@redrustyhill2 That's when you go to the boss and tell "it" you are not being paid for the value you bring to the business. Tell "it" what amount you want. If they won't give it to you, move on. You can't afford the resentment. You you will eventually compromise your work ethic if you stay.
@@johnwatson9518 are you a boomer? I dont think you realize how stupid modern "bosses" are. I see stories just about every day how a company or business went bankrupt because the boss ran it into the ground by refusing to acknowledge the value of its workers who were making all the revenue flow so they quit. My work ethic is already dead at my job. I get paid half what I should but i still need an income and there really arent any better jobs out there in my area. I have already quietly quit. I will keep collecting a paycheck saving up as much as i can while i work on my side hustle after work trying to build that into something i can do full time. I truly believe the "bosses " i answer to are too stupid to even realize this department will collapse into decay when i leave. They would walk by the dead corpse of this department and pretend there was no stench.
"Everytime you fail, it hurts a little less” That along is an absolute truth. I had failed so many times that i really don't mind to loose again when i go after what I want.
I grew up very poor and had no choice but to "live that life" where we had to hunt, grow food and build or fix anything we needed. My dad was similar.. welder, fabricator, mechanic, construction worker..but he got into drugs and never taught me anything. I've worked construction my whole life and took it upon myself to learn all the things he knows, and now I make every effort I can to pass my knowledge down to my nephew and other friends and family. Just yesterday I helped my brother in law put new exhaust on my sister's car so that they didn't have to pay a shop. Passing down information is one of the most important things you can do in life. One day you won't be around anymore to help people so it's extremely important that you share your experiences, so that that they can help themselves and others they know.
Steve, thanks for sharing that. Sounds like your dad was a capable and competent man who had his problems. Looks like you took the best parts of him and ran with them. That's the way it is supposed to be. If the younger generation do better than the last, there's nothing wrong with that.
@@miaeverdeen7938 Here's one for you, we are the last generation to do the fix it up work, so we may as well fix it up! Love conquers Hate!!! I am Rich, I am Strong!!! Thy will be done! Believe in Jesus Christ for Salvation~!
"society wants us to be subservient, beholden to somebody, they don't want independent thinkers with imagination, grit and determination to go out and make something of themselves " Sums up one of core problems
Not sure if its the evasive entity called "society" that foes not want this but rather the inherent condition of the human being and those few that strive. "Society" did not tell those humans hey dont build the world wide web, gps, bitcoin, for the most part most of these had a singular creator who paid no mind to society.
My Grandpa was a Cherry farmer and he was always making tools and contraptions for the orchard. The generation that fought WWII and lived through the depression were built different. They didn't make any excuses, they found a way.
Thanks for sharing! For those who struggle to understand, the following is the New Revised Standard Version and a brief explanation. „Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house.“ This piece of wisdom emphasizes the importance of planning and prioritizing in order to achieve success. 1. "Prepare your work outside": This suggests that one should take care of foundational tasks first. In an agricultural society, this would mean ensuring the fields are properly prepared and the crops are planted. It signifies taking the necessary preliminary steps before moving on to more complex or personal projects. 2. "Get everything ready for you in the field": This continues the theme of preparation, emphasizing the importance of ensuring that all necessary work is completed and in order before moving on. This could involve organizing resources, making sure the land is fertile, and setting up systems for successful cultivation. 3. "And after that build your house": Only after ensuring that the external, foundational work is done should one focus on building their house. This represents attending to personal or secondary goals. In a broader sense, it implies that once the groundwork for sustainability and productivity is established, you can then focus on personal development or comfort. In summary, the verse teaches the value of prioritizing essential tasks and careful planning. It advises ensuring that the basic and crucial elements of work or life are secure and well-organized before focusing on personal projects or aspirations. This wisdom can be applied to many areas of life, including business, personal goals, and daily tasks.
Surprisingly, this video ended up being a strong affirmation that Im on the right path. I couldnt rent or buy a house, and had a a few hurdles from my 20s. Rather than floundering, I found a 14' boxturck and built a home in the back. Didnt have a car to get to work, so now my house goes to work for me. Now I have the month to month stability that I can go where work and living is good. From this mobile foundation I will build the life that makes me happy.
Dwayne, Technology has destroyed that true grit spirit! Hard work and diligence is what makes a man do anything! The Lord will not bless anyone who just gives up and has no grit to keep moving forward! That's what the pioneers of our nation had, and that's why they accomplished so much! we need TRUE GRIT to restore this nation once again! God bless, sir!! 🇺🇸✝️🇺🇸
So what happens to those who are unemployed because of disabilities that make them unable to work? The lord hath forsaken them. The lord curses those who cannot fend for themselves. The lord would rather have them suffer for their sins of being unable to work. That’s not fair! That’s HUBRIS!
@@nyxxose Give me the book and verse where you found that in the Bible! Please don't be silly. This applies to able-bodied individuals, not people who need help! There are always provisions, made for folks with disabilities. I have a disability, and taken care of by family. Also, I work with my hands on the computer.
@@nyxxose I'm also a student of the Bible, and the Lord does not forsake those in need! So this sounds more like something taken out of context, or you're prejudiced against Christians!
I'm from Cyprus, from the other side of the planet, living a completely different lifestyle, however, I'm sitting on my couch, on my balcony, with a lovely sunset, enjoying my cigar, my hot coffee and your company Sir. Cheers!
I lost my engineering job 2 months ago, have been feeling down for quite a while because I was not getting any job offers from the places I was applying at. I finally got a good job offer the other day, and this video was a great encouragement and reminder to always keep pushing forward no matter how hopeless your situation feels, because there is always light at the end of the tunnel! Thank you for the words of encouragement, I couldn't have picked a better time to stumble on this video!
If you don’t listen to Jocko Wilink and get up every morning and walk or workout then you don’t deserve a job. The first part about getting back on your feet --is getting to your feet before the sun cracks the horizon.
@@frodiesel0 Walking before dawn has zero correlation to job smarts or skills. I have worked with plenty of people who exercised before sun up and some were the dumbest I ever met. It would be great if it were true job skills carry the day but the sad reality is they don't always and sometimes the good and talented people get axed because they didnt kiss butt but the lazy person sure did, or someone was afraid of them as office competition but then another office scored big when they took a risk and hired the talented person who had lost their job. It's not like our parents' day
I’m an auto mechanic and we have 27 acres. We have 2 mares and 5 head on dexter cattle and those 7 animals give me more pleasure and fulfilment in my life than any 9 to 5 ever could. Working with those horses with my daughters and feeding those cattle and moving them from pasture to pasture with my wife, gentlemen get busy living and get busy enjoying your time with your family. God bless from Ireland
Life is a lot of figuring out what you don't want as well. There's a lot of untapped resource building in that, especially mentally. Spending time upset at what others have is time not spent on figuring out how to improve your own situation. A key thing to keep in mind, is that life is not fair, and we're all starting at different points. We're not all capable of reaching the same points. Figuring out what we are capable of and working towards it is really all we have in life. Dewayne's mentality is a great perspective to hear during that journey, and not everyone will have the benefit of hearing it, so count yourself lucky that you did.
Bullshit. Warren buffet has said 80% of becoming successful is dependent on who your momma was. Genetics and being raised in the right environment. It's a lie that YOU and YOU alone determine your path in life. A man can work hard his entire life building up a modest little nest egg, then along comes bezos and wallmart and stomps that man and his successful retail business out of existence. Same is happening to family farms, being destroyed by billion dollar corporate ag conglomerates who own the politicians and buy legislation that makes it virtually impossible to exist as a small farm, ranch, dairy. Wake the phuck up. Todays world is completely different from even 20 years ago.
I wanted to learn how train cutting horses, I found a bloke that’s considered one of the best in my country and asked to learn. I turned up everyday without pay for months, then one day he said he could give me a little money so I saved that and spoke to him about a horse. With what I had saved and the discount he gave me I bought my first cutting horse. Now I have two and haven’t ever looked back to my old life.
Dewayne, you called it, with the "garbage jobs" needing to bribe people to keep working there. I never thought of it that way before. Having just retired in March, I've been reflecting on the different employers I've had the last 43 years. It definitely was the benefits and pay that kept me in those places. Of course I've been able to pay my bills and save for my future and be a responsible citizen. But all that did come at a cost. The price I paid was working those years, doing jobs that I enjoyed from one degree or another, and that I was fairly adept at. The price I paid was doing jobs that I didn't love doing. For the most part I miss the company of the people I worked with, rather than the work itself. IF I were advising my younger self, I'd say... * keep yourself nimble by having little or no debt, * focus and gravitate towards jobs that you enjoy, * enjoy and pay attention to the people working around you, * listen to that still small voice in your heart.
