by Elaine Froese | Dec 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
In my first book, Planting the Seed of Hope (2006) I wrote a “Gift Series”, and now here’s an updated version of some of those thoughts. I hope you have a chance to savour the joy of celebration with family. I hope you appreciate the many gifts you can share that cost...
by Elaine Froese | Dec 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
As the calendar winds down 2021, and the snow comes, it strikes us that another season is approaching. Farming gives us many clear signs that things don’t stay the same. This summer I met Nell Smith, age 80, the author of Retire to the Life You Love, practical tools...
by Elaine Froese | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m sure you may have heard a farmer say, “Someday this farm will be his”, or “Someday we will get to the lawyer’s office, but we have work to do!” My sister Barbara Edie wrote the headline “someday is not a day on my calendar” when she relayed the memories of an...
by Elaine Froese | Nov 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Recently on a virtual event with 126 financial advisors, I asked what their largest challenge was in serving farm clients. Sixty-four percent named procrastination. This was no surprise as I have often quipped “Procrastination and conflict avoidance are killing...
by Elaine Froese | Oct 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Great Pause continues to amplify cracks in the family dynamic which may lead to separation and divorce in farm families. In my coaching practice this year for the first time I am navigating transition planning at the same time the founders are leaving their...