FREEDOM FARMER BLOG

Reflecting on 2022, I wanted to share with you my biggest lessons… 
 

• Parenting is challenging. I have a four and a two-year-old, and it’s been hard. I have found myself often playing the victim (thinking ‘poor me’), so it’s been good to catch these thoughts and remember that someone is always doi...

As farmers, our professional and personal lives are usually intertwined far greater than any other profession; our every day is spent on the land, often working with multiple generations of family members and therefore having to navigate the highs and lows of combining work and personal life so irre...

Phil Kearns is without question one of Australia’s greatest ever Rugby Union players. With sixty-seven tests as #2 for the Australian Wallabies, ten as Captain, and seventy-three games for the NSW Waratahs, Phil was a key contributor to three successful Rugby World Cup campaigns, including the memor...

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 journey, I went to a busine...

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 an average farmer. 
 
And a top 20% farme...

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 door. 
  
Having a cl...

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

Why do so many people resist help? 

Why are some people so open to receiving help from others, yet others reject it? 

Why do people defend what they know and struggle to remain open-minded to other viewpoints and receiving feedback to live a better life? 

The most successful and happy people I kn...

In order to run a Freedom Farm or a business that can run without you, you must overcome any fear of losing control. 
 
You will need to become extremely comfortable hiring people (even people to pay your bills and manage your bank accounts) and then get out of their way. 
 
This is a really big constra...