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The Cowboy Perspective an exploration of grit, servant leadership, and business philosophy with high performers!


Jun 10, 2020

Welcome back Y'all, this installment of the Cowboy Mentor series features an old friend of mine: Billy Albin.

Billy is an extremely private person so getting him on the podcast was huge for me and the show. Billy is an old-school pure blooded cowboy, one of the last in our world. We talk about working long cattle drives together, the way real cowboys drink coffee, Billy's Rawhide braiding business and then we swap stories about life in the world of a cowboy as well as the importance of doing what you love. Enjoy! 

(2:30) – Billy’s background

(3:30) – How did Billy’s dad come across Royal King?

(4:20) – Why Billy isn’t as interested in breeding/raising horses

(5:10) – Who Billy looked up to when he was a kid

(6:30) – What did Billy eat for breakfast? Bacon?

(7:30) – Why Billy allowed Neil, a greenhorn, on the crew – a lot of cowboys couldn’t stand the work

(10:35) – If you’re going to be a cowboy, you have to drink some coffee, and you have to drink it hot and black – the etiquette of being a cowboy

(15:20) – You can do a lot in life if you just pay attention a little bit

(17:00) – How Billy got into Rawhide braiding

(18:28) – What makes Billy proud of his Rawhide braiding – there’s always something to improve

(20:40) – Pricing for working cowboys – Billy would rather see his work used

(21:38) – Rawhiding, not a lost art

(23:00) – How Billy wants to improve his braiding skills

(28:00) – Billy’s thoughts on humility – cowboys don’t brag

(29:35) – Buster had a way with horses unlike anyone else

(33:00) – Billy wasn’t around real cowboys until after college and his time working with Gerald Burns

(34:50) – A good cowboy is going to set it up where it’ll work

(35:25) – Billy prefers to work by himself

(37:20) – Billy and Gerald didn’t have to do much talking to make plans – most cowboys don’t want too may instructions

(41:00) – College, the rodeo arena, and ribbon roping

(42:22) – How Billy meet Gerald

(44:32) – Billy was 40 years old the first time he saw a calf dragged to the fire

(45:45) – Blessed with a supportive family and Mrs. Albin, Neil’s teacher

(47:28) – Billy doesn’t always ride the gentlest horses

(50:12) – The old timer cowboys

(53:09) – Neil’s Grandpa Eltis and horses

(54:15) – Value of a dollar

(55:19) – Billy and books

(57:05) – Did Billy ever do a long trail drive?

(57:38) – Wrap up

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