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Mutton Bustin Adviceby Vince PoscenteAuthor of The Ant and the Elephant, Invinceable Principles and The Age of Speed
A crowd favorite at the rodeo is the Mutton Bustin competition. Sandwiched between Bareback Bronc Riding and Bull Riding, Mutton Bustin has a little tyke hang on for dear life while a jittery sheep launches out of a chute. Joining the Mullen family at the Strathmore Rodeo I got a lesson in how to handle our challenging times. My teachers were Colby (the 6-year old Mutton Buster), Gunnar (the 10-year old Mutton Bustin coach) and Cary (Colby’s dad). Cary Mullen is an Olympian, speaker and real estate developer. Since I’ve known First the recession hit, then H1N1 flu in How does he make progress while three obstacles seem to stand in his way? Allow me to introduce you to Colby. Colby is a rambunctious six-year old who marches to his own drum. Colby’s nerves about his rodeo ride were calmed by his older cousin Gunnar who said the following:
When the chute opened the sheep’s speed surprised Colby and laid him flat out while he still hung on. Then Colby slipped 90 degrees to the galloping sheep. Colby still hung on until the sheep fell over after running out of room. Colby scored a 93.5 from the judges and won the 2009 Strathmore Mutton Bustin buckle. Gunnar’s advice hit home with more than Colby’s triumph and "It's okay to be scared. I still get scared, but it'll be okay. If he goes left, then just go with him. If he goes right then just go with him. Squeeze him with you legs. Stick your chest out. If you’re falling to the side just hang on. Don't let go. Just hang on." Until next week it’s full speed ahead,
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