From the President

Signing Off

As I think back on my year as TNLA president, I keep going back to why I decided to serve on the board in the first place. I’d like to think it was a well thought out reason like “how I wanted to serve and help my industry” but if I’m being honest, that wasn’t it. The more I look back on it, I think it was as simple as I just got talked into it by some really good people. So, here goes my persuasion attempt.

I joined the board as a stubborn, hard-headed kid in my mid-twenties. At that time, probably still under the impression that I could solve most problems with a quick Google on my handy iPhone. I realized pretty quickly that wasn’t the case. I learned that most issues that arose were nuanced, and more often than not needed to be stewed on for a couple of days instead of just a couple of hours. And nowadays, I believe if you get a room full of people together that are all pulling in the same direction, 10 out of 10 times you’ll have come up with a better solution as a group than if you had tried to do it on your own. That has been the true beauty of my time as president. Getting to work with people toward a shared goal for a shared cause. Not because any of them are getting compensated to do it but because they love what they do, and want to see our Association and the green industry as a whole grow and succeed.

If you feel a passion for your industry or have ideas that you think need to be voiced I urge you to get involved! Speaking from experience, you won’t regret it. It truly has been one of the best decisions I have made and I can tell you right now I have learned and grown immensely from it. I’ve got lessons I’ll take with me for years to come.

In closing, I’d like to say thank you to the current board members and all those I have served with over the past several years. I’ve learned a great deal from each of you and feel incredibly lucky to have crossed paths.

Respectfully submitted,

Morgan Adcock

TNLA President