Hi, my youngest 26 year old son put me on to your videos. They are wonderful! My husband and I have worked our butts off to afford 140 acres and 8 horses. We started a horse drawn restaurant about 15 years ago, three Clydesdale horses drawing a beautiful red omnibus with 4 booth seat tables and a lovely aisle up the middle. People ate a gourmet three course dinner and wine on board as we clip clopped along through town. We had an absolute fun time running that show - 11 hour days for us humans, thousands of people and meals and not one meal was ever complained about. Lots of wonderful people and memories - the first ever horse drawn restaurant in our State. It is all in the shed now as we wound it up after going through the worst bushfire our state has ever seen. I managed to drive the horses and omnibus out as a team through the fire and saved them whilst husband was saving campers in the State forest. We are older now and our dear peaceful and intelligent working Clydesdales are here enjoying their well earned retirement. We survived! We bought our little ranch 7 years ago, overrun with weeds cow paddock we have re fenced, planted trees, got on top of the weeds, improved the pastures, grown a small herd of 55 Cattle starting with 8 cows and a small flock of 30 sheep, then we found a beautiful old house and moved it here, then we found a second hand fire engine shed and moved it here. We are cobbling it together and living a modern ranch life completely off grid - solar battery system - no public utilities. We live looking out over incredibly insane views here in Australia. We are yet to build a barn however we have been bowerbirds and have all the second hand material to build the framework, only needing to buy the new iron for the roof and walls and to kit it out inside. Facebook marketplace is a wonderful thing! We have tried and failed at alot and succeeded. Life is an adventure. We gave up the smoking years ago and feel better for it and saving alot of money and time. Unfortunately 4 weeks ago a set back for us. A freshly oiled Billet broke on my second hand saddle tore down the holes then ripped the leather to the left of the holes finding an exit. ZThe saddle came right off with me in it and I broke my L2 vertebrae so I am waiting for it to heal and watching your videos. Soaking in all the wisdom. Can't wait to get back in the saddle - We have horses to back and cattle to push and trails to explore. I am so glad my son finds wisdom in your videos. I hope he decides to move out of the city and come join us on the ranch as there is plenty of room. Kids have to make their own way though.
I shared this with my younger daughter, 38 yrs. Her husband died last year and i hope this encourages her to plow ahead with her 8 yr. old son. Thanks for the wisdom and knowledge shared.
I just started as a farm hand started thursday hauling bobcat and driving tractor, dually diesel trucks around. I could not have asked for a better work from god… and Its Sunday I am getting baptized today I’m 18!!!
My grandfather was the same way. A master electrician and tinkerer like no other. My uncle lived in a nice area and would see my grandfather picking up washers, dryers and who knows what else. He would fix them and put them in the Pennysaver. He always had other things laying around and would sell multiple items. He made a great living as an electrician but did very well selling this stuff. Life has no limitations except the ones you make. Les Brown
This is the best video that I have ever watched on finding one's purpose/s - no motivational screaming or convoluted stories or theories . Thank you for your generosity in sharing your thoughts and life experience.
Dang, every time I watch this channel I get the worst hankering for a cigar. Just a crave. I’m not young but I enjoy these videos like I was a young man. You young men need to listen to this man. He is right. Get rid of your expectations and replace it with focus, curiosity and openness.
Only some millennials will have the attention capacity left to view a 20 minutes video of some old dude talking about "life". When you get down to the GenZ, it's impossible, they are all brainwashed to stare at their phone viewing tiktok all day. Just look at GenZ irl at a restaurant, nearly all of them nerd necking even the one that goes to the gym. They are unable to form complex thoughts and sentences...everytime I listen to one talk, it's almost like I'm listening to a subhuman talk because no cap frfr they don't have responses that is outside of what they hear on TikTok videos. Their life goals are DESIGNED by corporations...seeking money and materilistic consumer products. They worship rappers, who are devil worshipper in disguise, they don't even have a single clue on what spirituality or the slightest idea of what is connecting with God is...ask any of them what they think about religion, some will tell you that they thinks it's some cult and only stupid people seek a higher power. The zoomers, the only thing that matter is MONEY. And that is a fast track for this country to go to hell. We are screwed, if people don't wake up.
I’m 21 years old. I went from sleeping on my moms couch with my pregnant girlfriend with a car that broke down every other day to now having a job for 2 years that’s rough on my body but it pays damn good and I work my ass off for what we have. A brand new car in the driveway and a brand new renovated 3 bedroom house. The struggle is meant to make you appreciate the things you’ll receive down the road and it’ll also make you value the things that you have because at the end of the day you look in the mirror and you earned it. No handouts. God is good.
My older sister needs to hear this. Worked every day of her adult life, squandered her money on many unnecessary things including cigarettes and whisky. Had many opportunities, tried and failed but never gets back up and learns. Now she is 63, has no savings and no home to call her own. Her health now suffering from not looking after herself, and is becoming bitter towards everyone, including me, because life for me now is easier because I worked hard to set it up this way. She won't change, she will always be a victim to an unfair world, and never takes responsibility for her choices.
I am partially the same. I've been dealing with chronic health issues and family disfunction. It took me getting injured at my job to make me realize no cared about the work I did, few family members partially cared, continuing to feel sorry for myself will never fix anything.
One of the most important things you said was : “ I’ve started over so many times”. I have several friends that “can’t” afford to loose their jobs, bye either taking a risk, speaking up for themselves and or tolerate being taken for granted. True freedom lies in setting your own terms without fear of how they are met.
Very good video, great advice I am getting older now and I love the cowboy lifestyle, I was brought up farming and ranching in southern sask and alberta in canada. Life took a turn in my early 20's I got married and had to get a job, so I got a job in the trades and am still in the piping trade and I am in my mid 70's, But in my mind I still am the old cowboy, even though I do not have horses or the ranch lifestyle, but I can dream about it and I enjoy the dreams
I lost my dog, and through him my best friend as well, at the start of this week. It brings me some comfort to listen to you again, whatever the subject is. Hope you're alright, Dewayne. Thanks for your time.
@Rachael Thank you. Having empathy and condolences expressed to me, knowing others have felt the pain I have, makes a difference. I really do appreciate it.
If you were handed all the resources, odds are you wouldn't have appreciated it. A man is most proud of something he has struggled and sacrificed for, and finally achieved.
What a wonderful talk. I am over 60 and looking back and looking at where I was to where I am. It is so true, it is my hope that the younger folks take this to heart and listen. Nothing is instant and it takes time to build. Love these talks.
Today is different than yesterday. Lightyears different. Literally, the more i build, the harder i work, the less i have. Its called inflation, greedflation, taxation. Just when i think i have gotten enough to invest in something, taxes and insurance come due. Vehicle breaks down. Tractor breaks down. Hay mower breaks down, Hail destroys the crops, neighor refuse to pay for last years hay i graciously let them take to get through until their operating loan is approved. You boomers experienced the end of an erra which no longer exists.
Yess!!! 🙌🏼 I wish someone had put it to me this way before. I’m 25 and I just started going to school for real estate. I’m an artist by blood and I need to live a life that I’m passionate about, so I spent years aimlessly searching for my “purpose”. I was working in the service industry to make enough money to get back on the road to travel and find that out. But I didn’t find it out. I loved traveling and being on the open road and being free, but there always came a time when the fun ended and I was in panic mode because I ran out of money or I couldn’t get out of this sketchy place because I was having mechanical issues, etc. That’s why last year I had an epiphany and decided, I’m just going to pick a direction. Real estate isn’t my purpose, but it can lead me to my purpose by putting me in a better financial position. Nothing gets going out of stagnancy, you have to have some momentum. Can’t waste time trying to find your purpose when a lot of peoples purpose comes about later in life. You just got to do something!
True and very well put. Sometimes, God/Christ is able to communicate with us indirectly, even though we have not have the mindset to see such messages. Aside from these powerful YT videos on truth, life and history. I also have found numerology to be helpful as well. The numbers of our Personalities, character traits, Karma, strengths and weakness is fascinating to study!
