My first takeaway is about planning and instructions. This year I had to plan a lot and give out instructions a lot. I learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t. For example, you need to plan more than what you planned for. You need to prepare and plan for mistakes to happen, prepare and plan for activities to take longer or to take not as long, and prepare and plan for your staff not liking some of the procedures. The second takeaway I got was good leadership. Not for me, but for my site leaders, good leadership can make or break a site. Sometimes it’s hard to differentiate between friends and co-workers, but the ones that can do that and make the hard decisions are good leaders. My third takeaway is physical and mental health. This for me personally is always hard and I’ve been on a continuous cycle of sickness. In the future, I need to take into consideration my own limits and put my health first.