The Answer is Within !!

Sunset over the Indian Ocean

Where is all the green grass gone ,we flew for hours looking at the sandy landscape only to find a garden of Eden in Carnarvon.

What with Snapper, Prawns, Cream Sponges,Banana cake,Free capachino's and chocolate sponge. All this has had Rod,Steve and myself more than a bit overindulged.

Steve & Kerry. More air in the push bike tyres next week Steve !

Carnarvon is a hidden oasis in the desert and it was a real eye opener to listen to the challenges of the people in northern WA.

Over the 2 day school we learnt just like other producers they have their own challenges yet the participants gain a glimpse of the fact they hold the answers right there.

When we are faced with a challenge or problem it can be easy to look outside for the answer or even worse just procratinate :

• The govt should .......


• People should pay more for red meat


• You can't trust anybody


• It hasn't rained for ........
  

No matter what challenge we all face, the answer is within, when we realise that and start to communicate with a proactive outlook with others anything is possible.After the 2 day KLR school the group held a workshop with all the major players in the beef industry in WA.

Annastasia, Jodie, Chris and Alex discuss Challenges at KLR School

This has opened up lines of understanding and communication in the region which may just be the key to future prosperity for the people in northern WA.

Thanks to Justine and the crew at the Aboriginal & Heratige Centre in Carnarvon, Thanks to every one who participated in the KLR school at Carnarvon.

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Carnarvon KLR School Day 1

KLR Marketing School day 1 Carnarvon WA - well I found internet after having to use my phone this morning.

We have a group of 30 people attending the KLR Marketing school in Carnarvon, including several people from the aboriginal community stations.

There are certainly plenty of challenges running a station in North West Australia however they have a huge desire to increase the profitability of their enterprises.

Ok Gotta go more local fresh seafood beckoning !!!

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Carnarvon Harbourside Restraunt Reveiw

Rod and Steve enjoy a lovely seafood lunch at Carnarvon.
I am creating this post from my phone so it is short and sweet

FRIDAY MUSIC DAY - BARBARA' BIRTHDAY

Friday is music day around here and it is Happy Birthday to Barbara Streisand today.

Barbara Streisand

Birth name : Barbara Joan Streisand
Born : April 24, 1942 (1942-04-24) (age 67) Brooklyn, New York, USA
Occupation(s) : Singer, actress, producer, director

Website : BarbraStreisand.com

Barbara sings with Barry Gibb "What Kind of Fool".

Turn up you speakers and enjoy the great sound track.

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DON'T GET BOARD WAITING FOR A TRAIN

I am a little caught up trying to catch up with things before next weeks trip to Carnarvon WA for a KLR School. So to save time tonight here is a video for you.
I know there are a few closet "Sound of Music "fans out there - Yes I know who you are !!
Here is a fun video I found for you.OK back to work, see you tomorrow for Friday Music.

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COWRA LSS SCHOOL PHOTOS

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Recently we ran a Low Stress Stockhandling school at Cowra in NSW.
Over 30 people attended the 2 days organised by Annabel Chambers on the property she runs with her husband Mike.


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GOLF IN DUBAI WEANERS AFTER 3 MONTHS

Natalie Gulbis

I was going to post a picture of me in my golf attire but hey Natalie is a better golfer than me !!

Ok it is now 12 weeks since our story on the weaner sale mob, lets take a look see.
Remember our "Golf in Dubai" weaner story in January(if not read it by clicking the link).


Well here we are 12 weeks later so let's take a look where we are in both the old Buy /Sell paradigm and the KLR Sell/Buy paradigm.

Now if you are not yet a KLR Marketing school graduate you may find the discussion a little challenging.
If you are a KLR graduate this video below is a great example of how just like the last 2 months, you may find yourself stuck in a trade yet trade your way out of it.


BUY/SELL

January - Bought 360 kg Steers $691 -$1.91c/kgCosts -
Frt plus 12 weeks grass $69 (let alone any drench etc)
Now owe us 3 months later - $760
Market for 405 Kg (15kg wt gain/ mth) $668
So we HOLD for the production and more money.

SELL/BUY
Remember a Diligent KLR Marketer would have kept his money for better times back in January,however what if you only found out about KLR 3 months after the event of buying the weaners.

Sell 405 kg Steer $1.65 /kg - $668/hd
Buy 183 Kg Steer $1.62/kg - $297/hd

Less COG $221.61/hd (watch video to see details)
Profit $150.18 - 37 % ROC
So there you go a 3rd opportunity to turn the trade around & yet you can think - no options !!!

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Scotty's Run at the Aust 4 Day Enduro

"The world's second biggest motorcycle enduro race"

Orange, NSW was the venue for the Australian 4-Day Enduro (A4DE), an Australian Dirt Bike Championship event.

Ashley & I spent Sunday watching the event which was very exciting if you are into motorbikes,speed and adrenalin.

