83: Meaningful Perch
F I S H E R S, I N Most industries have trade associations and the industry I work in is no exception. The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) provides advocacy and education to its members. For the past eight years, I’ve been very fortunate to sit on their board of directors - a truly magical professional opportunity. My NAMIC obligations are mostly fulfilled through in-person meetings in locations all over the US and Canada. From many of these travel opportunities, I’ve added vacation days springing off onto personal adventures chasing down nearby Nature Conservancy (TNC) properties to add to the collection. In fact, of the 82 I’ve visited so far, 17 have been related to trade association travels. Thanks to NAMIC, I’ve stood upon the sandy Loess Hills of Iowa, hiked deep into Ramsey Canyon in Arizona, walked to the middle of a tallgrass prairie in Kansas, tramped through a savanna in ...