Congrats, Willie!

[treelooker]

I've got one more report to write to finish up the RCA, it is definitely a money grab but if you can market it and sell consulting work in your area it's probably worth it.

Good luck with that Jon; did not add up for me. The BCMA is much more bang for the buck. Plus ASCA has a powerful anti-practitioner vibe; consulting is held as the be-all and end-all, but many "pure" consultants are so lacking in field smarts that their product ain't worth what they try to charge. my observation based on 18 years in and out of asca

Also, when I was at the biomechanics week in august in ohio, all the 'lead' researchers in the world couldn't really agree on a lot of the issues which makes you realize none of this stuff is black and white...

jp

I heard toat too, loud and clear. Learning to see the shades of gray, the level beyond black and white and dogma, that's the purpose of the whole cert program imo.
Yes it makes money for the org--how many of you could serve your customers if you did not make money?
And PB I think you got it backwards on the ceus--higher cert for more knowledge proven means more needed to maintain that level.

"start taking my business towards the consulting side and specialty work while creaming the good pruning... jobs." This can be a hugely productive niche; i've had it 6 years now and it has paid off well. Hands on the trees, mind on the science, can be a happy mix.

 

[sotc]

Thanks for the the input Guy, nice to have your perspective

 

[CurSedVoyce]

"start taking my business towards the consulting side and specialty work while creaming the good pruning... jobs." This can be a hugely productive niche; I've had it 6 years now and it has paid off well. Hands on the trees, mind on the science, can be a happy mix.

This sounds like an awesome plan as we get later in life

 

[canadiantreeman]

Thats my plan, anyways. Still, good on ya Willie, don't want to sound too Jed-like, but I respect the heck outta ya for getting it done.

 

[sotc]

Poor Jed

 

[Bounce]

Way to go Willie! I'm gonna call you Fancy Pants from now on, OK?

 

[Burnham]

Or Mr. Punk, Sir!

 

[stig]

Congratulations Willie.
If you moved to Denmark, we'd probably crown you king of the trees.
We are woefully short of educated tree people here.

 

[canadiantreeman]

Hahah!

 

[FJR]

Way to go Willie!

 

[sotc]

Thanks Carl, see what you started!

 

[Paul B]

Nice, Willie!

imagine if I had forgotten the comma or the capitalization on his name... lol

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Yeah, that would have made the quote thread.....

 

[Old Monkey]

First the guy learns to capitalize and use things like commas and periods, now he's a frigging BCMA. Amazing what a little book learning will do you ya.

 

[sotc]

Ok, I get Darin's comment, not sure about you other two...

 

[Old Monkey]

Nice, Willie!

Subtract comma and read.

 

[sotc]

Oh! That was funny? I thought he had snuka peek

 

[stehansen]

Awesome, willie. Way to raise the bar.

 

[Old Monkey]

So to speak.

 

[thattreeguy]

go willie go

 

[Widow Shooter]

wow, I'm impressed

well kinda', maybe a wee bit, a tiny wee bit good job punk

 

[sotc]

Thanks, i'm just trying to decide if I want a Petzl tat or a BCMA tat now

 

[MasterBlaster]

What kinda nut has a Petzl tattoo?

oh, wait....

 

[Widow Shooter]

bitches....

 

[MasterBlaster]

I got 99 problems, butta a Petzl tat ain't one of em!