AgriCoach Wealth & Wisdom Podcast by The Financial Bloke
#50: Overcoming Adversity with the Power of Focus & Tenacity - My Personal Journey as interviewed by Ali Flynn
20 Aug 2023
This episode’s guest is Ben Law, The Financial Bloke.While Ben is a successful coach and podcaster in the agriculture space, today he’ll be discussing the incredibly challenging journey he faced when he and his wife chose to try and have kids, despite the fact he had been told he'd never be able to have children years earlier.In this episode Ben shares:What it felt like to be told he would never be a fatherThe painful and emotional process men must go through during IVFHow the IVF process was socially isolating and caused him to lose friendsWhat happened when they tried for a second childThe mental resilience he needed to get through it and his advice for others tryingKey Quotes“The doctor looked at me one day and said, ‘We’re scraping the bottom of the barrel with you, aren’t we?’”“We lost friends over that, especially in the guy area.”“We went through the first round of IVF and the doctor essentially said we were wasting our money and should give up.”If you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via her website:https://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/For her other business, visit:https://altitudefitnessarmidale.com.au/ Or you can follow them on Instagram:@trialtitudeperformance@altitudefitnessarmidale f you’re the kind of family that leads from the front, not waits for a crisis, the 2026 Roadmap Workshops are for you. Seats open to the waitlist first. Join at: agricoach.com.au/takeaction -----------------------Ben spent over 20 years working with successful business owners and farming families which allowed him to unearth the timeless principles on how to successfully grow, protect and maintain wealth.If you want to learn the principles of how to grow your family’s wealth throughout the generations, then you might consider joining The AgriCoach Podcast each fortnight for more Wealth & Wisdom.Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and for education purposes only. It is not financial advice. It is not legal advice. No one should act on the information without appropriate specific advice for your particular circumstances. Ben Law is a former financial advisor but is no longer licensed and cannot and will not give you specific or personal advice in this podcast. The Financial Bloke Group Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of reliance on the information in this podcast.https://thefinancialbloke.com.au/
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