A. The decision-makers (as defined in the Whole
Under Management) should be the ones creating the holisiticgoal.
Use your best judgment who to include here. If someone has veto power over your farming
operation (such as a parent or partner), even though they are not involved in
daily decision-making, they must be included.
If someone will be directly and significantly impacted by decisions made
on the farm (such as a spouse or teenage child), they should be included.
B.
The holisticgoal should be stated in the positive!
Strive to state 100% what you want and 0% what
you don’t want. Avoid referring to any problems in your holisticgoal,
unless you want more problems!
C.
The holisticgoal should have 3 interrelated components.
They are: 1) a Quality of Life statement; 2)
Forms of Production (that is what you need to produce to create the desired
Quality of Life); and 3) Future Resource Base (what the future must look like
to sustain your desired Quality of Life).
D.
While all of the decision-makers need to be involved in creating the
holisticgoal, there may be times when you need to work alone.
Take your time to
develop the holisticgoal and remember that your first draft should be
considered temporary. Creating the holisticgoal is an iterative process in
which you will do some writing, some thinking, some talking, and then do it all
over again.
Ready? Set? Lets go and form a
holisticgoal!
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