Before You Have Another Argument … Read This

How to Know When to Lean In, Let Go — or Change Tact Helen Mirren once said: “Before you argue with someone, ask yourself — Is that person

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“Are You Coming Back to the Farm or Not?”

It’s one of the biggest questions in a family business. And one of the most mishandled. “Are you coming back to the farm or not?” For parents, it’s

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Chasing Happiness Is For Dumb Dumbs!

Some people aren’t going to like this. That’s fine. My intention is to tell the truth as I’ve lived it, seen it, and coached it. And that truth

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You’re Not Helping Anyone by Always Being Nice

Back in my 20s, as a young financial adviser, I was technically strong. I knew the numbers. I knew the structures. I could rattle off tax strategies and

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Why Going It Alone Is Slowing You Down

Farming families are tough. Independent. Proud. Resilient. That’s the good news. The bad news?   Too many are wearing that badge of indepence like armour - while quietly

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What’s Holding Your Family Back Isn’t a Problem — It’s a Lack of Questions.

Most farming families aren’t stuck because of a major blow-up. They’re stuck because no one’s asking the right questions. Things look fine on the surface — decent profits,

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Built the Farm. Raised the Kids. But Missed This—And It Cost Everything.

You’ve built a serious agribusiness. You’ve raised good kids. You’ve got the beginnings of a long-term succession plan & you are excited about the future.   But there’s

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Embrace The Journey: Investing Skills Are Learned and Earned

When you think of a successful investor, you might picture wealthy individuals born into a world of shares and bonds, with a natural born knack for predicting market

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Breaking the Curse: How Regular Family Meetings Enable Multi-Generational Success

Over the past 20 years, I've been fortunate to closely work with highly successful farming families, some spanning 4 or 5 generations on their farms. These families are

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QCL Column – Cracking the Financial Success Code

Have you ever wondered what it takes to transform your agribusiness into a financially prosperous powerhouse? I have studied this question for decades. It's natural to assume that

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