66. Choosing to Start Over

66. Choosing to Start Over

From Your Ag Empire by Jonathon Haralson & Holly Haralson

April 8, 2026 · 1h 0m · Season 2 · Episode 66

About this episode

Brett Hicks shares his journey of leaving behind a seemingly successful life to pursue a new calling, discussing the lessons learned from his upbringing in agriculture and the importance of faith in decision making.

Brett Hicks spent 11 years building what looked like success from the outside: a poultry operation, a thriving real estate business serving poultry growers, and an active role in ministry. Then he walked away from all of it. Not because it failed, but because something else was calling. In this conversation, Brett talks about what it took to close one door before the next one opened, the lessons learned from growing up on a farm when your father worked offshore for 30 days at a time, and what he's discovered about faith, decision making, and the willingness to move forward without a safety net. This is a conversation about what happens when you burn the ships and step into the unknown. In this episode, we cover: The cows have to get fed, no matter what. Growing up in agriculture teaches a level of responsibility and compartmentalization that most people never develop. The work has to get done whether you feel like it or not, and that discipline carries into every area of life. You can't expect the next door to open until you close the one behind you. Moses stepped into the Red Sea before the water parted. Faith isn't waiting for God to move while you stay comfortable. It's taking…

People in this episode

Guest: Brett Hicks

Topics covered

  • starting over
  • faith
  • decision making
  • agriculture
  • responsibility

Keywords

  • poultry operation
  • real estate
  • ministry
  • discipline
  • comfort zone

Mentioned in this episode

Products: the Elite Mastermind

Places: the Red Sea

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