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Our Managing Director Jeremy “Hutch” Hutchings recently spoke with and gained insight on this topic with Founder and Managing Director of Riverland Lending Services and Collaborative Farming Australia, Jeff McDonald. Jeff is also the Chair of many highly successful collaborative...
It always comes down to self-belief.
The success you have in business can be directly attributed to your personal belief in yourself.
UNTIL YOU BELIEVE IN YOU – NO ONE ELSE WILL BELIEVE IN YOU!
There isn’t one person on this planet who has not experienced...
I truly believe that a good business model trumps hard work. From my own experience with my on-farm and off-farm businesses, and through the experiences of others I have worked with, I know that a good strategy and business model are the tools that really set us free in business. Business is an...
Everyone experiences some sort of fear from time to time.
You might have a fear of heights, a fear of snakes, or maybe you have a fear of speaking in front of a group.
Some of you might have inherited a farm and carry the fear of losing it (or not doing a good job with...
Here is a summary of some of the biggest challenges and constraints for farm owners. How many relate to you?
- You don’t have clarity (goals or direction) on where you are taking the business (leads to procrastination and an unhappy team).
- You don’t really have...
We wanted to share a case study with you from a Platinum Mastermind client who went from a loss to almost $4 million in net profit in just a few years.
Ben, Kate & Sam Taylor from Culara Farming in Condamine.
We are also sharing this case study as part of video 2 in our...
After 24 years of coaching companies and running my own businesses, I have had my fair share of screw-ups. From the closure of a company with a $250k loss, to having four team members quit on me in one day, to investing six months of time and money into a business that didn’t sell a single...
My biggest shift in helping me with time management wasn’t a tool. It was a change in mindset.
I used to be an amazing procrastinator. I would always leave things to the last minute, and I constantly lived in stress and overwhelm (waking up at night remembering things I...
For many farming families, the word ‘succession’ can bring up high emotions, difficult memories or a feeling of overwhelm. Here at Farm Owners Academy, alongside Tony from Catapult Wealth, we recognise that succession planning is often an emotionally-charged, complicated and...
The ‘Important Not Urgent’ quadrant is a concept introduced by Stephen Covey in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In this book, Covey suggests that people should prioritise their tasks based on their level of importance and urgency and divide them into four...
Here are some simple tips to help you set up a great 2023.
- Put your holidays into your calendar early.If you don’t plan time off, you will fill it with stuff.I like to ensure I get a mini break every quarter (4 days off) and an extended break once a year (2 to 4 weeks off).Everyone...
As the year comes to a close, it is fitting that we look back and reflect on an aspect of our business here at Farm Owners Academy that we are incredibly proud of and love doing – and that we know so many of you are avid listeners of!
Our podcast The Profitable Farmer...
