Quote Originally Posted by idispense View Post
It wasn’t necessary for the greatest leaders of change in the optical industry to be opticians to control the direction of opticians.
It was only necessary for them to believe they could.

Would it make sense to identify and study those leaders ?
Do this. Google the Vision Monday list of 50 Most Influential Women. Single out the opticians who are not affiliated with a manufacturer or vision insurance company. Who's left? Not many. Opticians can't or won't even promote or even nominate their own. Opticians talk a good game and talk is cheap. We either gather our forces and work toward a common goal or sit back and accept our fate.

Like I said, January will mark 50 years in this industry and very little has changed. We are as fractured as ever. Our state associations are dying for lack of interest, which paralyzes our national organizations. I'm tired and frustrated and ready to call it quits.