What’s on my Kindle? Reading List for May 2023

Why I’m Sharing my Reading List This post contains affiliate links that we might get a scant smidgen of benefit from if you purchase anything off our list. We’ll use that money wisely, to buy more books…or something fun. I’ve shared a few reading lists previously, so it should come as no surprise that I […]

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Developing Curiosity – Thinking Like a Landman Can Change Your Life

One of the most important aspects of being a landman (an actual landman, not one of the cold callers for a mineral buying company that just calls themselves a landman) is our problem-solving approach. The analytical way in which a landman learns to gather information is similar to the now-defunct profession of investigative journalism. When

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Scratching the Surface – Working as a Surface Landman

In the pie chart of different landmen, most of the pie is taken up by field landmen. The guys out there buying leases, building runsheets, and generally keeping things moving have always been the greatest proportion of landmen. Next up you’ve got your in house landmen. They think they’re “the only landmen” a lot of

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Life on the Road in 2023 – Gear Guide – Part 1 – Business Essentials

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links which may benefit us in some small insignificant way if you use them. Maybe it’s Nostalgia, but Life on the Road in 2023 Doesn’t Sound So Bad… When I think back to my younger, dumber landman days, the most obvious aspect of life that has changed since then is

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Landman Log – April 21, 2023 – Life is What You Make it, Appreciate the Journey

The Big Picture Life is about as hard as you make it. If you always see storms on the horizon, you’re probably going to be perpetually stuck in a deluge, but if you always see rainbows on the horizon…you’re probably in California. The idea that you have to always be grinding to get ahead is

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Landman Log – April 17, 2023 – Practicing Gratitude, Adopting a Growth Mindset, and Being a Better Person

Practicing Gratitude In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in our own lives and forget about the people around us. But if we really want to become better people, we need to take a step back and think about how we can create positive change in the world. One way to do

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Permanent Record by Edward Snowden – Book Review

The Snowden Story, in his Words Almost everyone knows the name Edward Snowden by now. He’s one of the most polarizing characters of the past decade. Some people associate his name with the word “traitor” because that’s exactly the narrative painted by our government and media. “He’s the guy that defected to Russia, right?” Well…kind

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On the Road to Becoming an Independent Landman

It’s not all Shiner Bocks and rosé all day Being an independent landman is a lot of hard work. Not only are you trying to focus on projects for the clients you have at the moment, but you are also trying to continue developing new clients to keep that work steady. Balancing between the two

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The Challenges of Becoming an Independent Landman

Your Main Challenges: Becoming an independent landman is an exciting career choice, but it also brings with it a unique set of challenges. Here are five of the biggest hurdles you’ll need to tackle as you establish your own business. 1. Breaking Out on Your Own Breaking out on your own can be a tough

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