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I was asked earlier today if I may conduct a workshop on how to raise goats on the island. I tried to defer the person on the other end of the call to check out the Agriculture Extension Service at the university or talk with other ranchers on the island who have been doing this longer than I have. But the caller would not consider those recommendations. They have been there, done that already. In fact, the caller was referred to me by some of the staff at the extension service.
I did not commit to the request. Towards the end of the call, I mentioned that I will consider it. At the moment, I am currently busy with Safety Training Courses at the college and with my own clients, busy with work as a Site Safety Health Officer, and my own ranch. As I write this post, I'm thinking to myself...how am I going to fit this into my schedule. I know exactly what Rhoda will say...pray about it, lift it up.
A lot of people think conducting a training course is easy...just get up there and talk. That is not the case. I have to do lots of research on how to raise goats on a tropical island. Same as when I conduct a safety course. I have to research the OSHA website, the Navy's Construction Safety website, check other sources to see if there are any updates on the topic or course that I will conduct. If there are updates. Then I will have to update my slide presentation and rehearse the presentation to bring those updates into the training smoothly.
With my schedule the way it is now, it'll take approximately 2 months to do the research for this goat workshop. Yes, I have lots of experiences raising goats and I can just talk about that. However, I do want to give the best workshop to the potential clients, especially when there will be a cost to participate in the workshop.
ESTA...
KEEP SMILING.
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