I often mention that my parents were farmers and before I understood or knew why, I was taught the basics of planting crops and also of rearing animals. These principles that were taught to me by my parents have remained with me and although I now spend a considerable amount of my time writing I believe that my father would be proud to see me writing (he would prefer to see me writing academic books) and my mother would have enjoyed sitting a reading my books to him. (My books can be found http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Prince-W.-Bradford/e/B00GM5OKR6). 2017 is here and once more i must reflect on the principles of farming.
2017 appear to have taken wings and like myself there are many of us who wonder if the days actually passes more quickly or if it is simply a case that because we are older the days appear to pass more quickly. 2017 in some ways are just a continuation of the process that were occurring at the end of 2016 because there were no stopping at the end of 2016 but things continued as the same into 2017. there was however the opportunity to have a change of attitude in 2017. Attitudes don't change overnight and when changes occur if the new attitudes are not practiced until they becomes habitual then there will be a reversion to the old ways.
It is good if we sometimes approach life in a manner similar to how businesses operate. One of the first things that could probably be done at this time is doing an audit of 2016. Life demands that there were successes and failures during 2016. Those persons who did not experience any failure in 2016 either did not attempt anything or did not take on a sufficiently difficult challenge. Those who experienced no success did not attempt enough challenges because in principle not everything that is attempted will fail. In a way comparable to goods in a business there will be stocks that need to be disposed in order to make way for new stocks. Life is not static but rather dynamic and it becomes necessary to adjust to the changing times. in some respect it is either that we adjust to the changing times or get left behind. Loss occur often by not keeping pace with changing dynamics.
At this the beginning of 2017 it is great to do forward planning because forward planning is comparable to a mining company exploring for deposit of ore so as never to run out of resources. It is a known fact that you can either wait on opportunity or you can create your opportunity. In making plans for 2017 we are simply setting goals that we would like to achieve during the course of the year. It is true that there will be circumstance and factors that are outside of our control but if no plans are mad thenit should not be surprising when at the end of 2017 there is very little or nothing to show as an accomplishment.
As the year 2017 progress, however, there should always be a vigilance to capitalize on the unexpected. There will be situations and circumstances that offer great potential benefits that are not the results of our labors and efforts. When we recognize that life all around have fertile soil for our thoughts and ideas to grow and flourish then we will also know that in the circumstances that we will encounter in 2017 there will be an abundance of possibilities.
In our stores and supermarkets we often get the end products to buy. It is true that the merchant often make more for the end product that the farmer who actually produce the product. The consumer is the one who pays for the product and the farmer when he is a consumer naturally pays more for the end product that he was paid for his produce. The reality of life is that we are either consumers or producers.
There are basically three crops that are planted by farmers. Mainly, cash crops, medium term crops and permanent crops. All these crops have their values and in 2017 we can like farmers focus on different aspects of our plans. The man who plants cash crops will always have cash but also must at all time be planting. The man who plants permanent crops will have to wait many years to enjoy any fruit but the man who plants permanent crops after a time the crops need little attention and after a time the farmer can look forward to annual crops and minimum maintenance .
I hope 2017 will be a year of great rewards for you.
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