FREEDOM FARMER BLOG

Imagine working 70 hours every week, only to get to the end of the year and realise you are losing money after paying the interest on your loan (while interest rates were 2%)! 
 
Many business owners do this (not just farmers).   
 
They are so busy working that...

When I first started coaching, I was responsible for everything – all the administration, finance and, of course, coaching clients.  

The problem was I really hated the administration and the finance (bookwork) part of the business. 

Two years into my business coaching...

Many farm owners believe that in order to become a top 20% farmer, you need to work harder (or do more).  
 
This is not true. 
 
The top 20% of farmers just do things slightly differently. 
 
In fact, I would argue that many top 20% of farmers are working less than...

Recently I was asked a great question by Rob – about models/leadership structures for multiple business owners, for example, more than two siblings that run a business. 
 
Firstly, it is a little bit more complex but very achievable if the owners are okay leaving their egos at the...

Some people are in control, and some people aren’t.  

Either you run your business and life, or your business and life will run you. 

If it’s not scheduled in your calendar, it just won’t get done – learn to schedule time for important personal...

I’ve just finished a 9-day course.It was a big one, delivered online from 9am to 10.30pm each day. 

I got so much value from this. 

It was all about living in the moment and having peace of mind. 

The instructor is a master at this.His presence was next level, and he was able...

I was at our neighbour’s place over the weekend.We have a lot in common as we both grew up on the land, and we both work with farmers. 
 
We were talking about how some farmers get very frustrated if they see or hear of a farmer ‘selling up.’ 
 
They may even...

Are you stuck in the trading time for money trap?

Sadly – most people are.

Trading time for money was ingrained into most of us from an early age.
We were taught to choose a career when we were older such as being a doctor, lawyer, electrician, artist, farmer etc.

And our brains would...

• An accountant spends three years studying their craft 
• A lawyer spends five years studying their craft 
• A doctor spends seven years studying their craft

I had a really interesting chat with a client last week about why we don’t always do what we know we should when we run our own business. I told him why I think this occurs by relaying the story below from when I was an employee. 

Many years back, I was a sales executive with Telstra...