{"id":23,"date":"2025-11-20T19:38:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belinda-finley.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:38:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:38:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/belinda-finley.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Meet Brent \u201cThe Barra Man\u201d Stevenson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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From Backyard Chats to a National Voice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Brent Stevenson, The Barra Man, is a hardworking Aussie dad, former avid cricketer, and property investor who built a good life the old-fashioned way\u2014through grit, discipline, and showing up.<\/p>

When his own son started to lose focus and push boundaries, he realised something big:<\/p>

Kids today are learning plenty in school\u2014but not always the life skills that truly matter.<\/p>

So he started sharing \u201cbackyard wisdom\u201d with his kids at The Barra Fun Park<\/strong> in Townsville. Those honest chats turned into a book, a brand, and a mission:<\/p>

To raise a generation of grounded, respectful young Aussies who take ownership of their lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Values Behind the Voice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  1. Respect<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>
    • Start with yourself: how you talk, act, and carry yourself<\/li>
    • Show respect to parents, teachers, coaches, and strangers<\/li>
    • Understand that respect is earned<\/em>, not demanded<\/li><\/ul>
      1. Responsibility<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>
        • Own your choices instead of blaming everyone else<\/li>
        • Do what you say you\u2019ll do<\/li>
        • Learn that effort, not excuses, shapes your future<\/li><\/ul>
          1. Resilience<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>
            • Life will knock you down; the trick is getting back up<\/li>
            • Learn from mistakes instead of sulking about them<\/li>
            • Ask for help when you need it\u2014real toughness isn\u2019t silence<\/li><\/ul>

              \u00a0\u201cBe a doer, not a drifter.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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              Ways to Work With The Barra Man<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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              The Book <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              A practical, entertaining guide to real-world life skills for teens and young adults. It\u2019s a great starting point for home, school, and youth groups\u2019 discussions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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              School Talks & Workshops<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              Live sessions for students, staff, and parents on topics such as respect, resilience, responsibility, and modern masculinity. The workshops are tailored to your school\u2019s needs and age groups.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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              Future Courses & Online Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              Online life-skills course for teens and families, along with video content for schools and youth programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              About Us The Barra Man gives young people real skills for the real world in a no-nonsense Aussie voice for teens, parents, and schools. Meet Brent \u201cThe Barra Man\u201d Stevenson From Backyard Chats to a National Voice Brent Stevenson, The Barra Man, is a hardworking Aussie dad, former avid cricketer, and property investor who built […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belinda-finley.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belinda-finley.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belinda-finley.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belinda-finley.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belinda-finley.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/belinda-finley.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279,"href":"https:\/\/belinda-finley.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belinda-finley.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}