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Laura Motes is a former police officer who served with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department for 21 years. She became a Sergeant in 2004, which meant she needed to quickly adapt to the new duties she was expected to take on in the role. These pointers will prove helpful to anybody who has managed to attain the same rank and wishes to do the best possible job.

Laura Motes

Develop Your Communication Skills

You will be splitting a lot of time between your superiors and your team of officers on the ground, so you are going to need to develop your communication skills accordingly. You will have to develop a range of approaches so that you can effectively handle discussions with people at all levels of the force, from your new trainees through to your superior officers.

Become a Coach

As a Sergeant you are going to find that more of your fellow officers start coming to you for advice, particularly those who are new to the force. Be confident in your abilities and recognize that you would not have achieved the position in the first place if you didn’t have something useful to offer. Use your own experiences to help others develop.

Admit Mistakes

Laura Motes always took ownership of any mistakes that happened while she was a Sergeant. It is important to continue your professional development once you attain the rank by learning from your mistakes so that you don’t make them again later on down the line. This will ensure your continued development and improve your chances of progressing further up the ladder.

Laura Motes is an avid bird watcher and enjoys feeding bird as well. She often feeds them suet cakes. Instead of spending a lot of money on suet cakes, she often makes her own. If you want to make your own suet cakes, try the tips below.

Laura Motes

Gather Your Ingredients

Having all of your ingredients on hand will make the task go faster and easier. To make your own bird suet cakes you will need the following:

Fat

Bird Seed

Dried Fruit

Corn Meal

Mix The Ingredients

Once you have collected all your ingredients, you will need to mix them. You should melt the fat over low heat to turn it into a liquid and then slowly mix in the other ingredients. Pay close attention to the consistency of the mixture. Only add enough cornmeal to thicken the mix into a paste but not make it to dry or clumpy.

Pour The Mold

Before the suet mixture hardens pour it into a suet mold. You can either save the plastic container from a purchase suet package or make your own. If you prefer small suet cakes, use an ice cube tray. You can also build your own trays with simple supplies you likely have in your home already.

Making your own suet cakes like Laura Motes can help you save money and attract birds to your yard or home. Making your own suet cakes also gives you more control over what you feed the birds in your yard.