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When I am travelling, my go-to entertainment is podcasts. Recently, I have been listening to a podcast called Founders, which is full biographies and autobiographies distilled into key concepts for a 60 minute episode. I've [...]

While putting together a report for a client recently, some of the information was estimated crop yields. As you'd expect in a document like this, there was reference to the individual paddock names. One called [...]

This week I was inspired by a work colleague of mine who epitomises the power of persistence. He has moved halfway across the world to start a new life, but the most inspiring aspect for [...]

Sometimes it might seem like a good idea to change your enterprise mix at the drop of a hat, particularly when seasonal conditions or commodity prices aren't favourable. Of course, in agriculture this is easier [...]

In my day-to-day work, I am dealing with banks and farming clients regularly. I had a conversation with a client recently, and he said he misses the days when the bank manager could approve a [...]

Water is a scarce resource. For the market to be efficient there has to be a nexus between the water allocations and the food and fibre produced. One way to do this is to connect [...]

Coaching comes in many forms. I have a life coach and a recent visit got me thinking about the subject. Some coaching is obvious and easily identifiable, other forms of coaching can be subtle and [...]

I recently attended a GRDC grower update. This was the first time I had been to one of these sessions. It turns out I have been missing out all these years. There was an array [...]

While on my recent trip with Operation Flinders, I saw first-hand what happens when young people make an individual choice to have a different outlook on their circumstance. As a result, they experience extraordinary growth, [...]

Recently, I returned from being out in the field with some young people hiking for eight days in the Flinders Ranges with Operation Flinders. On this trip, we had a peer group mentor in our [...]

Confidence can come in many forms. Lots of people focus on self-confidence, either consciously or subconsciously. There are other aspects of confidence relevant in our everyday lives - one of these is within financial markets. [...]

For lots of people, change can be daunting. For others, it can be exhilarating. One thing is for sure - change is inevitable. Some people can go through significant career changes. Everyone has their own [...]