I used to sneak into breakout sessions at the IACP conference before I was a member. (My aim is to make that sound more scandalous than it actually was!) When I was a sergeant, I taught Seven Habits for Highly Effective Police Officers, and I helped promote our classes for several years at the vendor expo at the annual IACP conference. When there was a lull at the booth, I would stand in the back of the workshop rooms and sample the classes. Technically, my vendor lanyard didn’t grant me access into the sessions, but no one tackled me. I was in awe of the vast array of topics and challenges in law enforcement. Even though I was hacking the content, I was inspired by the subject matter experts, and I soaked up the material and the education.