Farmers Under Pressure

Farm-life strategy session for Free

Would you like my help to create a vision for your future? Would you like to identify the difficulties that are actually preventing you from achieving that vision? Do you want to identify the steps you need to take to achieve what you want in life? Would you like to do this without sacrificing family life and the relationships that are important to you?And would you like to do all of this in 90 days – for Free?

What do you want from life?

Have you ever thought about what you really want from life? Do you ever try to visualise what life would be like in an ideal world for you? For most of us, our aspirations are fairly simple.

Income

We want enough income to provide our basic needs, take care of our family, provide for our children’s education. We would like to have a little money left over for a few comforts in our home, a nice car and maybe a night out with the family or take them on holidays.

Time

We want time to spend with our family, our loved ones and our friends. We want some form of life-work balance, having a little spare time to do the things we enjoy in life. For many, the thought of having a hobby seems unrealistic, yet we know we would love to have one.

SELF ESTEEM

We want to feel a sense of achievement, that we are making a contribution to the world, our community and the feeling that our efforts are appreciated to some degree. We would like to do all this while remaining true to our values, doing an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay.

The Challenges

The problem is that as a farmer, you face many challenges. These challenges make it difficult to achieve even the simple desires most of us have. We worry about financial issues, our family and maintaining our own personal health. While these concerns are common among most people, farmers have several added worries.

Costs, income and free time

Escalating costs of farm inputs like fertiliser, feed and energy worldwide is a major concern. Combining this with relatively poor prices for what you produce leaves incomes under pressure.You may have taken off-farm work to support your income, but facing into farm work after your day’s work off the farm can be exhausting. Where the farm enterprise is profitable, you may have expanded at huge cost and also have increased your workload. This leaves very little time for family and loved ones or for hobbies and self-care.

Climate change and the environment

With all the talk in recent years about climate change and adverse effects on the environment, it seems that the finger is frequently being pointed at farmers. Yet most farmers want to farm in an environmentally friendly way and play their part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events lead to major problems at farm level such as flooding, drought or severe storm damage. The weather can have a more negative impact on farming than on most other industries. This can be another major source of stress.

Other issues causing concern

Compliance with government legislation is a constant worry. You may worry about animal health issues. Isolation and loneliness on farmsseem to be growing problems. Some farmers see poor quality of lifestyle associated with farming as a barrier to the next generation willing to take over or become involved in the industry. It is hardly surprising then thatmost farmers do not actually have a succession plan in place or even a will made. This can lead to a lot of worry about the future of the farm.

Your Health is at Risk

Your mental health

Any of the problems discussed above can put our health at risk. Luckily, most of us enjoy a good state of mental health. However, due to all the stress associated with the challenges described above, if we do not address these challenges and take care of our mental health, we are at risk of developing some form of mental health problems. That is why this call I am offering you for free is so important to you.

Stress and Anxiety

Some stress can actually be good. It keeps us more alert and helps us manage our resources better. However, a problem arises when we are exposed to ongoing and prolonged stress. This can lead to problems like anxiety, depression, heart problems and many other ailments. We are more prone to physical accidents on the farm. The bottom line is that if these issues are not addressed, we are putting our physical and mental health at serious risk.

Where to Start?

How do you get to where you want to go from where you are now? How do you figure out where to start and what to do first? This is particularly difficult when you don’t even know what you want. While there is lots of great advice out there, the problem is there is so much information available, it is difficult to know which part of it is relevant for you.

The Secret – Unique Approach for You

In reality, the secret is that no one-size-fits-all. You are unique with your own talents, abilities and strengths. You probably had dreams in the past which may be long forgotten. The challenges you encountered along the way have helped shape you into what you are today. This includes the features you are happy about and the ones you are not so happy with. That is why you need an approach that is uniquely tailored to you.

That’s why this “Farm-life Strategy Session” is so important.

Benefits of Attending this Free Call

During this call I will I will share with you the step-by-step approach I recommend you take so you can produce a clearly laid out Plan for how you want to live your life.The call is about you and it will help you:

identify what is right for you
uncover what you really want from your life
clarify what is actually holding you back so that you understand what you need to overcome to move forward
map out the step-by-step process you need to follow so that you can get back in control of your life and reignite the dreams you once had

You get the benefits of a plan that is based on a proven system. This is the system I use to help my clients find what is really important in their lives.

