Remember when you first got into this? You had a vision. Maybe it was financial freedom, or leaving a legacy for your kids, or you were convinced that regenerative practices could work. You were excited. You had hope.

But somewhere along the way, that vision got buried under an avalanche of conflicting advice.

Now you're implementing rotational grazing because Greg Judy made it look so simple on YouTube. Considering direct-to-consumer sales because that’s what all the regen ag people are doing. Attending conferences and coming home with notebooks full of ideas you'll never have time to implement.

Your family argues about every decision. Your spouse questions the spending. Your kids see the land as work, not wonder. You lie awake at 3am wondering if you're just throwing good money after bad.

The result?

You're busy but not productive.

You're wasting time, money, and energy—and it's soul-crushing when margins are tight.

Worse yet, it's depleting your belief in the land and what it could be for you. The sanctuary you dreamed of has become a burden you're not sure you can carry.

But there's one step that could save you from all of this: Step 1.

Going back to the beginning.

Rediscovering why you started.

Defining your values, your vision, and where you want to end up.

Creating your compass so every decision after that moves you toward your dream instead of away from it.

Find my compass!

Here's the right sequence:

Step 1: Define your values and vision (your True North)
Step 2: Align your systems and behaviors
Step 3: Choose practices that serve your vision

When you start at Step 1, every decision becomes clear:

The overwhelm stops. The arguments end. The scattered effort becomes focused progress toward the sanctuary you originally dreamed of.

What Is Your True North?

Your True North is your Holistic Goal—the compass that guides every decision toward the life you actually want to build.

It's made up of three essential parts:
✓ What matters most and how you want to live
✓ The daily practices that supports what matters most to you
✓ The life and impact you're building toward