And what’s the worst that can happen? You get a lot of really valuable information on a massive life moment that can help you in life? You make a good chunk of money that can propel your next step? I love it, glad you’re doing it and changing things up. The more we do the better
So true. That’s been my exact journey and I’m 34 artistic personality. I love too many things. Sticking to one career at the moment going hard hyperfocus because I have to rebuild a financial foundation
I just got off the phone with my momma and I said the exact same thing you said here. Ive been working in the kitchen for the last 4-5 years and I just recently understood what I dont like about it, and what I dont like about people. The hospitality business is fueled with egos and temperaments, which just doesnt suit me and I dont fit in there. Nothing that a person in hospitality business says can interest me. I dont care about your goulash, schnitzel or burger. But through these years, a lot of things have been filtering out and I suddenly know what I want to do. My grandfather was an amazing handyman, he could perform magic with metal and I didnt understand that he subtly influenced me until I sat down and started to reflect on who I really am and who Ive become as a product of a toxic enviroment. Long story short, Im looking to become a knife maker and its the first time in these 26 years that Ive been alive that I am not worried about the future, how much will I get from it and what will happen. I want to go into my grandads workshop and come out with a knife that Ive made. I have no idea why Im tearing up as I write this but I guess its just a sense of relief. Thank you and godspeed Dewayne.
This was my dad. He passed in December of 22 and I miss him everyday. When I struggle I just ask dad what would you do? Or how would you do this? It just comes to me. Everything I fix something I say Thanks dad for the skills you gave me. Do not ever underestimate your parents or grandparents
Thank you Duane awesome video. Likely said in the past I can’t remember who said it right now off top of my head but they don’t want to nation of thinkers they want a nation of workers.
I was in business school and only had a year left till I graduated, got an internship with a bank and I absolutely hated it. I’ve since moved across the country and found more happiness working and learning from people who live like I want to live. While it’ll be a long time before I own my own ranch, I’ve got my little slice of life figured out and hope the same for everyone else.
May I ask what you do now? I was in a similar boat. Went to business school, worked in corporate for 2 years and hated it. Now I'm trying to figure out my path but am searching in so many different directions.
Brother Dwayne, i thank you for dropping that grandpa knowledge on this fatherless generation. You always have wisdom that goes beyond just pious reflections, but wisdom from a life that has been lived,learned and thought about deeply.
The best lessons in life are learned by not having the resources. By building something from next to nothing . Those lessons are priceless. The reality is that it sucks and it’s difficult and it’s nasty. And not many are willing to pay that price day in and day out . From abject poverty to a 5 million dollar net worth is a long difficult arduous journey. Through the wind and the rain and the heart ache and pain . Learn to hang on to that last knot on the rope . In your finances and your marriages. Hold on tight to your dreams !
Good for you sir. Your father sounds like an amazing man. We need more men to teach our young men and boys. I’m missing a leg and I make things happen in my life as well. People praise me for it often which I don’t care for. I just feel it necessary to make things happen and be productive and provide for my family as well as for my soul. I could never feel good about myself being a bum or couch potato. I love my life and I believe that life is what you make it. Keep up the good work.
This last month had been harsh on love for me. My gf didn’t want to continue this life with me. Dwayne is my father figure and has helped me overcomes the struggle and keep me on my path.
Keep on keeping on Brother if she dipped it's because she wasn't your eternal wife. I suggest going to a Mormon church study from Jesus and He will send you an Angle I know this much.
Dewayne, thanks for another excellent video. Myself(53) an older gentleman(70) I wrangle with here in east TN had a very similar conversation just the other day.. we work with a bunch of younger folks who seem to think they’re going to get rich doing this job. They’re good kids but somehow they think this job is going to make them millions lol.. the ones who figure out pretty quick that the job is it’s own reward make it… the ones that don’t seldom last more than a few days. Guess it’s not romantic enough shoveling, shoeing & riding all day for very little money lol. I love it,
my sister got worried about me few weeks ago and some guys took me away sent me to hospital i am still here atm i never got to close my front door.. im due out any day now and getting back to what i love..i had no control over my own life for 2 weeks being locked down...thanks "Dwayne" for keeping my spirits high.. a true gentleman..ill be back in action when im out god bless..i love your content
Damn your dad sounds like my pop. He built sailboats, brought me to church, and he sailed these boats he built over to England from ny. He worked for the post office. We were lucky to learn the life lessons these men taught us. God Bless
It’s really easy to assume folks didn’t earn anything as an instinct. Jumping to envy or bitterness is easier than looking in the mirror and realizing that we have to work hard for what we want. Thank you DeWayne
respect to you and momma, you talk about your daddy and what you learned from him, many without a daddy didn't develop the coping mechanisms necessary to deal with life's great challenges, for ex. women, being a father. true growth comes from your teachings and experience. humbly.
Your voice is very soothing. My grandfather & I smoke cigars all the time. He’s 72 & I’m 22 he’s my my favorite person in the whole world! Thank god he’s still alive!
This is so true, I’m a mechanic trying to start my own shop while also helping my wife start her mini ranch. Many many nights it’ll be side work after my day job just to go right home and help her with chores until it’s time to go to bed and get up way too early to do it all over. Dreams cost a lot more than money!
❤❤ you Totally like My grandfather resembled my mother, may God have mercy on him, until he had the same beard and mustache. He was from Upper Egypt. I wish you good health and happiness ❤❤
I love you dwayne your the father I never had you helped me become the man I am today, not this new age stuff all the respect and love for you brother keep truckin
Hey Dwayne. There was one line that really helped me tonight that you said. “I have started over so many times” this was something I never hear people say and I’m always thinking about and nervous about in a way. Because I’m scared to go to school to get too deep to start over and to an age where I can’t afford to turn back. Thank you Dwayne. Gibson
The excess of abundance in today’s life makes it hard for young people (myself included) to build resources over time and effort. I’m currently studying, starting a business and have a full time job, it’s not easy, but having an idea of what you want to achieve helps a lot to get through it. I hope and believe it will pay off. Great video, thanks for sharing
D’wayne, I love how you were able to put that comment into a Godly perspective! So many people do not realize that the greatest things to be built or created all came from fanatics who worked incrementally over time! Our greatest cities were once pop up wood shacks, built by carpenters out in the middle of nowhere. Over time as more people, more money, more jobs, more businesses, more talent moved into that place; these wood shacks were torn down and replaced with brick and mortar buildings. As more economic and population growth occurred, these buildings would be up zoned to three, four, five and ten story buildings! Voila! Now we get Los Angeles, New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, Seattle etc. etc. !!! So many people have to re-learn the old ways of craftsmanship, workmanship, vocational training, applied arts etc. because that is who we need nowadays!!
Don't worry when you've done your best Be happy Life will take care of all the rest You get stressed sometimes depressed Don't worry be happy that is just a test Love is heart in your chest feel Blessed
I really enjoy your wise words. I’m not a Cowboy or in anyway equestrian savvy. I’m a Bushcrafter. You’re well spoken as u sit smokin those cigars… I love it and thanks once again! 😁👍👍🇺🇸
I wholeheartedly agree with you. I’m 31 restarting my career path and working hard 12hrs or more everyday to build my new life for me and my wife. Before we buy anything new we’re building our resources up to make the changes we want out of life. Your thoughts are very inspiring thanks for sharing.
Hello sir, I hope and pray that you and your family are all doing well, I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate your thoughts and wisdom, I hope and pray that you will be healthy and prosperous and the good Lord blesses you abundantly !!!
Wonderful stories about your Dad . So many times as I listen to you and Momma , I think of stories in the Bible . You have such a gift of encouragement as you share wisdom and truth. Especially this time when you said to use what you already have . I immediately thought of the conversation God had with Moses . Moses was asked by God , “. What is in Your Hand ? “. All Moses had was a Staff . But as the famous Story goes , the Staff became the open door for a Nation to be set Free ✡️ Thank You Dewayne, thank you Mamma 💜Laura 💜Bear 💜 Willow 💜🐴
Wasn't born into the life I want but I will make damn sure my kids are. Not that I'll force them to live like I've always wanted to. More of I want to give them the opportunity to grow up the way I wish I did.