I have been to a few rodeo's aound the country but never a bike ride.There was a similarity :

"Old motorbike riders are like old bull riders, they dress like a veteran just walk with a limp"

Ashley's friend Scott Thomas was riding in the last event,he had a few challenges including his bike would only start if he pushed it.So he had to start well before the start line.He made good ground passing lot's of riders to come in 12th.

Here is a video of his race for you adrenalin seekers.

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Tomorrow we will revisit out Weaner trade "Golf in Dubai", 3 months into the trade.

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FRIDAY MUSIC -GLEN CAMPBELL TURNS 73

Friday is Music day around here and this week Glen Campbell turns 73 this week.

Glen Campbell.

Birth name : Glen Travis Campbell
Born : April 22, 1936 (1936-04-22)

(age 72)Delight, Arkansas, U.S.

Musician, Songwriter, Actor
Instrument(s)
Guitar, Vocals, Banjo, Bass
Years active : 1960s–present

During his 50 years in show business, Campbell has released more than 70 albums. He has sold 45 million records and racked up 12 RIAA Gold albums, 4 Platinum albums and 1 Double-Platinum album.

Of his 75 trips up the charts, 27 landed in the Top 10. Campbell was hand-picked by actor John Wayne to play alongside him in the 1969 film True Grit, which gave Campbell a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer, and gave Wayne his only Academy Award.

Campbell sang and had a hit with the title song (by the same name) which was nominated for an Academy Award. He performed it live at that year's Academy Awards Show.
In 2005, Campbell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Here is a clip with Glen singing that song From "True Grit"

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THE SKY IS FALLING -THE SKY IS FALLING !!

The Sky is Falling- The sky is falling - sound familiar ?

Are you like me sick of the negative,roller coaster stories being pumped out by the media around the world.

The fact is we may have never had it so good and opportunities abound all around us.

Interest rates are lower than they have been,fuel has dropped on last year, Au$ is lower than last year.

Sure some people are doing it tough and there are things that could be improved, however we should always keep that in perspective.

I see some actors are having to put their private jet away and catch cattle class flights.

Today I chatted with someone from west Africa on skype,they can barely get by,they do not even have a local supermarket.

Things will happen around you - however it is the emotion you put to the challenge not the challenge(or problem) itself.

Something I learnt this week is when you say

"I am doing xyz and this will be the outcome"

add a tag line

'or it won't"

This removes any emotion you might have created about the outcome you were expecting- try it, it works !!

Brian Wong is somebody who's work I have followed for a while, created a short video to paint the picture of what is going on out there- here is an exert from his blog and the video :

"It’s a video that shows us what we can learn from the original “Chicken Little” story from Walt Disney (1947).
I don’t know about you but I’m sick and tired of the media dishing out negative energy, and hence I decided to create this video to hopefully put some positive energy back into our world.
Hope you enjoy it. " - Brian Wong

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NEWS UPDATE FROM THE KLR WATER COOLER

City folk always find out the news at the water cooler in the workplace,so here is our rural water cooler KLR News update.
We have a lot going on here at KLR Marketing at the moment

3 KLR Marketing schools coming up in :

Carnarvon (in 2 weeks)

Orange 16 -17 June

Roma 29 -30 June (over 40 booked already)

Advanced workshop Perth May 1st

We intend to hold an Advanced Workshop in Roma if there is enough interest.

FARM READY FUNDING AVAILABLE UP TO 100%

We also have something very exciting in the wings, that we hope to have available for both

Orange and Roma.

(more on this soon but you may want to keep the 18th June or 1st July aside)

To book for any of these programs go to:

www,klrmarketing.com.au

KLR MASTERMIND MEMBERS

Members of the KLR Mastermind group now have available several new tools :

• Trading Up Spreadsheet online (See Profit Calculators)
• Trading Up Explaination notes (As Above)
• New WeeklyAudio Market Reports Thursday Night with
• Luke Westaway Topex,Richmond
• Tim Thorley,Elders,Wagga
• Cameron Wilson,elders,Gunnadah
• Cyril Close,Topex,Roma
• Plus we will add more each week as we set up new recorders.

Here is an example Luke's Report last week

• These reports will give you a snapshot of the market from the best people on the ground & importantly they have all completed a KLR Marketing school.
• KLR Coaching Call tomorrow night Thursday 16th 8.00pm EST
• Go to KLR Website & select Teleconference Calls.
• Guest speaker May 6th Mick Cornish from Beyond Success.

As well as all that we are still doing quite a bit behind the scenes,including still trying to get the Roma Market report plus others.

Look forward to Hearing Mastermind members on the call tomorrow night.

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THIS LEFT ME TOUCHED,MOVED & INSPIRED

Well I hope the Easter bunny found you and your family.I had plans for my blog today but Terry Lindsay just sent me an email with an awesome video.
Watch this video and if you are not TOUCHED, MOVED AND INSPIRED by the end, check your pulse - you are probably dead !!

TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS

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EASTER EGG TREASURE HUNT

Easter is always a great family time,people go camping or spend a few days having time with family.
One of the things we always did was an Easter Egg hunt where ever we were over easter - on the river fishing,camping in the bush or staying with friends.Ashley is nearly 21 but she has such fond memory's of doing this with her cousins and friends she said "Are we having an Easter egg Treasure hunt this Easter ?"

