Summer Series: Your personal re-set

Summer Series: Your personal re-set

[Make it Count] On the farm, successful mid-career change takes more than new business practices and adapting to external influences. It demands self-management too

Reading Time: 6 minutes Change can sometimes lead to a radical re-evaluation of your past and present. In mid-life, change can prompt you to imagine what your future might look like, including your career. Research shows that many people in their mid-40s grow dissatisfied with their careers. The reasons behind this mid-career “crisis” can be attributed to several factors, […] Read more

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Summer Series: Working through change

[Make it count] Learning to change — and to change better — is a constant process

Reading Time: 5 minutes Canadian farmers are no strangers to change. Over the centuries, and especially over the last few decades, they have constantly adapted to changing global markets and government policies with new processes, technology and on-farm practices. Despite change being such a big part of farming, however, few farmers receive formal lessons in best practices for change […] Read more