Dewayne is 100% correct. Here is a little bit of my life and what got me here. Raised in the Colorado Rockies and spent most of my time in the mountains, learning and admiring the vastness and beauty of what I was seeing. My high-school history teacher, Mr Macky, was the best school teacher I ever had. He instilled in me the importance of history and made very interesting and fun. Particularly, the frontier. Jumping forward about 30 years, I found myself graveside at my dad's funeral. That night, my wife asked me, "If there is anything in your life you want to do, what is it? I thought for a bit, then remembered the life lessons my dad taught me and the value of history Mr Macky taught me. Side step a second, since my younger teen years, I've had a passion for outdoor photography. After a few minutes of thinking, I told my wife, "I want to learn and photograph like they did back in the 19th-century. Without hesitation, she said, "OK, let's do it. That was 16th years ago, and after reading and learning and traveling to get literally one one training by John Coffer. With more practice and failures and successes, I now shoot Ambrotypes and Tintypes of historical places across the country. The biggest help, was having an understanding and supportive wife, who is also a very good photographer and historian as well. Like Dewayne said, if you don't have the resources, make them. All I had were books. Once I found John and he taught me 19th-century photography, I was on my way. Today I shoot with authentic 19th-century 4x5, 5x7 l, and 8x10 cameras and all my chemistry is mixed as they did back in the 1850s. I tell everyone that what I do is 100% accurate except for one thing, I don't have a horse to pull my dark box, ( small portable darkroom) like they did almost 200 years ago. Thanks Dwayne, I really enjoy your videos and even a 60 year old guy can still learn from other people's perspective and insight. Thank you.
I want to give thanks to your father, both for instilling you, and inspiring other generations. My grandfather was just like him, and I aspire to be like him as well. I worked my whole teen life in warehouses, put myself thru a trade school, became an auto/Diesel Technician. Learned to ride and repair motorcycles. Joined the military, repaired tracked vehicles, weapons, and aircraft turbine engines. I recently earned my certifications in agriculture and am starting in Law enforcement qualifications. I learned every major trade in small amounts. Yourself and your Father come from a line of a man's man. One who does everything necessary to take care of his family with no one else's help. It was their way. To them, it was freedom. For us, it is the way forward.
Thanks Dwayne, i really needed this one where i am. I am going into the mountains, leaving the corporate behind. I am gonna have to make the resources to do what my heart says I need to do. I am 58 yrs now and will start out new on a humble scale, but just enough to stay out of debt, be a free man
Everyone seeks more more more. I’ve been saying this for years. Your money is absolutely useless to a person who enjoys what they’re doing. It just doesn’t compute. I’ve found my role and I absolutely love it. And believe me…. I’ve worked dozens of jobs I hate with a passion. But there’s lessons learned at each one of those jobs. I’m not gonna sit here and tell you some inspirational quote or anything like that. That’s just how it is. The realest thing I could tell you is never stop. Just keep going. That’s it. And that’s exactly why I love this channel. This man is amazing and more young people need to listen to this man and take his words to heart. It’s all facts. Money isn’t real anyways, it’s just a tool. Just like the tools his father created to solve problems. You cannot make it more than that. It’s all about your conscious experience on this planet and what gives you a feeling of fulfillment. Tons of people make millions and contribute next to nothing to society… do you really want that? Find a purpose, treat people right, and do what you do the right way. And be proud of yourself.
I have goals that are attainable, sometimes I work towards them. But lately I find that one day blends into the next. Before I know it I have spent too much time sleeping and swiping up on my phone. I might order a bit of fast food, so then that pretty much wastes another couple hours because it took two hours of work to earn the money to buy that food. I just sorta waste time and then go back to work. I promise myself while at my job that I don't particularly like, "When I get home I will finally start that thing I always wanted to do," but I know that when I get home I will just sleep and spend the week on autopilot again. I don't like that version of me and writing it down helps me visualize and comprehend what I have become. I am going to keep trying to take a step each day to become who I truly wish to be, a person that I can be proud of.
Brother this is exactly how I feel. I dream about moving to the USA and leaving the UK behind. But like you I get lost in the days and don't know what to really do.
Dont know if you remember, I had commented awhile back about losing motivation in my buisness. Just wanted you to know this video was such a blessing. Thank you.
I get along with animals, I'm black but wouldn't mind trying out the ranch life for a week or so, experience horse riding and enjoy seeing the mountains while riding the he horses, I'm an animal lover and I believe they sense good energy
If you read every person that has become successful in their own passion what they wanted to achieve they’ve done so in ways that have always started off with struggle with nothing and even poverty if I can use that word broadly there is a saying where are you prepared to eat the grass which basically means are you prepared to do whatever you can sacrifice whatever means that he’s given to you for free to pursue a life and a passion that you put us primarily number one and there is also two different things living the life you want to live and being successful at two different things it is like a menu representing the mill it’s a great post my friend always send an hour love the support from Australia down under
Yet again, honor and dignity flows. The world is a better place because of what you've shared and how you've detailed how the world goes round. Im at peace with the life choices Gods presented and worked towards. Thanks again for spreading peace. I dont have regrets anymore. Because of what you've said. Amazing Dwayne. Right words right time. I had 8 acres worked hard learned to shoe board horses anything so my children could experience what I thought was "good" life" It wasnt necessarly the horses or land, but love of work joy of life. Easy, nope. But now with what you've shared I realize wouldnt have it any other way. Did I always do right thing? Possibly not, but God always restored 10 fold, unbelievably so. Blessings for you both and keep on keeping on! Mary
the most expensive lesson i got for free from here, so the next thing is to do it, experience it, and fully engage with it. "Just Do It" like Nike's motto ❤
Mr. Dewayne I just finished watching your video about brotherhood of the leaf and let me tell you something, it doesn’t matter what nationality we are, It doesn’t matter what color we are,it doesn’t matter from were we are. When a Cigar is lit up between two people an instant friendship and brotherhood is born. When I smoke cigars a instant memory about my father comes to me. A cigar is my way to relax and have a connection with my late father. My father also was a Major League Baseball player and unfortunately he passed away when he just was 46 years old on a var accident in Mexico.
This video randomly showed up on my feed, and I normally wouldn’t click on videos like this but I listen to it as I was pacing around my house dealing with a cold and this was just what I needed to hear. Thank you.
Seriously, this gentleman was born with that amazing voice and accent for a reason. Dwayne, I hear your voice and accent and every single line in Louis L'Amour's books come to life. Awesome accent!! 🙂
"If you want to have more, you have to become more. You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the VALUE you bring to that hour." (Jim Rohn)
Aww, Jim Rohn! Classic. He was one of the greats! I could listen to him for hours :)
Not in modernity. The more value an employee provides the more the company exploits.
@redrustyhill2 That's when you go to the boss and tell "it" you are not being paid for the value you bring to the business. Tell "it" what amount you want. If they won't give it to you, move on. You can't afford the resentment. You you will eventually compromise your work ethic if you stay.
@@johnwatson9518 are you a boomer? I dont think you realize how stupid modern "bosses" are. I see stories just about every day how a company or business went bankrupt because the boss ran it into the ground by refusing to acknowledge the value of its workers who were making all the revenue flow so they quit. My work ethic is already dead at my job. I get paid half what I should but i still need an income and there really arent any better jobs out there in my area. I have already quietly quit. I will keep collecting a paycheck saving up as much as i can while i work on my side hustle after work trying to build that into something i can do full time. I truly believe the "bosses " i answer to are too stupid to even realize this department will collapse into decay when i leave. They would walk by the dead corpse of this department and pretend there was no stench.
Tell that to my employer.
"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes in a very narrow field."
Thank you as always.
What about making alot of mistakes in alot of feilds
@@botraywick157ack of all, master of none
@@botraywick157 then you are me
@@ryanarledge51 But better than a master of one.
I love this quote but can’t find it in the video..Can someone point it out?
This man always drops an amazing video at an oddly perfect time in one’s life where it relates so perfectly. Such a wonderful man 🤙🏾🖤
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100% he does. It's a God thing.
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Have yet to watch a boring Video! The best
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"Everytime you fail, it hurts a little less” That along is an absolute truth. I had failed so many times that i really don't mind to loose again when i go after what I want.
That's me 😊
That's what I go through with the pimple on my neck. Seriously, popping that is no joke.
No I sure don’t
thats because failing is not an option.
I wont try if the chance to fail is at a certain level
I grew up very poor and had no choice but to "live that life" where we had to hunt, grow food and build or fix anything we needed. My dad was similar.. welder, fabricator, mechanic, construction worker..but he got into drugs and never taught me anything. I've worked construction my whole life and took it upon myself to learn all the things he knows, and now I make every effort I can to pass my knowledge down to my nephew and other friends and family. Just yesterday I helped my brother in law put new exhaust on my sister's car so that they didn't have to pay a shop. Passing down information is one of the most important things you can do in life. One day you won't be around anymore to help people so it's extremely important that you share your experiences, so that that they can help themselves and others they know.
Great comment :)
Steve, thanks for sharing that. Sounds like your dad was a capable and competent man who had his problems. Looks like you took the best parts of him and ran with them. That's the way it is supposed to be. If the younger generation do better than the last, there's nothing wrong with that.
