I’m continuing our lessons from the farm series today. You can click here to read the previous post.
Today, let’s talk about fences. Every field I talked about Tuesday was surround by a fence.
Here’s the thing about fence: A great fence is great because of great labor.
Someone who is willing to put forth the time and effort to build a great fence will reap the benefits of a great fence for years.
Someone who is unwilling to put forth the time and effort to build a great fence will pay for it sooner rather than later.
But after decades, even a great fence gets weak and worn. We spent countless days fixing old fence and rebuilding fence lines, and there was one aspect I found fascinating.
We always knew the beginning and the end of the fence line. That was pretty easy. The tricky part was making certain all of the posts in between lined up.
One of the greatest dangers in fence building is failing to balance where you are with where you’re going. The next post had to be in line with the final post.
Alignment is critical.
In the midst of our current COVID19 reality, alignment is still critical. The delivery of what we do may be different, but the next post needs to be in proper alignment. Otherwise we lose alignment, creating undue stress on the rest of the fence.
I hope you’ve done your due diligence prior to this shift in delivery so as to give you a post you’re aiming for. And I hope the next post you drive is in alignment with where you’re heading.
But more importantly, I hope you don’t lose your way during this time. Follow the fence line. Stay in alignment. Build a great fence.