Fire Service MENTOR

Developing the fire service, two at a time.

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How Southwest leadership failed the holidays: Four charts explaining the very predictable cancellation mess. “If it’s predictable, it’s preventable” GG.
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"Comfort is the enemy of growth"
- Firefighter Aaron Fields

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"I spent a lot of years being very upset that I didn't have any God given or natural talent. Then someone showed me that I had one...work ethic. With that came the keys to the kingdom.”
- Ogre Olson

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"Chiefs who don’t value senior men usually never took the time to become one."
- Firefighter John Spera

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"You can change without improving but you can’t improve without changing."
- Battalion Chief Rob Franklin

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Do what's right, not what's easy.

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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses...in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali

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"One learns to ignore criticism by first learning to ignore applause"
- Robert Breault

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"You should worry less about who you might offend and care more about who you might inspire."
- Tim Allen

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"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
- Albert Einstein

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"Minimum qualifications often become maximum expectatons."
- James Page

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"Those most willing to criticize are the least willing to step up and fix the problem.
They look for blame like they’re going to win a prize when they find it."
- Dr Rich Gasaway

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“Don't lower your standards for those who won't raise theirs.”
- Firefighter John Spera

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"Relationships are stronger than the chain of command."
- Jocko Willink

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"Not using discipline when it’s appropriate is actually doing your members a disservice. That one moment that would be a step in changing behaviors could be the turning point for a member to get on the right... https://t.co/XM2h3PX72X

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Deciding who is allowed to join your organization is the most critical decision your organization will ever face. Individuals who do not possess leadership traits from the onset can not and will not make good... https://t.co/AROsqI1ZnC

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“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
- unknown

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"The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room."
- Frank Lucas

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"Your future is not determined by opportunities instead it is by your decisions."
- unknown

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“We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in. We internalize the negative messages we get throughout... https://t.co/x4M2CRkb02