For decades I have been involved with organizations that promote leadership, education, livestock, and the youth of this great country. I have seen livestock industry leaders emerge from these organizations all across the country. It takes a lot of people behind the scenes to make things happen. There are a lot of late nights, hard times, and tears wiped away just to get the job done right.
Parents, volunteers, and educators spend so much time making sure the kids of this great country have unlimited opportunities in life. Donations, scholarships, blood, sweat, and tears all go into it. It is a very thankless way to give your time. Nothing ruins it more than those that continually take and never give back to your group.
There are the breeders that always have the perfect EPD’s, breeding numbers, ratios, and averages which set a bar so high, many small breeders cannot obtain. Then you have people who complain so much about topics that have no meaning in the grander scheme of life. People who want to change the rules because it will make life easier for them and their life. These people seem to get the most air time.
Being a volunteer in any capacity, whether a board of directors for a non-profit organization or advisor to the local 4-H chapter, is all because we want better for the organization and other individuals.
The agriculture industry is full of talented, smart, dedicated, and hard working individuals. Not all are willing to volunteer their time. They don’t want any part of politics in associations. They don’t want the drama. They just want to raise good livestock, build things, bake things, to promote and sell their products, and raise the best young people this country has seen.
There needs to be a group of people at the helm of your specific organization's interests that provide assistance, guidance, and a way to reach more people. Serving on a board of directors of a non-profit or community organization is not for your gains. It’s for the gains of others.
It is time we say enough is enough. Stop letting people who simply have the loudest voice, have the most power. It is time that we stop letting people with the least amount of experience and talent tell others what rules to obey. It is time we stop county fair mentality rule the major show world for our kids.
Enough is enough of the same people going on these boards and organizations who do nothing more than appoint the same judges, to pick the same breeders at the shows. It is time to stop letting organizations figure out ways to exclude people.
It always has been and always should be a small amount of time and assistance to make these organizations work. There is a lot of time that can sometimes go into simple tasks. The question is, who do you find to do it, and what is that person’s breaking point where they say enough? There will be a time when the good people say, enough is enough.
“Time is our most precious commodity. It is the one item, that when it is spent, we never get to earn more of it. Always handle it with care.” – Jeremy Workman
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