Very sweet of you to be so generous with your knowledge and skills
@@miaeverdeen7938 Here's one for you, we are the last generation to do the fix it up work, so we may as well fix it up!
Love conquers Hate!!! I am Rich, I am Strong!!! Thy will be done! Believe in Jesus Christ for Salvation~!
"society wants us to be subservient, beholden to somebody, they don't want independent thinkers with imagination, grit and determination to go out and make something of themselves " Sums up one of core problems
Not sure if its the evasive entity called "society" that foes not want this but rather the inherent condition of the human being and those few that strive. "Society" did not tell those humans hey dont build the world wide web, gps, bitcoin, for the most part most of these had a singular creator who paid no mind to society.
@@fitnesspoint2006 I think its about being stuck in jobs you hate, can't quit because you need the health insurance.
My Grandpa was a Cherry farmer and he was always making tools and contraptions for the orchard. The generation that fought WWII and lived through the depression were built different. They didn't make any excuses, they found a way.
Proverbs 24:27 Prepare thy work without, And make it fit for thyself in the field; And afterwards build thine house.
Amen!!!!
Then cometh the zionist billionaire who taketh thine house and land through emminant domain that thou and thy children may become his chattel.
Amen.
This is the scripture that I thought of when I seen the title of the video. 👍✝️
Thanks for sharing!
For those who struggle to understand, the following is the New Revised Standard Version and a brief explanation.
„Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house.“
This piece of wisdom emphasizes the importance of planning and prioritizing in order to achieve success.
1. "Prepare your work outside": This suggests that one should take care of foundational tasks first. In an agricultural society, this would mean ensuring the fields are properly prepared and the crops are planted. It signifies taking the necessary preliminary steps before moving on to more complex or personal projects.
2. "Get everything ready for you in the field": This continues the theme of preparation, emphasizing the importance of ensuring that all necessary work is completed and in order before moving on. This could involve organizing resources, making sure the land is fertile, and setting up systems for successful cultivation.
3. "And after that build your house": Only after ensuring that the external, foundational work is done should one focus on building their house. This represents attending to personal or secondary goals. In a broader sense, it implies that once the groundwork for sustainability and productivity is established, you can then focus on personal development or comfort.
In summary, the verse teaches the value of prioritizing essential tasks and careful planning. It advises ensuring that the basic and crucial elements of work or life are secure and well-organized before focusing on personal projects or aspirations. This wisdom can be applied to many areas of life, including business, personal goals, and daily tasks.
Surprisingly, this video ended up being a strong affirmation that Im on the right path. I couldnt rent or buy a house, and had a a few hurdles from my 20s. Rather than floundering, I found a 14' boxturck and built a home in the back. Didnt have a car to get to work, so now my house goes to work for me. Now I have the month to month stability that I can go where work and living is good. From this mobile foundation I will build the life that makes me happy.
awesome work, good job man.
Congrats man, keep on the grind
Dwayne, Technology has destroyed that true grit spirit! Hard work and diligence is what makes a man do anything! The Lord will not bless anyone who just gives up and has no grit to keep moving forward! That's what the pioneers of our nation had, and that's why they accomplished so much! we need TRUE GRIT to restore this nation once again! God bless, sir!! 🇺🇸✝️🇺🇸
The States lost it when Elvis joined Weight Watchers.
So what happens to those who are unemployed because of disabilities that make them unable to work?
The lord hath forsaken them. The lord curses those who cannot fend for themselves. The lord would rather have them suffer for their sins of being unable to work.
That’s not fair! That’s HUBRIS!
I agree!
@@nyxxose Give me the book and verse where you found that in the Bible!
Please don't be silly. This applies to able-bodied individuals, not people who need help! There are always provisions, made for folks with disabilities. I have a disability, and taken care of by family. Also, I work with my hands on the computer.
@@nyxxose I'm also a student of the Bible, and the Lord does not forsake those in need! So this sounds more like something taken out of context, or you're prejudiced against Christians!
I'm from Cyprus, from the other side of the planet, living a completely different lifestyle, however, I'm sitting on my couch, on my balcony, with a lovely sunset, enjoying my cigar, my hot coffee and your company Sir. Cheers!
Nicely said! Cyprus is a beautiful place
I lost my engineering job 2 months ago, have been feeling down for quite a while because I was not getting any job offers from the places I was applying at. I finally got a good job offer the other day, and this video was a great encouragement and reminder to always keep pushing forward no matter how hopeless your situation feels, because there is always light at the end of the tunnel! Thank you for the words of encouragement, I couldn't have picked a better time to stumble on this video!
Congrats on the new job offer! Sometimes it just takes time.
Yes, Congrats to you and hope all goes your way
If you don’t listen to Jocko Wilink and get up every morning and walk or workout then you don’t deserve a job. The first part about getting back on your feet --is getting to your feet before the sun cracks the horizon.
@@frodiesel0 Walking before dawn has zero correlation to job smarts or skills. I have worked with plenty of people who exercised before sun up and some were the dumbest I ever met. It would be great if it were true job skills carry the day but the sad reality is they don't always and sometimes the good and talented people get axed because they didnt kiss butt but the lazy person sure did, or someone was afraid of them as office competition but then another office scored big when they took a risk and hired the talented person who had lost their job. It's not like our parents' day
@@frodiesel0 cringe
I’m an auto mechanic and we have 27 acres. We have 2 mares and 5 head on dexter cattle and those 7 animals give me more pleasure and fulfilment in my life than any 9 to 5 ever could. Working with those horses with my daughters and feeding those cattle and moving them from pasture to pasture with my wife, gentlemen get busy living and get busy enjoying your time with your family. God bless from Ireland
Life is a lot of figuring out what you don't want as well. There's a lot of untapped resource building in that, especially mentally. Spending time upset at what others have is time not spent on figuring out how to improve your own situation. A key thing to keep in mind, is that life is not fair, and we're all starting at different points. We're not all capable of reaching the same points. Figuring out what we are capable of and working towards it is really all we have in life. Dewayne's mentality is a great perspective to hear during that journey, and not everyone will have the benefit of hearing it, so count yourself lucky that you did.
Word!
“Its not up to the government, and it’s not up to loans. It’s up to YOU.” 17:00
Perfect perspective of what it takes to get what you want out of life.
What about the peanut farm given to Johnny Cashes family by the government? Weee they just freeloaders?
Bullshit. Warren buffet has said 80% of becoming successful is dependent on who your momma was. Genetics and being raised in the right environment. It's a lie that YOU and YOU alone determine your path in life. A man can work hard his entire life building up a modest little nest egg, then along comes bezos and wallmart and stomps that man and his successful retail business out of existence. Same is happening to family farms, being destroyed by billion dollar corporate ag conglomerates who own the politicians and buy legislation that makes it virtually impossible to exist as a small farm, ranch, dairy. Wake the phuck up. Todays world is completely different from even 20 years ago.
@@ganjjabarsmedium2347Off topic
I wanted to learn how train cutting horses, I found a bloke that’s considered one of the best in my country and asked to learn. I turned up everyday without pay for months, then one day he said he could give me a little money so I saved that and spoke to him about a horse. With what I had saved and the discount he gave me I bought my first cutting horse. Now I have two and haven’t ever looked back to my old life.
Dewayne, you called it, with the "garbage jobs" needing to bribe people to keep working there. I never thought of it that way before.
Having just retired in March, I've been reflecting on the different employers I've had the last 43 years. It definitely was the benefits and pay that kept me in those places. Of course I've been able to pay my bills and save for my future and be a responsible citizen. But all that did come at a cost.
The price I paid was working those years, doing jobs that I enjoyed from one degree or another, and that I was fairly adept at. The price I paid was doing jobs that I didn't love doing. For the most part I miss the company of the people I worked with, rather than the work itself.
IF I were advising my younger self, I'd say...
* keep yourself nimble by having little or no debt,
* focus and gravitate towards jobs that you enjoy,
* enjoy and pay attention to the people working around you,
* listen to that still small voice in your heart.
