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| Grabs your attention but not cocky or all-knowing. Helps everyone remember what's important. |
Michelle Friesen |
| Very positive and encouraging |
Gerhard Friesen, Arnaud MB |
| Put’s life BACK into perspective and to devote the time to what REALLY matters. |
Lindsey & Jenn Hertlein, Langenberg, SK |
| She has encouraged me to take another look at how we communicate. |
Glenn Friesen, Winnipeg |
| Very informative and would like for my wife to hear her. |
Jay Hobbs, Deloraine |
| She is genuine and really cares for people. |
Monique VanDeSpiegle, Treherne, MB |
| Very encouraging, make you realize that family and keeping them involved is the most important thing. |
Kris Mayerle, Tisdale |
| Helps you to really think about how you communicate with family and workers |
Lynn Prevost, Sask |
| Her presentation applies to everyone no matter who you are or what you do. I wish you could come to our home and talk to our whole family. |
Doug McKinnon, Waskada |
| If you are dealing with succession issues contacting Elaine will be the best money you could spend. |
Amber Havens, Fairview AB |
| Elaine is an inspiration to anyone in the agriculture industry. Her presentation style and personal stories made it easy to relate to. |
Owen Nelsen, Morinville AB |
| Energetic and encouraging; I enjoyed the message Elaine presented. |
Tanner Pollack, High Prairie, AB |
| entertaining, lively and tailored to meet the specific needs of your event |
Andrea Gamroth, AB |
| Elaine is an energetic, confident optimistic person who is able to talk and connect with people. She makes a person feel good. |
Marion Kelly, Unity, SK |
| down to earth, honest, talks from personal experience and humourous! |
Dawn Ball |
| Elaine takes you to a place that is calm, realistic and hopeful. Builds belief that you can effect change, good change |
Terri Hebert |
| open and honest (truthful) organized and to the point |
Arthur Hadland |
| down to earth. Awesome tools |
Chris Rottier |
| you put together eye opening presentations that are very important for all businesses
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Philip Rember, Ormstown, PQ |
| you will learn what is important in life |
Jean-Luc Payant, St. Chrysostome, PQ |
| looking outside the “big box”. The big picture – uplifting message. Getting ready for tomorrow and change |
Harold Haugen, Lougheed AB |
| It was great to hear a presentation with practical examples, keep up the great work |
Aaron Matlock |
| Helps you to realize that you can ask for help |
Brian & Wendy Plummer, Sangudo, AB |
| Very good seminar for a family farm operation in a transition or succession of one generation to the next. Great job |
Douglas Panzer, Evansburg, AB |
| She makes you believe change is possible and you have the capacity within you. |
J.Chambers, Harley, ON |
| Fantastic! Liberating! Really makes you think about what’s really important. |
G.Dietrich, Guelph, ON |
| Motivational, multidimensional, applicable to any life situation. |
S.Verhoeven, Oshawa, ON |
| Captivates audience, topics suitable and understandable to anyone and everyone. |
K.Callagh, Guelph, ON |
| Excellent – hits very close to home. Easy strategies to use |
J.Danen, Shakespeare, ON |
| Elaine is a very empowering speaker who captures the attention of everyone in the room! |
C.Arbuckle, Blackstock, ON |
| A+, great speaker, learned lots of relationship lessons that easily relate to tough issues at home. |
B.Hulshof, Stouffville, ON |
| Elaine challenges listeners to really make a difference in the quality of their lives and their relationships within their families and communities |
E.McMorrow, Lindsay, ON |
| She pushes you to take charge of your life, and discuss the undiscussabull |
A.Bennett, Guelph, ON |
| Applicable to all areas of your life. Provided ideas to help move forward by alleviating some unresolved issues that may be affecting your relationships. |
C. Wormsbecker, ON |
| Excellent presentation, really brings concepts into perspective (real life situations). Thank you. |
A.Argue, Dunrobin, ON |
| Elaine got to know us before her presentation, then she took bits and pieces of conversations and used them. That’s awesome! |
J.Heyden, Forestburg AB |
| Makes you excited about agriculture and you. |
A.Varnek, AB |
The Winnipeg Free Press
Personal Finance
Friday, November 17, 2006
Winnipeggers linked closer than you might suspect
Dollars and Sense/David Christianson
You have probably heard the theory that everyone in the world is connected with only six degrees of separation. It is sometimes called the Kevin Bacon theory, as he is the prototypical Hollywood example. You can connect him to any other Hollywood celebrity in fewer than six steps, based on who he's made movies with, and the spouses, ex-spouses and co-workers of those people.
My theory is that in Winnipeg, the actual separation is negative decimal five degrees of separation. I have done the math. (I will publish a book next year called, You Can't Have an Affair if You're from Winnipeg.) More proof is presented to me regularly.
Last week I was attending and speaking at the Knowledge Bureau conference in Texas called, The Boomers, an Economic Time Bomb.
I was explaining my Winnipeg theory to a couple from Windsor, Ont., who were skeptical. So I gave them the name of a friend of mine from Winnipeg who had lived in Windsor for a few years and asked them if they knew him. To their amazement (and mine) they said "Yes," they knew him, and became convinced of the power of Winnipeggers in the world.
What got me going on this discussion was that one of the other speakers in Texas turned out to be someone I had not seen since high school, and there we were connecting in San Antonio. Elaine Froese made a wonderful presentation called, Courageous Conversations and the Farm. It contained many terrific lessons for all professional advisers, and farm and business families.
I strongly recommend her book, Planting the Seed of Hope, to all advisers or members of family businesses or farm families. In fact, it is a terrific guide for members of any family, in helping people talk to each other. There are very practical lessons on how to talk about difficult subjects and make sure everyone is heard, while minimizing defensiveness.
Although Elaine (www.elainefroese.com) works as coach primarily with farm families and women, I found her insights, lessons and unconditional encouragement to be applicable to all families. I am tempted to say that family businesses are really the ones in need of this help, as the stakes are higher but really, what's more important than any family learning to listen and talk to other family members?
She provides a number of excellent conversation starters, for potentially difficult subjects like MONEY.
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