TESTIMONIALS

Here is what one person had to say after taking the Farm-life planning call:

Joseph: I am a part time farmer. I heard Frank speak on various life issues and on career change on a number of occasions. I recently hit a crisis point in my off-farm job. These problems were making life very difficult. Trying to balance this with getting the farm work completed was adding to my stress and I felt my health was beginning to suffer. I realized I had lost my way and needed to do something to get me back on track. But I did not know where to start. When I got the chance to do a Discovery Call with Frank it was a no brainer. During the call I got much clearer on the steps I needed to take. I have asked Frank to help me and I joined one of his programmes. I am only a few weeks into the 90-day programme and I feel I already have got more than the full value from working with Frank. I highly recommend to do The Discovery Call as a starting point and see for yourself the benefits you can get from working with Frank.

Why am I willing to do this call for free?

If you really understand how valuable this conversation is for you, you might wonder why I’d be offering to do it for free. That is a fair question. There are two reasons.

Firstly, I do what I do as I believe we are all entitled to find joy in life. We are entitled to be happy and feel valued and appreciated for our contribution. I want to help as many people as possible find a balance between their work and the rest of their lives so that they get to experience the real joys of life. I spent many years stressed out about many aspects of my work life before eventually facing my fears and making changes. Now I want to help you do the same as this helps me live true to my purpose and I get great satisfaction when I see others experiencing the rewards.
Secondly, this is one way I get clients. The process I use to create a plan for you will give me a chance to really get to know you. It also gives you a chance to get to know me and how I think and what I do. Some of the people that accept my offer to do this Fam-life Strategy Sessionand create a plan, want to work with me and employ me to help them put their plan into action.

So, you come away with an action plan that helps you. I get to do something that is really rewarding by helping you and giving you a lot of value up front. Everyone gets to experience what I do and even if they do not employ me, they regularly send their friends to me. This means I do not need to do any chasing or hard selling to find clients.

Here is What Happens During the Call

When we meet, here is what to expect. Our aim is to create your plan to move forward. To do that we will perform a three-step strategic planning process I use with all my clients:

We will assess your life goals and visions possibly even ones you have long forgotten. Don’t worry if you are not clear on what those are right now. That is quite common for people like you. This call will help you clarify what they are.
We will assess what is preventing you from achieving these goals.
We will create a customized plan so that you can overcome those challenges and reach your goals. This will clarify for you, what you must do so you can have a fulfilled and enjoyable life, that aligns with who you are, so that you can end up doing what you love to do. You can become the person you know you can be and want to be for your loved ones.

At this point, you can either take the plan and implement it on your own. Or, if you prefer my help to ensure your success, we can discuss those details.

The way I work with clients

When working with clients, we meet regularly as agreed with the client. I provide some training to help you make progress. I share with you some tips, tools and worksheets to enable you get to where you want to go. Together, we work on your life vision. We convert that vision into long-term and medium-term goals for the important areas of your life.

We then break down those goals into smaller achievable goals or milestones. As you implement these goals, I offer you the support you need along the way. We review how previously set goals are progressing. We also work on tools and techniques of dealing with stress as it arises daily, enabling you to get on with your daily life.Through this process, over time you get to achieve the outcome you want.

Have no fears

Our primary aim for this call is to create your plan for going forward. Creating that plan puts no obligation on you to join the Fresh Pasture Programme.

I want to assure you that this is a real strategic coaching call, based on the very same process I use with my clients. It is designed to create a plan you can actually implement to pursue the life of your dreams.
The only obligation you have is to show up, work with me on the call, be honest, so we craft a plan that will really work for you.
Once you have your plan, if you want to know more about how the Fresh Pasture programme can help you, and if I think it is something that would help you, we can discuss the details. If you just prefer to take the plan and do it yourself, that’s perfectly ok too.

Who is This Call Suitable For?

Unfortunately, I can’t talk to everyone. However, I allocate a limited number of appointments for these free calls each week to talk to people who are genuinely motivated and ready to tackle their life challenges. I want to work with people whom I can actually help. To check if you are likely to benefit from this call, please answer the questions below for yourself. If you can honestly answer yes to all of these questions, I am confident you can achieve great results from taking part in this call.

Can you honestly answer yes to these questions?

Are you passionate about addressing the challenges life is throwing at you?
Are you fully committed to finding a solution to these challenges?
Are you prepared to commit to figure out what is right for you?
Are you open-minded to new suggestions and to being guided through coaching?
Are you willing to at least try new things, even if they initially feel uncomfortable, to see how they work for you?
Are you willing to put in a consistent effort for up to 3 months to get what you want?
Are you willing to invest in yourself financially?