Hi, my youngest 26 year old son put me on to your videos. They are wonderful! My husband and I have worked our butts off to afford 140 acres and 8 horses. We started a horse drawn restaurant about 15 years ago, three Clydesdale horses drawing a beautiful red omnibus with 4 booth seat tables and a lovely aisle up the middle. People ate a gourmet three course dinner and wine on board as we clip clopped along through town. We had an absolute fun time running that show - 11 hour days for us humans, thousands of people and meals and not one meal was ever complained about. Lots of wonderful people and memories - the first ever horse drawn restaurant in our State. It is all in the shed now as we wound it up after going through the worst bushfire our state has ever seen. I managed to drive the horses and omnibus out as a team through the fire and saved them whilst husband was saving campers in the State forest. We are older now and our dear peaceful and intelligent working Clydesdales are here enjoying their well earned retirement. We survived! We bought our little ranch 7 years ago, overrun with weeds cow paddock we have re fenced, planted trees, got on top of the weeds, improved the pastures, grown a small herd of 55 Cattle starting with 8 cows and a small flock of 30 sheep, then we found a beautiful old house and moved it here, then we found a second hand fire engine shed and moved it here. We are cobbling it together and living a modern ranch life completely off grid - solar battery system - no public utilities. We live looking out over incredibly insane views here in Australia. We are yet to build a barn however we have been bowerbirds and have all the second hand material to build the framework, only needing to buy the new iron for the roof and walls and to kit it out inside. Facebook marketplace is a wonderful thing! We have tried and failed at alot and succeeded. Life is an adventure. We gave up the smoking years ago and feel better for it and saving alot of money and time. Unfortunately 4 weeks ago a set back for us. A freshly oiled Billet broke on my second hand saddle tore down the holes then ripped the leather to the left of the holes finding an exit. ZThe saddle came right off with me in it and I broke my L2 vertebrae so I am waiting for it to heal and watching your videos. Soaking in all the wisdom. Can't wait to get back in the saddle - We have horses to back and cattle to push and trails to explore. I am so glad my son finds wisdom in your videos. I hope he decides to move out of the city and come join us on the ranch as there is plenty of room. Kids have to make their own way though.
I shared this with my younger daughter, 38 yrs. Her husband died last year and i hope this encourages her to plow ahead with her 8 yr. old son. Thanks for the wisdom and knowledge shared.
I just started as a farm hand started thursday hauling bobcat and driving tractor, dually diesel trucks around. I could not have asked for a better work from god… and Its Sunday I am getting baptized today I’m 18!!!
My grandfather was the same way. A master electrician and tinkerer like no other. My uncle lived in a nice area and would see my grandfather picking up washers, dryers and who knows what else. He would fix them and put them in the Pennysaver. He always had other things laying around and would sell multiple items. He made a great living as an electrician but did very well selling this stuff.
Life has no limitations except the ones you make.
Les Brown
This is the best video that I have ever watched on finding one's purpose/s - no motivational screaming or convoluted stories or theories . Thank you for your generosity in sharing your thoughts and life experience.
Dang, every time I watch this channel I get the worst hankering for a cigar. Just a crave.
I’m not young but I enjoy these videos like I was a young man.
You young men need to listen to this man. He is right. Get rid of your expectations and replace it with focus, curiosity and openness.
Only some millennials will have the attention capacity left to view a 20 minutes video of some old dude talking about "life".
When you get down to the GenZ, it's impossible, they are all brainwashed to stare at their phone viewing tiktok all day. Just look at GenZ irl at a restaurant, nearly all of them nerd necking even the one that goes to the gym. They are unable to form complex thoughts and sentences...everytime I listen to one talk, it's almost like I'm listening to a subhuman talk because no cap frfr they don't have responses that is outside of what they hear on TikTok videos.
Their life goals are DESIGNED by corporations...seeking money and materilistic consumer products. They worship rappers, who are devil worshipper in disguise, they don't even have a single clue on what spirituality or the slightest idea of what is connecting with God is...ask any of them what they think about religion, some will tell you that they thinks it's some cult and only stupid people seek a higher power. The zoomers, the only thing that matter is MONEY. And that is a fast track for this country to go to hell. We are screwed, if people don't wake up.
I’m 21 years old. I went from sleeping on my moms couch with my pregnant girlfriend with a car that broke down every other day to now having a job for 2 years that’s rough on my body but it pays damn good and I work my ass off for what we have. A brand new car in the driveway and a brand new renovated 3 bedroom house. The struggle is meant to make you appreciate the things you’ll receive down the road and it’ll also make you value the things that you have because at the end of the day you look in the mirror and you earned it. No handouts. God is good.
My older sister needs to hear this. Worked every day of her adult life, squandered her money on many unnecessary things including cigarettes and whisky. Had many opportunities, tried and failed but never gets back up and learns. Now she is 63, has no savings and no home to call her own. Her health now suffering from not looking after herself, and is becoming bitter towards everyone, including me, because life for me now is easier because I worked hard to set it up this way. She won't change, she will always be a victim to an unfair world, and never takes responsibility for her choices.
I am partially the same. I've been dealing with chronic health issues and family disfunction. It took me getting injured at my job to make me realize no cared about the work I did, few family members partially cared, continuing to feel sorry for myself will never fix anything.
WHOAH. this hits as a younger sibling. Needed to see this today.
One of the most important things you said was : “ I’ve started over so many times”.
I have several friends that “can’t” afford to loose their jobs, bye either taking a risk, speaking up for themselves and or tolerate being taken for granted.
True freedom lies in setting your own terms without fear of how they are met.
Very good video, great advice I am getting older now and I love the cowboy lifestyle, I was brought up farming and ranching in southern sask and alberta in canada. Life took a turn in my early 20's I got married and had to get a job, so I got a job in the trades and am still in the piping trade and I am in my mid 70's, But in my mind I still am the old cowboy, even though I do not have horses or the ranch lifestyle, but I can dream about it and I enjoy the dreams
I lost my dog, and through him my best friend as well, at the start of this week. It brings me some comfort to listen to you again, whatever the subject is. Hope you're alright, Dewayne. Thanks for your time.
@Rachael Thank you. Having empathy and condolences expressed to me, knowing others have felt the pain I have, makes a difference. I really do appreciate it.
If you were handed all the resources, odds are you wouldn't have appreciated it.
A man is most proud of something he has struggled and sacrificed for, and finally achieved.
What a wonderful talk. I am over 60 and looking back and looking at where I was to where I am. It is so true, it is my hope that the younger folks take this to heart and listen. Nothing is instant and it takes time to build. Love these talks.
Today is different than yesterday. Lightyears different. Literally, the more i build, the harder i work, the less i have. Its called inflation, greedflation, taxation. Just when i think i have gotten enough to invest in something, taxes and insurance come due. Vehicle breaks down. Tractor breaks down. Hay mower breaks down, Hail destroys the crops, neighor refuse to pay for last years hay i graciously let them take to get through until their operating loan is approved. You boomers experienced the end of an erra which no longer exists.
Yess!!! 🙌🏼 I wish someone had put it to me this way before. I’m 25 and I just started going to school for real estate. I’m an artist by blood and I need to live a life that I’m passionate about, so I spent years aimlessly searching for my “purpose”. I was working in the service industry to make enough money to get back on the road to travel and find that out. But I didn’t find it out. I loved traveling and being on the open road and being free, but there always came a time when the fun ended and I was in panic mode because I ran out of money or I couldn’t get out of this sketchy place because I was having mechanical issues, etc. That’s why last year I had an epiphany and decided, I’m just going to pick a direction. Real estate isn’t my purpose, but it can lead me to my purpose by putting me in a better financial position. Nothing gets going out of stagnancy, you have to have some momentum. Can’t waste time trying to find your purpose when a lot of peoples purpose comes about later in life. You just got to do something!
True and very well put.
Sometimes, God/Christ is able to communicate with us indirectly, even though we have not have the mindset to see such messages.
Aside from these powerful YT videos on truth, life and history. I also have found numerology to be helpful as well. The numbers of our Personalities, character traits, Karma, strengths and weakness is fascinating to study!
If you're interested i can guide you to amazing real-estate peer group.
And what’s the worst that can happen? You get a lot of really valuable information on a massive life moment that can help you in life? You make a good chunk of money that can propel your next step? I love it, glad you’re doing it and changing things up. The more we do the better
So true. That’s been my exact journey and I’m 34 artistic personality. I love too many things. Sticking to one career at the moment going hard hyperfocus because I have to rebuild a financial foundation
@@aa1589 yup we need some solid resources to find our passions and hobbies and lives.. have to make some sacrifices somewhere.
My wise man. I am 41. Listening to you make me feel like I have much to learn yet. I am from India.
I just got off the phone with my momma and I said the exact same thing you said here.
Ive been working in the kitchen for the last 4-5 years and I just recently understood what I dont like about it, and what I dont like about people. The hospitality business is fueled with egos and temperaments, which just doesnt suit me and I dont fit in there. Nothing that a person in hospitality business says can interest me. I dont care about your goulash, schnitzel or burger. But through these years, a lot of things have been filtering out and I suddenly know what I want to do.
