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I'm Robin Benson, A Vermonter turned Minnesota rancher.  I am an expert at creating positive energy, confidence, and living the life you love. And I love teaching you how to do the same. Entrepreneur, rancher, homeschool mom, author, animal lover, outdoor living and healthy whole food maven. We explore all the things and simplify for you.

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Discovering Nutritious Wild Greens for Free! the heart of the ranch Jun 02, 2023
Some fun foraging for wild, free and nutritious greens today!
Here are a few articles to get your wheels turning! These “weeds” are some of our favorite greens.
In fact, we no longer plant spinach in our garden. We pick wild lambs quarter instead! 🌱🌱👏🏽

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Unleash Your Inner Champion: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Victory in Mindset inspiration Jun 01, 2023
G-R-I-T

Yes, the fine grains that are embedded in your pores from a hot, windy and dusty day well spent with horses and cattle.

And also, the deep push to dig in and conquer your mind when it tries to take you down the wrong road.

Champions are not just on the top of the podium, they are also fou...
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Breaking the Survival Cycle: Building a Fulfilling Life of Purpose and Impact inspiration May 29, 2023
Something pretty darn special about starting your day horseback, early morning checking cows, with your family.

Spending each day looking forward to your next vacation, leaving where you are to go on your next trip, working all day to “get out of here” and go somewhere else…

Is. Not. Living.

It’s...
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The Power of Forward Motion: Lessons from Horse Training the heart of the ranch May 24, 2023
“Move their feet” is something I’ve heard my whole life when it comes to training and working horses. 

 

Without forward movement, you can’t train a horse, you don’t  have anything to work with.

 

Sounds basic right?

 

It is!

 

Yet so easy to forget,
To overlook,
To lose focus around.
 
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Unleashing the Power of Clear Goals: Lessons from Rollo the Horse the heart of the ranch May 23, 2023
The old saying… “It’s much easier to teach a horse something when they have a real job to do” is truly the essence of how we all learn right?
 
When we have a clear, urgent, necessary goal…
We figure out a way to get it done.
We learn what we need to as we go…
We do it messy…
We ask for help…
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