- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Who says you've failed? I don't see that and by the way you're writing you have achieved so muchHow? I have no money
I just don't think I can go back to working with cows when mine are gone, they'd just be a constant reminder of mine and how I failed and then lost them
I don't have all your answers you want to hear right now but a few things to bear in mind
1. You've already achieved so much and that counts. It counts to you, it counts to any future landlord or share agreement partner and, importantly, it counts a lot towards a prospective employer or bank for a world outside farming
2. What you know now you won't lose in the medium term
3. If the cows are going you have temporarily lost a big tie freeing you up to travel / try working in a different sector
4. You're only 23 ? You are at the start of your life not the end . I say this in a kind way as there will be many dips in your life you'll have to power through ; I'm 61, been through two divorces and have a child with a life changing condition. You can and will get to where you want to be
5. For me coming from a non farming background and with no capital, at your very age I gave up being a self employed hero begging FiL farm machinery, keeping some sows out doors and running livestock wagons. I got a job in operations for a Nationwide tent contractor and ended up in senior sales and project management roles for international event temporary overlay companies. I got to see the World (not the rural bits sadly) and it gave me a capital base. I now choose to work full time in a sales role (less pressured) and keep pedigree suckler cows. It's not all roses and there are many time pressures but I've got a perfect work / life balance
I know I haven't answered your question as such but I want to help point out it's not a lost cause
Please do stay on here and let us know how you're getting on
NEVER feel you've not succeeded - you already have and done much more than the majority
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