Monday Motivation….. February 17, 2025 (734)

Monday Motivation….. February 17, 2025 (734)
In 1837, a young blacksmith saw his business in Vermont failing, leaving him unable to pay his creditors. In those days, debtors’ prison was a grim reality, a place where individuals were incarcerated simply for owing money they could not repay.
Facing the bleak prospect of debtors’ prison, the young blacksmith made a bold decision. He took his family and fled Vermont for the burgeoning opportunities of the American Midwest,.
The young blacksmith made plows of steel, envisioning a plow that could slice through the soil without breaking as cast iron constantly did on the tough miwestern soil. And so, the steel plow was born.
With this ingenious innovation, steel plows transformed the landscape, making the fertile plains accessible to farmers.By the mid-1850s, the formerly bankrupt blacksmith was producing over 10,000 plows a year, each one bearing the mark of unmatched quality.
Today we remember him because his name is emblazoned on every piece of equipment manufactured by his company.

Moral:
The name of the blacksmith who had fled to Illinois not just for opportunity, but to escape creditors threatening him with jail for unpaid debts was John Deere. And now you know why it’s true that “Nothing runs like a Deere.”
Have a great week ahead…!