To catch a wave out on the line up you have to be strategic. It's important to know when to paddle paddle paddle, and lean in at the right time to let the wave carry you and not burn yourself out.

Surfing takes patience and endurance, you have to watch and feel the movements of waves of energy moving through the water all around you, you have to position yourself in the right place at the right time to catch these watery waves of energy.

You have to be full engaged, in touch and intone with the world around you.

In Much the same way, we have to be ever vigilant and aware of the waves of change in the hay market. We work hard to get ourselves in the right position at the right time to catch and ride the hay market waves and enjoy the ride.

Watching a 3-33 foot wave coming down on you, after paddling through a set of waves, while quickly gasping for air before diving underwater water again to avoid getting rolled and slammed into the sand or rocks below is actually really fun, I promise. It's one of those things some of us have to do to challenge ourselves and remember we are still alive.

It's something that drives us to push the limits, to see what we are made of. Catch the wave or get rolled and slammed to the ground. Overcoming failures forges excellence, get back up and get back on the board, the horse, the bull, the stage, the phone, get back up and get to work and catch the next one.