How to Make an Appointment

If after reading through the details thus far, you see yourself as someone whom I could help and you are ready to get started creating clarity around getting back in control of your life, you should now make an appointment. I have allocated a limited number of hours over the next couple of weeks on my calendar to help people create their Farm-life Plan. These will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Once they’re booked, they’re gone. Here is how to request your appointment:

Click the link below. You will be taken to an application page where you will be asked a few simple questions.
Please fill this in as honestly as possible. Your answers will help me prepare for the call with you and assess how I can actually help you. It will make our time together much more productive.
Once you have answered the questions, click the link the at the bottom of the form.
You will be then taken to my online calendar. There you will see the dates and times of available slots for these free sessions. Select a slot that suits you best and the appointment date and time you selected will be confirmed.
You will get an email to confirm your appointment. This will also contain a Zoom link which you will need for access to our meeting. You just click this link when it comes to the time for the meeting.

I will review the information you provided before our meeting. If for some reason, I feel I can’t help you at this point, I’ll let you know and give you any recommendations I may have for your current next step.

Here is the link to book your appointment.

If you find you can’t keep your appointment, please refer to your confirmation email for instruction on cancelling an appointment. (Please don’t just miss your appointment without cancelling. It allows me offer the appointment to someone else or to get on with some other work.)If you have booked the call, I look forward to meeting you. Warm Regards,

Frank Hynes

Professional Health and Wellbeing and Career Coach

About Frank Hynes and his programmes

Frank Hynes is the founder Frank Hynes Coaching

He believes we should all figure out what we really want in life and then we should go out and get it. He believes you should not settle for or accept conditions and circumstances where you do not feel valued, appreciated or fulfilled. Frank believes you should strive to find a balance between work and the rest of your life where you have time for your loved ones and for yourself so you can truly flourish and be happy. He aims to to empower you to do what inspires you.

Through Fresh Pastures, Frank works with farmers and their families who want to make changes from their current situation for the better. He helps farmers cope with the challenges life is throwing at them. He believes the first step is figuring out what you want from framing and from life in general. The next step is to clarify what is preventing you from achieving what you really want. You will then be well positioned to put a plan in place to help you face the challenges so you can achieve what you want to achieve.

Frank spent 28 years working in the public sector changing roles many times. He is a highly trained and experienced trainer. He holds numerous qualifications including a Master’s degree, a number of Graduate Diplomas including Leadership Development and Coaching. He has studied and gained valuable experience using various methods to help you deal with the stresses of life, in particular as they apply to the farming population.

He spent several years figuring out what he wanted to do. He now will show you how to figure this out for yourself literally in a matter of weeks by following a proven step by step process. He is married to Teresa and has 4 children.

Frank can be contacted by e-mail frank@jobchanger.ie or by phone 00353872832761.

To claim yourFarm-life Strategy Session for Free, click here now.

TESTIMONIALS

Ben – Before participating in the Fresh Pastures programme, I wasn’t great at organising important things or setting goals for the future. After joining the programme and participating in discussion I began to get in the habit of doing the important things more frequently. I love the way you are encouraged to create a vision for the future. This gives you something definite to work towards. Frank has unending patience and brings out the positive in everything. He is a great listener and brings out the best in everyone.

Sean-I would highly recommend the programme to others. Before joining this programme, I was concerned and worried about a lot of issues. During the programme I realised there was nothing I could do about some of these but I could change the way I think about them. So, I started to look at these problems differently. Once I started to change the way of thinking I stopped worrying about them. So, I am not worried about these issues anymore.

Joseph-I am a part time farmer. I heard Frank speak on various life issues and on career change on a number of occasions. I recently hit a crisis point in my off-farm job. These problems were making life very difficult. Trying to balance this with getting the farm work completed was adding to my stress and I felt my health was beginning to suffer. I realized I had lost my way and needed to do something to get me back on track. But I did not know where to start. When I got the chance to do a Discovery Call with Frank it was a no brainer. During the call I got much clearer on the steps I needed to take. I have asked Frank to help me and I joined one of his programmes. I am only a few weeks into the 90-day programme and I feel I already have got more than the full value from working with Frank. I highly recommend to do The Discovery Call as a starting point and see for yourself the benefits you can get from working with Frank.

Mr. James Belton, farmer and farm group leader, former teacher:

I have known Frank for some 20 years. His professionalism is something I have admired from early on in our interactions. He has an extraordinary ability to impart technical information in an ‘easily understood and practical manner’. No doubt these qualities will be to the forefront in his new endeavors which will benefit those who encounter him. I wish him every success in the future

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