No 421 - Tuesday's Club Notes

The “Club Notes” for Tuesday, the 28th of January, 2025.

By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast

A great example of reinventing yourself

We hope you all had a great Australia Day. I listened to the Boot Off Log On podcast featuring WA consultant Kevin Bell over the long weekend. Take a listen here. It was a fantastic story on his life, and it's twists and turns. The podcast was titled "Finding you Ikigia", which is a Japanese concept meaning "reason for being" and refers to the sense of purpose and fulfilment one finds when engaging in activities that bring joy, utilise their strengths, and contribute to society”. It would be like finding your purpose. Anyway, Kevin went from being a Vet in Melbourne to starting a Sheep consultancy business in Kojonup, WA, to a Cattle Consultant in The Kimberley, WA, with heaps of other things in between. It really is a story of reinventing himself, diving into something he never knew a great deal about, and coming out the other end with a very successful business. Interestingly, Kevin had a stint on the AWI board, and this is what he said in 2010 after he left: "Kevin Bell, a former director who left three months ago, described the board politics as poisonous and said its members included some very strange and nasty people who are very powerful and they seem to have time and money and ego". No wonder Wool is where it is..... It sounds like Kevin had some ideas whilst at AWI, but they fell on deaf ears. Anyway, I recommend you take a listen as it's a great story and one of great diversity, and it proves that you can make something out of nothing if you're willing to try. Have you had quite a diverse working career so far?  Reply to [email protected] or 0427 011 900

What’s in the paid section today:

Story 2 - I’m trying the Carnivore eating program. This is what I found in week 1…..

Story 3 - We are leaving money on the table each day in Farming by the unknown…..

Number of articles and images - 79 small bits of relevant info and news you might not have caught up with over the Australia Day long weekend. This includes 22 funnies and 7 items in our popular “Just Saying” section.

Number of Farmer replies - 9 in total and plenty about looking after your heart.

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