The simple things can sometimes be the best things,so however you are spending your weekend over Easter make sure you take time to have some fun and create some sort of game/treasure hunt for the children in your life - they will love it.
I remember at Rod and Isobel's one year I treked up the hill to plant all the eggs over a 2 km treasure map.Now that kept the kids busy for the afternoon.

Anyway we at the REES Family wish you all a Happy,Safe Easter.

ps. "I love Lindt Chocolates Easter Bunny !! "

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Bush Deficit vs. Obama Deficit in Pictures

Just arrived home from a great Low Stress Stockhandling school at Cowra where 30 people spent 2 days learning how to work both sheep and cattle.Off to bed but here is something to make you think ?

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Bush Deficit vs. Obama Deficit in Pictures

President Barack Obama has repeatedly claimed that his budget would cut the deficit by half by the end of his term. But as Heritage analyst Brian Riedl has pointed out, given that Obama has already helped quadruple the deficit with his stimulus package, pledging to halve it by 2013 is hardly ambitious. The Washington Post has a great graphic which helps put President Obama’s budget deficits in context of President Bush’s.

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PHOTOS & VIDEO FROM ORANGE & EMERALD

I have taken a lot of photos and put together a video from the Orange & Emerald KLR Schools.

These photos & videos feature the creativity exercise and people who were at the schools.

Click on the photo below to link to my Photo Blog where you veiw the slide show and video's

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AUSSIE POLITICIAN MUFF'S IT BIG TIME

You would expect a nation like Australia to attract highly educated & articulated politician's.

I mean we start our education very young, in fact probably having to read in front of the class in Kindergarten.



Jason Wood our Federal Member for La Trobe,Shadow Parliamentry Secretary for Justice & Public Security shows how to take a proffessional approach to debating policy.(not)



Checking out his website he is probably an all round good guy who really muffed it in front of a camera, but hey they put themselves out there for us to shoot down.

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I'm off to the Low Stress Stockhandling school in Cowra.

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FRIDAY - MUSIC DAY - EMMY LOU HARRIS

Emmy Lou Harris

Friday is Music day and this week we celebrate the birthday of Emmy Lou Harris.

Name : Emmylou Harris

Born : April 2, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama)

American country singer-songwriter and musician.

Biography

Early years
Emmylou Harris was the daughter of a career military father, a Marine Corps officer who was reported missing in action in Korea in 1952 and spent ten months as a prisoner of war.

More..........

Here is Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris - Why Worry









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"Action makes more fortune than caution."
Luc DeClapiers1715-1747, Essayist

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CONTROL YOUR OWN DESTINY OR SOMEONE ELSE WILL !

I once, as I do wandered through a book store looking for a book to read when I came upon a book called "Control You Own Destiny or Someone Else Will" - I never bought the book but I remind myself daily the title of that book.
Being stuck is one thing but becoming comfortable being in that position leaves you vulnerable to all sorts of things.
Take our cow earlier in the week, which brought about our discussion on being stuck.Well a little more information shows we now have an example of being stuck or being able to make the most of an opportunity.You certainly don't want to be in a position to be taken advantage of !!
Are you ready to take advantage of the opportunity's that come your way ?

To those non farmers that read my blog (a growing group) this is a normal type thing that happens on a farm. We live with nature every day.

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WHAT IS THE CHAIR YOU ARE CARRYING ?

Still on the theme of being stuck - Sometimes we will carry on with life as though it is normal carrying some blemishes from the past.While we are blind to the obvious others around us see everything just like the chair in the photo above.

When the horse first became stuck in the chair I am sure it went nuts but after a while it became normal,so normal that it maybe says to other horses "why haven't you got a chair ?"

After my regular session with my coach last night I realised how difficult it is to leave that chair behind - I mean we have been together for a long time - that is who I am.

My coach helped me to understand an area I was stuck and while it will continue to return at least I will recognise my chair when it shows itself again.

A Diligent KLR Marketer today said "Oh IT & Computers are not my thing" Instead of saying that is fine, I said "I know you are hopeless and don't even try".

A few hours later he emails me "I really heard what you said about me and my racket(story) of not understanding IT stuff,So I am going to have a go"

When we become aware we can then process and make the changes necessary to put our chair where it belongs not around our neck.

So what does this have to do with KLR principles ?

Ask your self what is the chair around your neck that has you accept mediocrity.

• Is it not understanding the spreadsheet
• Is it my situation is different
• Is it I can't find a trade -(whilst all around you others have too many)
• Is it it is too much work
• I could go on

Persit with something until you really get it and it is working for you.

Jim Lindsay spoke last week about everything he has become successful at took time,persistence and hard work until it became 2nd nature.He then would go and learn something new but never before mastering the first thing.

"Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing,that we see too late the one that is open"

Alexander Bell 1847 - 1922 Inventor

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