My grandfather was an amazing handyman, he could perform magic with metal and I didnt understand that he subtly influenced me until I sat down and started to reflect on who I really am and who Ive become as a product of a toxic enviroment.
Long story short, Im looking to become a knife maker and its the first time in these 26 years that Ive been alive that I am not worried about the future, how much will I get from it and what will happen. I want to go into my grandads workshop and come out with a knife that Ive made. I have no idea why Im tearing up as I write this but I guess its just a sense of relief.
Thank you and godspeed Dewayne.
Audio is perfect on this one!
But I think people will watch regardless, your wisdom doesnt need a good mic
This was my dad. He passed in December of 22 and I miss him everyday.
When I struggle I just ask dad what would you do? Or how would you do this? It just comes to me. Everything I fix something I say
Thanks dad for the skills you gave me.
Do not ever underestimate your parents or grandparents
Thank you Duane awesome video. Likely said in the past I can’t remember who said it right now off top of my head but they don’t want to nation of thinkers they want a nation of workers.
A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first footsteps, keep moving forward :)
I love this!
super, u started ALREADY?
In the ocean of information we are drowning in search for wisdom… Here it is…this man is like safety boat. Thank you 🙏 🙏 🙏.
Love this channel, great wisdom.
In todays day and age, we are drowning in information and starving for wisdom.
Thank you for sharing!
I was in business school and only had a year left till I graduated, got an internship with a bank and I absolutely hated it. I’ve since moved across the country and found more happiness working and learning from people who live like I want to live. While it’ll be a long time before I own my own ranch, I’ve got my little slice of life figured out and hope the same for everyone else.
May I ask what you do now? I was in a similar boat. Went to business school, worked in corporate for 2 years and hated it. Now I'm trying to figure out my path but am searching in so many different directions.
Brother Dwayne, i thank you for dropping that grandpa knowledge on this fatherless generation. You always have wisdom that goes beyond just pious reflections, but wisdom from a life that has been lived,learned and thought about deeply.
If you're passionate about something. Try it. If you fail, at least you know. Worst case, you will wind up a making a living, doing what you love.
The best lessons in life are learned by not having the resources. By building something from next to nothing . Those lessons are priceless. The reality is that it sucks and it’s difficult and it’s nasty. And not many are willing to pay that price day in and day out . From abject poverty to a 5 million dollar net worth is a long difficult arduous journey. Through the wind and the rain and the heart ache and pain . Learn to hang on to that last knot on the rope . In your finances and your marriages. Hold on tight to your dreams !
Good for you sir.
Your father sounds like an amazing man.
We need more men to teach our young men and boys.
I’m missing a leg and I make things happen in my life as well.
People praise me for it often which I don’t care for. I just feel it necessary to make things happen and be productive and provide for my family as well as for my soul.
I could never feel good about myself being a bum or couch potato.
I love my life and I believe that life is what you make it.
Keep up the good work.
Agreed. They mean well but it's just patronizing. Or at least, that's how it is for me.
And yes, we need men to teach boys to be men.
This last month had been harsh on love for me. My gf didn’t want to continue this life with me.
Dwayne is my father figure and has helped me overcomes the struggle and keep me on my path.
Keep on keeping on Brother if she dipped it's because she wasn't your eternal wife. I suggest going to a Mormon church study from Jesus and He will send you an Angle I know this much.
He's my father figure too and I'm Older then him!🤣
Dewayne, thanks for another excellent video. Myself(53) an older gentleman(70) I wrangle with here in east TN had a very similar conversation just the other day.. we work with a bunch of younger folks who seem to think they’re going to get rich doing this job. They’re good kids but somehow they think this job is going to make them millions lol.. the ones who figure out pretty quick that the job is it’s own reward make it… the ones that don’t seldom last more than a few days. Guess it’s not romantic enough shoveling, shoeing & riding all day for very little money lol. I love it,
my sister got worried about me few weeks ago and some guys took me away sent me to hospital i am still here atm i never got to close my front door.. im due out any day now and getting back to what i love..i had no control over my own life for 2 weeks being locked down...thanks "Dwayne" for keeping my spirits high.. a true gentleman..ill be back in action when im out god bless..i love your content
Damn your dad sounds like my pop. He built sailboats, brought me to church, and he sailed these boats he built over to England from ny. He worked for the post office. We were lucky to learn the life lessons these men taught us. God Bless
63 years old, have been starting over my entire life. Would love to start over again with your school.
It’s really easy to assume folks didn’t earn anything as an instinct. Jumping to envy or bitterness is easier than looking in the mirror and realizing that we have to work hard for what we want. Thank you DeWayne
As a farmer and former soldier, I have much appreciation for this. Hats off to ya sir.
You word things so well. I liked how you eased into the conversation and explained to the person who asked the question not to make them feel bad💪
respect to you and momma, you talk about your daddy and what you learned from him, many without a daddy didn't develop the coping mechanisms necessary to deal with life's great challenges, for ex. women, being a father. true growth comes from your teachings and experience. humbly.
Your voice is very soothing. My grandfather & I smoke cigars all the time. He’s 72 & I’m 22 he’s my my favorite person in the whole world! Thank god he’s still alive!
This is so true, I’m a mechanic trying to start my own shop while also helping my wife start her mini ranch. Many many nights it’ll be side work after my day job just to go right home and help her with chores until it’s time to go to bed and get up way too early to do it all over. Dreams cost a lot more than money!
I can be on the edge of the tears when life hits hard and listening to this man always calms me down. 🙌 Thank you.
❤❤ you Totally like My grandfather resembled my mother, may God have mercy on him, until he had the same beard and mustache. He was from Upper Egypt. I wish you good health and happiness ❤❤
I love you dwayne your the father I never had you helped me become the man I am today, not this new age stuff all the respect and love for you brother keep truckin
This message couldn't have come at a more appropriate time in my life.
Thank you for sharing.
Hey Dwayne. There was one line that really helped me tonight that you said. “I have started over so many times” this was something I never hear people say and I’m always thinking about and nervous about in a way. Because I’m scared to go to school to get too deep to start over and to an age where I can’t afford to turn back. Thank you Dwayne.
Gibson
The excess of abundance in today’s life makes it hard for young people (myself included) to build resources over time and effort. I’m currently studying, starting a business and have a full time job, it’s not easy, but having an idea of what you want to achieve helps a lot to get through it. I hope and believe it will pay off.
Great video, thanks for sharing
D’wayne, I love how you were able to put that comment into a Godly perspective!
So many people do not realize that the greatest things to be built or created all came from fanatics who worked incrementally over time!
Our greatest cities were once pop up wood shacks, built by carpenters out in the middle of nowhere. Over time as more people, more money, more jobs, more businesses, more talent moved into that place; these wood shacks were torn down and replaced with brick and mortar buildings. As more economic and population growth occurred, these buildings would be up zoned to three, four, five and ten story buildings! Voila! Now we get Los Angeles, New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, Seattle etc. etc. !!!
So many people have to re-learn the old ways of craftsmanship, workmanship, vocational training, applied arts etc. because that is who we need nowadays!!
Don't worry when you've done your best
Be happy Life will take care of all the rest
You get stressed sometimes depressed
Don't worry be happy that is just a test
Love is heart in your chest feel Blessed
Go make it a day unlike all the rest.
I really enjoy your wise words. I’m not a Cowboy or in anyway equestrian savvy. I’m a Bushcrafter. You’re well spoken as u sit smokin those cigars… I love it and thanks once again! 😁👍👍🇺🇸
Great is your father's reward in heaven. A life of service for the Lord.
I wholeheartedly agree with you. I’m 31 restarting my career path and working hard 12hrs or more everyday to build my new life for me and my wife. Before we buy anything new we’re building our resources up to make the changes we want out of life. Your thoughts are very inspiring thanks for sharing.
Hello sir, I hope and pray that you and your family are all doing well, I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate your thoughts and wisdom, I hope and pray that you will be healthy and prosperous and the good Lord blesses you abundantly !!!
That's really kind of you. God bless you.
@@MrFlynn-bt6mt , you are very welcome, words were from my heart ❤️.
@@gltam1057 Go & have a blessed week!
