blessed with a bit of a gift of gab, communication. I'm an extrovert. In high school, college, I did interscholastic, intercollegiate debate. I've got a room full of debate trophies. And did theater, drama, plays, public speaking, all that.

I didn't do the athletic thing. I was not... I was a late bloomer. The best thing that ever happened to me was getting cut from the seventh grade basketball team. My mother was a health and phys ed teacher, so she was extremely athletic. My older brother was very athletic. And here I come along, well, I've got to be athletic, right? You've got to join the family brand, after all.

I didn't do the athletic thing. I was not... I was a late bloomer. The best thing that ever happened to me was getting cut from the seventh grade basketball team. My mother was a health and phys ed teacher, so she was extremely athletic. My older brother was very athletic. And here I come along, well, I've got to be athletic, right? You've got to join the family brand, after all.

I didn't do the athletic thing. I was not... I was a late bloomer. The best thing that ever happened to me was getting cut from the seventh grade basketball team. My mother was a health and phys ed teacher, so she was extremely athletic. My older brother was very athletic. And here I come along, well, I've got to be athletic, right? You've got to join the family brand, after all.

And so I'm a pudgy 14-year-old late bloomer. And I get cut from the seventh grade baseball team. I get cut from the eighth grade basketball team. In other words, I don't make the teams. I'm on the team and get cut. I mean, I didn't even make the tryouts, okay? I didn't make them.

And so I'm a pudgy 14-year-old late bloomer. And I get cut from the seventh grade baseball team. I get cut from the eighth grade basketball team. In other words, I don't make the teams. I'm on the team and get cut. I mean, I didn't even make the tryouts, okay? I didn't make them.

And so I'm a pudgy 14-year-old late bloomer. And I get cut from the seventh grade baseball team. I get cut from the eighth grade basketball team. In other words, I don't make the teams. I'm on the team and get cut. I mean, I didn't even make the tryouts, okay? I didn't make them.

And I remember like yesterday in eighth grade looking and not seeing my name on that roster and making a mental decision. Okay, athletics is done. I'm a great communicator. I win spelling bees. I win whatever, speaking contests. I'm going to put all my attention on that. So I tell kids, I say, you be thankful for what you fail at early because that helps you determine your path in life.

And I remember like yesterday in eighth grade looking and not seeing my name on that roster and making a mental decision. Okay, athletics is done. I'm a great communicator. I win spelling bees. I win whatever, speaking contests. I'm going to put all my attention on that. So I tell kids, I say, you be thankful for what you fail at early because that helps you determine your path in life.

And I remember like yesterday in eighth grade looking and not seeing my name on that roster and making a mental decision. Okay, athletics is done. I'm a great communicator. I win spelling bees. I win whatever, speaking contests. I'm going to put all my attention on that. So I tell kids, I say, you be thankful for what you fail at early because that helps you determine your path in life.

The people who communicate lead their professions. Right. Across the board. Right, right, right. Exactly. And I have moms come up to me with their little, you know, 10-year-old in tow. My son wants to be a farmer or daughter wants to be a farmer. What would you suggest to them? I say... find your local amateur theater group, enroll them.

The people who communicate lead their professions. Right. Across the board. Right, right, right. Exactly. And I have moms come up to me with their little, you know, 10-year-old in tow. My son wants to be a farmer or daughter wants to be a farmer. What would you suggest to them? I say... find your local amateur theater group, enroll them.

The people who communicate lead their professions. Right. Across the board. Right, right, right. Exactly. And I have moms come up to me with their little, you know, 10-year-old in tow. My son wants to be a farmer or daughter wants to be a farmer. What would you suggest to them? I say... find your local amateur theater group, enroll them.

Get them, get them. So counterintuitively. Yes, and they look at me like, yeah. I say, become a storyteller. Yeah. Storytellers are what changed the world. Yeah, right, that's exactly right. And so we, obviously, 82, this is before computers, before, you know, internet, any of this stuff. And so we basically did a three-prong approach. I put together a slide program

Get them, get them. So counterintuitively. Yes, and they look at me like, yeah. I say, become a storyteller. Yeah. Storytellers are what changed the world. Yeah, right, that's exactly right. And so we, obviously, 82, this is before computers, before, you know, internet, any of this stuff. And so we basically did a three-prong approach. I put together a slide program

Get them, get them. So counterintuitively. Yes, and they look at me like, yeah. I say, become a storyteller. Yeah. Storytellers are what changed the world. Yeah, right, that's exactly right. And so we, obviously, 82, this is before computers, before, you know, internet, any of this stuff. And so we basically did a three-prong approach. I put together a slide program

you know, the old Kodak carousel, you know, a slide projector. And at that time, every city had a very vibrant kind of, you know, philanthropy, you know, Rotary Club, Ruritan, Kiwanis, Toastmasters, Elks, Moose, right, all these. And they do, you know, weekly or monthly dinner meetings. And they're always looking for an interesting program.

you know, the old Kodak carousel, you know, a slide projector. And at that time, every city had a very vibrant kind of, you know, philanthropy, you know, Rotary Club, Ruritan, Kiwanis, Toastmasters, Elks, Moose, right, all these. And they do, you know, weekly or monthly dinner meetings. And they're always looking for an interesting program.

you know, the old Kodak carousel, you know, a slide projector. And at that time, every city had a very vibrant kind of, you know, philanthropy, you know, Rotary Club, Ruritan, Kiwanis, Toastmasters, Elks, Moose, right, all these. And they do, you know, weekly or monthly dinner meetings. And they're always looking for an interesting program.