Dick Wittman, a longtime farm management consultant and farmer, has transitioned from being the CEO of a 22,000-acre Idaho farm to being his daughter’s mentor coach.

Susan Forward, author of Emotional Blackmail, gave me a key phrase for coaching that is life-changing: Where is it written … (insert issue)? As a farm family coach who is currently in her third succession/transition journey, I would like to challenge you with “Where is it written that transition planning has to be tough?”

“Elaine, I am feeling paralyzed and overwhelmed with this farm transfer thing.” “How do I talk to the kids without emotions running wild?”

I can only imagine what you might be feeling as you read this, sitting down for a break, wondering when the mental chatter in your brain is going to calm down.

Recently, on a virtual event with 126 financial advisers, I asked what their largest challenge was in serving farm clients. Sixty-four percent named procrastination.