Wonderful stories about your Dad . So many times as I listen to you and Momma , I think of stories in the Bible . You have such a gift of encouragement as you share wisdom and truth. Especially this time when you said to use what you already have . I immediately thought of the conversation God had with Moses . Moses was asked by God , “. What is in Your Hand ? “. All Moses had was a Staff . But as the famous Story goes , the Staff became the open door for a Nation to be set Free ✡️ Thank You Dewayne, thank you Mamma 💜Laura 💜Bear 💜 Willow 💜🐴
Wasn't born into the life I want but I will make damn sure my kids are. Not that I'll force them to live like I've always wanted to. More of I want to give them the opportunity to grow up the way I wish I did.
Dewayne is 100% correct.
Here is a little bit of my life and what got me here.
Raised in the Colorado Rockies and spent most of my time in the mountains, learning and admiring the vastness and beauty of what I was seeing.
My high-school history teacher, Mr Macky, was the best school teacher I ever had. He instilled in me the importance of history and made very interesting and fun.
Particularly, the frontier.
Jumping forward about 30 years, I found myself graveside at my dad's funeral.
That night, my wife asked me, "If there is anything in your life you want to do, what is it? I thought for a bit, then remembered the life lessons my dad taught me and the value of history Mr Macky taught me.
Side step a second, since my younger teen years, I've had a passion for outdoor photography.
After a few minutes of thinking, I told my wife, "I want to learn and photograph like they did back in the 19th-century.
Without hesitation, she said, "OK, let's do it.
That was 16th years ago, and after reading and learning and traveling to get literally one one training by John Coffer.
With more practice and failures and successes, I now shoot Ambrotypes and Tintypes of historical places across the country.
The biggest help, was having an understanding and supportive wife, who is also a very good photographer and historian as well.
Like Dewayne said, if you don't have the resources, make them. All I had were books. Once I found John and he taught me 19th-century photography, I was on my way.
Today I shoot with authentic 19th-century 4x5, 5x7 l, and 8x10 cameras and all my chemistry is mixed as they did back in the 1850s.
I tell everyone that what I do is 100% accurate except for one thing, I don't have a horse to pull my dark box, ( small portable darkroom) like they did almost 200 years ago.
Thanks Dwayne, I really enjoy your videos and even a 60 year old guy can still learn from other people's perspective and insight.
Thank you.
I introduced a friend of 45 years to you. She loves these videos and your wifes videos. I told her advice for life. She agrees!
This man is speaking 1000% truth man I wish I heard this when I was 18 not 44.
Thank you for the wisdom 🙏
You answered how a young hopeless person starts!! Faith and perseverance and working on resources!!!!!!! One at a time !
Lastly “grit”. Necessary!!🎉
I want to give thanks to your father, both for instilling you, and inspiring other generations. My grandfather was just like him, and I aspire to be like him as well. I worked my whole teen life in warehouses, put myself thru a trade school, became an auto/Diesel Technician. Learned to ride and repair motorcycles. Joined the military, repaired tracked vehicles, weapons, and aircraft turbine engines. I recently earned my certifications in agriculture and am starting in Law enforcement qualifications. I learned every major trade in small amounts. Yourself and your Father come from a line of a man's man. One who does everything necessary to take care of his family with no one else's help. It was their way. To them, it was freedom. For us, it is the way forward.
Thanks Dwayne, i really needed this one where i am.
I am going into the mountains, leaving the corporate behind.
I am gonna have to make the resources to do what my heart says I need to do.
I am 58 yrs now and will start out new on a humble scale, but just enough to stay out of debt, be a free man
Got me thinking about my father and my life. Thak you for it.
Everyone seeks more more more. I’ve been saying this for years. Your money is absolutely useless to a person who enjoys what they’re doing. It just doesn’t compute. I’ve found my role and I absolutely love it. And believe me…. I’ve worked dozens of jobs I hate with a passion. But there’s lessons learned at each one of those jobs. I’m not gonna sit here and tell you some inspirational quote or anything like that. That’s just how it is. The realest thing I could tell you is never stop. Just keep going. That’s it.
And that’s exactly why I love this channel. This man is amazing and more young people need to listen to this man and take his words to heart. It’s all facts.
Money isn’t real anyways, it’s just a tool. Just like the tools his father created to solve problems. You cannot make it more than that. It’s all about your conscious experience on this planet and what gives you a feeling of fulfillment. Tons of people make millions and contribute next to nothing to society… do you really want that? Find a purpose, treat people right, and do what you do the right way. And be proud of yourself.
Another great chat, to enjoy my Camacho corojo with. Glad to hear schools doing good.
Looking forward to knowing about your new horse.
I have goals that are attainable, sometimes I work towards them. But lately I find that one day blends into the next. Before I know it I have spent too much time sleeping and swiping up on my phone. I might order a bit of fast food, so then that pretty much wastes another couple hours because it took two hours of work to earn the money to buy that food. I just sorta waste time and then go back to work. I promise myself while at my job that I don't particularly like, "When I get home I will finally start that thing I always wanted to do," but I know that when I get home I will just sleep and spend the week on autopilot again.
I don't like that version of me and writing it down helps me visualize and comprehend what I have become. I am going to keep trying to take a step each day to become who I truly wish to be, a person that I can be proud of.
Brother this is exactly how I feel. I dream about moving to the USA and leaving the UK behind. But like you I get lost in the days and don't know what to really do.
Dont know if you remember, I had commented awhile back about losing motivation in my buisness. Just wanted you to know this video was such a blessing. Thank you.
N. Idaho here. You are getting the rain that just past us. Today is very nice. Perfect outside!
Reminds me of my father, engineer turned Hawk trainer. He built his own gloves, stand, hoods, cage, everything. I learned a lot from him
This is a blessed knowledgeable American man! Super wholesome
I get along with animals, I'm black but wouldn't mind trying out the ranch life for a week or so, experience horse riding and enjoy seeing the mountains while riding the he horses, I'm an animal lover and I believe they sense good energy
Missed the posts, glad to see they are back. Thanks for everything
If you read every person that has become successful in their own passion what they wanted to achieve they’ve done so in ways that have always started off with struggle with nothing and even poverty if I can use that word broadly there is a saying where are you prepared to eat the grass which basically means are you prepared to do whatever you can sacrifice whatever means that he’s given to you for free to pursue a life and a passion that you put us primarily number one and there is also two different things living the life you want to live and being successful at two different things it is like a menu representing the mill it’s a great post my friend always send an hour love the support from Australia down under
Always top notch advice that slides right into your life, exactly when you need to implement it.
Thank you Dwayne. God bless 🙏
Yet again, honor and dignity flows. The world is a better place because of what you've shared and how you've detailed how the world goes round. Im at peace with the life choices Gods presented and worked towards. Thanks again for spreading peace. I dont have regrets anymore. Because of what you've said. Amazing Dwayne. Right words right time. I had 8 acres worked hard learned to shoe board horses anything so my children could experience what I thought was "good" life" It wasnt necessarly the horses or land, but love of work joy of life. Easy, nope. But now with what you've shared I realize wouldnt have it any other way. Did I always do right thing? Possibly not, but God always restored 10 fold, unbelievably so. Blessings for you both and keep on keeping on!
Mary
Watching from the U.K. as a British- Italian with US family. I’m a teacher of Politics.
Thank you 🙏 for your videos. Inspirational
The man is a god darn national treasure. What a treat to listen to.
The message from this video and the insights here in the comments section is priceless!
the most expensive lesson i got for free from here, so the next thing is to do it, experience it, and fully engage with it.
"Just Do It" like Nike's motto ❤
May God Bless You and His Peace Be Upon You Always! Thank you for this!
Mr. Dewayne I just finished watching your video about brotherhood of the leaf and let me tell you something, it doesn’t matter what nationality we are, It doesn’t matter what color we are,it doesn’t matter from were we are. When a Cigar is lit up between two people an instant friendship and brotherhood is born. When I smoke cigars a instant memory about my father comes to me. A cigar is my way to relax and have a connection with my late father. My father also was a Major League Baseball player and unfortunately he passed away when he just was 46 years old on a var accident in Mexico.
You are full of wisdom and disciplined positivity TY for you channel
DeWayne....your stories are Excellent & Needed....Thank you & God Bless
This video randomly showed up on my feed, and I normally wouldn’t click on videos like this but I listen to it as I was pacing around my house dealing with a cold and this was just what I needed to hear. Thank you.
I can definitely say that a fear of failure has held me back in life. Not so much the consequences for myself but those that depend on me to provide.
Seriously, this gentleman was born with that amazing voice and accent for a reason. Dwayne, I hear your voice and accent and every single line in Louis L'Amour's books come to life. Awesome accent!! 🙂