Guest Mentor Tim Gilk is a clear example of how you can reap generational benefits by forming solid relationships built on trust, hard work, and open communication. Living your core values takes vigilance. We can get off track and mess up under pressure and in extremely stressful decision-making situations. Instead of collapsing into perfectionism and self-criticism, be more forgiving and allow yourself a pathway back to re-engage with your core values.

You will hear how Tim upholds his core values and builds a generational legacy in all of his relationships, from family, friends, colleagues, employees, customers, to vendors, community, and extended family. This is an uplifting conversation about how you can work on yourself and have meaningful relationships when you adhere to your core values and see them as your guiding light.

The foundation of implicit trust started for Tim with self-understanding. Marrying Jennifer gave Tim confidence in the benefits of being engaged and present to each other’s needs. Their values of trust, hard work, and open communication became the heart of how they raised their three-adult and well-adjusted children. DOWNLOAD

 What is unique about Jennifer and Tim is they are both entrepreneurs. How they support each other in achieving their dreams is inspirational. Not a comfortable lifestyle but certainly a fulfilling one for them. Tim owns Wood & Conn Corporation, a wholesale distributor of grain handling and grain storage products. They sell, service, and deliver to dealers all over Minnesota and the Dakotas. He also uses his private plane to get those needing medical treatment to their appointments through Angel Flight Central. A service worth knowing about.

 Jennifer is the founder and owner of Gilk Legacy Law; Her firm does the work of protecting farm legacies for the future. They provide estate and property planning services to farmers and others in their surrounding community. As she helps others preserve their legacies, she and Tim are creating quite a legacy of their own. Impressive.

We also discuss how Tim and his company adapted to the coronavirus pandemic requirements of 2020 and 2021 and how he maintains his calm demeanor as empty-nesters.

• Protecting employees and customers.
• Responding to delivery delays, sales, marketing adjustments, changes in trucking protocols, invoice debacles, and other work process mishaps not experienced before.
• How farmers have been affected and how they are adapting.
• Maintaining a marriage while running two separate businesses.
• Reading as a stress reliever. We briefly discuss three authors and their latest books.
  • Two of Bob Woodward’s books – The Legacy of All The President’s Men (includes Alexander Butterfield’s role) and Rage.
  • Barack Obama’s new book, A Promised Land
  • Jim Collin’s new book – Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company.

The most significant benefit I see in Jennifer and Tim’s legacy so far is the stable foundation they have created to support each of them in their lifework. Equality. You can do more in life when you have the support and adhere to core values. Core values are the glue that holds everything together. Let me know what you think after listening.