Every once in a while I have one of those months where it seems I spend more time on planes than on the ground. September was one of those months for me, 34,534 kilometres to be exact. Needless to say, I’m happy to be back and adjusted to one consistent time-zone.
As I’ve written before in my post “How I learn“, one the big benefits of travelling and speaking to different industries for me is absorbing knowledge from others. Last month, in addition to holding my own seminars and workshops in various cities, I had the privilege of speaking at the following events that fell completely outside of my own industry:
- FIDIC World Consulting Engineering Conferece – Seoul, Korea
- Canadian Dental Association National Conference – Regina, Canada
- Farm Credit Canada Annual Marketing Branch Meeting – Saskatoon, Canada
As usual, whenever possible I made an effort to stick around for the day and attend as many sessions as possible. Topics ranged from sustainable resource extraction and small business micro-agriculture, to low-cost re-constructive dental surgery techniques for at-risk populations.