Attitude vs. Aptitude Which is more important. Obviously you need to have both, but where should your attention be. Assume you are the best firefighter in the world. They could make an IFSTA
manual by just following you around all day. You eat breath, and sleep
fire service. But you aren’t the nicest most personable guy. This will
get you a front row seat to watch the guys with minimum skills with a The Fire Service can take just about anyone off the street and make them into a firefighter in a year, as long as they can go into a burning building and see blood. Usually a poor attitude is a long-term thing. Attitude is your rudder through life. Be aware most departments already have enough people working there with an attitude problem, and don’t need any more. For example, I am working with a newly hired firefighter. He’s working through his probation and has a great You could do something once and have someone see it, tell someone else, and suddenly your “ Easy chair Charlie”. Probation is hard enough. Don’t make it harder than it has to be. “Attitude is such a small thing that can make such a huge difference.” Courtesy of Captain Rob, @ www.eatstress.com Capt. Bob Smith, Speaker, Author, Publisher, Information Products. 5565 Black Ave. Pleasanton 94566 Phone: (925) 846-3959 |
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