-visited 43 chapters in Regions 5 and 6 in 5 days.
-met 56 agricultural teachers and over 1000 FFA members and/or agricultural education students
-helped with 3 region days in regions 2, 3, & 6
-Infinite, the number of members, students, and individuals that were positively affected and will take what they learned and expereinced and share it with others
The first week of October was the University of Minnesota Fall Invitation:
-5 career development events took place
-1000+ FFA members took part and covered the state fair grounds and U of M campus in St. Paul
I learned two key things from these events:
First, these two events were huge and provided a lot of numbers to run through our heads but the more I thought about it, were the numbers that important? Is quantity better than quality? It's nice to put a number or price on something but to aim for quality is the key. Sincerity, heart, care, dedication, real, motivational, and humbleness are just a few words I choose to live by and applied them to visiting chapters and helping out the the U of M invite. If these words or attitudes were used at one school or event, it would carry a longer way than if you forgot about them and visited fifteen schools or events. Put your heart and dedication in everything you do. Be real. Share your experiences. Listen to what others have to say. Be confident but be humble. Numbers are simply just numbers.
Secondly agriculture was all around us. As I drove throughout the southwest, west central, and central Minnesota agriculture sprinkled the country side. Fields, animals, wind turbines, agriculture businesses, FFA members and agricultural education students.
In closing, let's not measure our successes based solely on numbers or facts, but more so on how and why we do things.
Stationed by the emblem of Washington,
Tyler Warren
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