Life Lessons From a Modern Cowboy - Dry Creek Dewayne (Video)
In this 25 November 2024 Modern Wisdom video, host Chris Williamson talks with Dewayne Noel, a wrangler, cowboy, educator and founder of Dry Creek Wrangler School.
Hustle culture often tells us that working harder is the only way to succeed—grinding through 80-hour weeks on 4 hours of sleep per night. But what if the real solution isn’t about working harder, but finding balance? What if true success lies in slowing down, savouring life, smoking a cigar on the porch occasionally and being fully present. How differently might we define success then?
Expect to learn who Dry Creek Dewayne’s is, his backstory and upbringing, how to un-harden yourself, how any person can overcome & control their anger, what Dewayne has learned from working with horses, the dangers of being out of balance in work & life, how to have a better relationship with the voice in your head, how to find the right partner & why men need to learn to treat women better, why bad fathers are partly to blame for the downfall of America’s culture, what a day in the life of Dewayne’s life is like and more.
https://youtu.be/YB8ma6fmb1A
00:00 Dewayne’s Work & Background
03:45 How Dewayne Became a Cowboy
09:15 What Settled Dewayne Down?
15:19 The Beauty of Mundane Successes
21:38 The Main Thing Humans Get Wrong
29:30 Learning Important Lessons From Horses
38:08 Dewayne’s Close Shaves With Death
43:20 The Danger of Being Out of Balance
50:57 Men Aren’t Born to Make Money
55:20 How Emotional Should Men Be?
1:05:40 Having a Better Relationship With Yourself
1:16:47 Advice For People Who Struggle Socially
1:22:21 What Are the Problems Men Are Facing?
1:28:41 How Vulnerable Should Men Be in a Relationship?
1:37:01 What Dewayne Did When His Daughters Started Dating
1:41:41 Biggest Lessons Dewayne Taught His Kids
1:50:43 Dewayne’s Ideal Day
