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A Guinea Pig Once Again

I hate being a guinea pig when it comes to medical stuff. When I was going to the pain docs and various other specialists, I got tired of new treatments, new medicines, and every one of them telling me THEY had the answer.

Obviously, they didn't or I'd be all well now, right? In fact, most of the time, stuff they tried not only didn't make things better, but instead made things worse, and I ended up with more problems than I had to start with! (For instance, just ask me how much fun it is trying to travel with Irritable Bowel Syndrome now.)

But sometimes being a guinea pig is good and actually has benefits. Seriously.

To explain a bit . . .

My usual Thursday night webinar (training session) just wrapped up. I *love* these sessions, because it's such a great way to learn more, get to ask questions, and so few people take advantage of them.

Because so few people take advantage, it gives the ones who DO even more of an advantage. More chances to get in there and ask YOUR questions for instance. And if you're a regular, the guys doing the training get to know you which can also have advantages.

Like giving you a better chance of getting to be a guinea pig.

Tonight's session was shorter than usual because it wasn't actual training. We were brainstorming about future training modules. We've done something similar before, only usually on more advanced topics. I even played guinea pig for one of these projects and learned bunches, plus I get the finished program/product for free. (We're talking about something worth hundreds of dollars here folks!)

Tonight I volunteered to be a guinea pig once again. It means a second night a week of classes for a while, but I'm excited about it. (Although it's a good thing we're finished traveling for a while!) We're going back to basics, and it will not only be a good review, but should expand my knowledge on ways of doing things. There's always something new to learn, and it's great when you find a better way of doing something!

Those of us fortunate enough to get in on being guinea pigs might also be called crash test dummies. As in we're the dummies (newbies) who take the system and see if we can crash it. (Think Buster on Mythbusters!) If it works in spite of our ignorance, they've got a winner!

I realize I complain a lot about having too much to do, and yet here I've added something else to my "to do" list and have the audacity to say I'm excited about it. However, this is high priority stuff for me cause the more I learn, the better chance to earn.

Yep, sometimes being a guinea pig can actually be a good thing.

2 comments:

You are a million miles ahead of me, Tish! I am a true dummy!

 

Ha, you are NOT a dummy. Just smart in different things!