by Elaine Froese | Mar 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
A movie explores a young teenage girl, Amber Appleton living in a school bus and riding her bike to her 3 jobs while attending high school. I notice she is very careful to count her cash and write down all her expenses as she works towards saving to have a real...
by Elaine Froese | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
My farmer came in for lunch to warm up and was reluctant to head back outside feeling chilled. His labor is now being compensated by a buy-out plan from our successor son. What’s keeping me on the hot side today is processing the coaching conversations where the...
by Elaine Froese | Feb 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dick Wittman, a long-time farm management consultant and the farmer has transitioned from being the CEO of a 22,000 acre Idaho farm to being his daughter’s mentor coach. His session at Ag Excellence’s 2021 conference was “ How to get out of the way without...
by Elaine Froese | Jan 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Susan Forward, author of Emotional Blackmail gave me a key phrase for coaching that is life-changing, she used the term “Where is it written… (insert issue)? As a farm family coach who is currently in her third succession/transition journey, I would like to challenge...
by Elaine Froese | Jan 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Recently I was saddened by the passing of 3 folks in the space of one week with whom I had a connection with. I suspect many of you are grieving losses experienced in the past 22 months during this Great Pause. I want you to explore some new learning and consider...