Case Study | Louis Verheggen, Owner and Director
Wandoo Springs Regenerative Farm
Trigwell, Western Australia
Existing situation – July 2021
- Grappling with a lot of information & didn’t know the next best step
- Frustrated with communication not landing with business partner/wife
Before engaging our service
- Didn’t have a trusted independent person to speak with
- Often churned things over in own head or would speak generally to people
Desired outcomes from working with us
- Wanted to develop good holistic management practices
- Wanted a safe space to talk through challenges that come up
New situation – November 2022
- Provided Being Profile Assessment and weekly mentoring conversations to facilitate self-coaching practice
Accomplishments
- Have a structure for conversations and a trusted sounding board for ideas
- Overcome blockages as they come up
- Work more effectively with business partner/wife
- Office structure is almost complete enabling business partner/wife to work from farm
- Holistic context, holistic grazing management plan and holistic financial plan completed
- Aware of need to implement checking questions for holistic decision making
- Implemented on farm slaughtering practice to eliminate animal stress from cartage
Now
- Confident and enthusiastic about plans for the future
- Connected to a community of practice and meeting new people
- Living simply in the country fulfilling on a life ambition
Testimonial
“Working with Barb has helped me clear away any uncertainties I had and build my confidence about what I am doing on the farm. I feel calmer and more self-assured about the holistic management practices I am implementing and the decision making process I am committed to using. We have created a strong partnership to develop future endeavours that support our families and our community like delivering holistic management education and creating opportunities for experiential learning. I am discovering what I am capable of in an environment of collaboration and I feel enthusiastic about the future”.
Louis Verheggen, Owner and Director | Wandoo Springs, Trigwell, WA
