There are no limitations in designing any project, property, or life plan beyond the design considerations. This is the case in Puerto Rico.
Many people have voiced support for @SolarPuertoRico. Each has brought up the difficulties presented by the project. These are all design considerations which will advise how we proceed.
“Wait… What about a budget?? Surely that’s a limitation!”
The budget is a design consideration. It’s part of the existing conditions, present at the start of strategic planning.
“How will we get the solar panels, wiring, infrastructure there?”
This is also an existing condition. The solar company @Sunnova_Solar led by @SunnovaCEO John Berger has projects in Puerto Rico. He has met with Puerto Rico’s governor @RicardoRossello. I hope to hear back from them soon. Perhaps you know someone who works there?
“What about labor? How will you find people with the right experience to train locals in force? People can’t volunteer that kind of time!”
I agree, it’s not fair to ask people to volunteer their time and expertise to work on @SolarPuertoRico. Those who participate will experience opportunity cost by spending time away from their loved ones, and living conditions in Puerto Rico will be challenging. My plan is that people will get paid for their work. (Though I’m hoping people will contact me to volunteer if they want to help develop the project. It will make this much more fun!)
Would you like to be involved? Do you have a contact in Puerto Rico? If so, please get in touch! ¡Vamos a Hacerlo! Let’s do it!
The next time you’re shopping at the pet store, in a box store, or eating out, pay attention to the person behind the counter. Are they courteous, helpful? Are they accountable when they make an error, or if something is mis-priced? Are they aware of what is going on around them, do they create relationships? Pay attention to the way they speak to customers on the phone. Then imagine them working in your office.
Consider a cashier at a chain store. There is no more important position in any organization than one which serves as the face of the organization. People who are dependable, friendly, helpful, accurate, and take initiative can succeed in this position. And you also make great managers!
d of mine tells the story of facilitating a workshop with young people. One by one they climbed onto a table, leaned back and let themselves be caught by their cohort. As the last student emerged from the arms of his new friends, a feisty student with a mischievous gleam in his eye challenged E to do the same. He climbed onto the table, turned around and trusted. His eyes twinkle as he recalls the students catching him, and the shared feeling of trust.
fear of what could happen to a celebration of all the things I couldn’t possibly expect. I listened more closely to the whispers of my heart. I let go of definitions of myself I had carried for many years, illusions based on my reflection in the mirror of society. These definitions had begun to feel too heavy for me to bear any longer. Putting them down, rather than putting myself down for not meeting expectations – mine or others – was the most compassionate thing I have ever done for myself. Giving up this burden gave me the strength to look inward and become familiar with the love-ly woman-child giggling inside of me, full of wonder.
Cimbria Badenhausen, MBA, ENV SP 