Mac
Marauder
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2005
- Posts
- 5,709
- Location
- USA
- Avatar Name
- Mannanan Mac y Lir
I didn't win this time, I didn't even place, but my avatar is better this year than it was last year, and that's progress!
This reminds me...
This one time when I was just a wee little box kicker on a ship offload/onload operation somewhere in the world, I was down in some dark dirty hold of a ship, hot as hell, covered in dirt, grime and sweat and getting quite grumpy, I had the opportunity to complain to the Chief running the show about how things were not progressing to my liking. His response was, "If you don't like it, make rank and change it, until then, quit your bitchin' and get back to work."
I got determined, progressed, made rank, and was eventually, as an E-5, was promoted to Ships Supervisor job, a job typically held by an E-7. It was the highest operational enlisted position in our unit, once I was in charge, I made the changes I saw were needed, the unit got better, our operations got better, people were happier, and we got rewarded in various ways, I got promoted to E-6, I got Sailor of the Year award that year and was on my way to Chief (E-7). Things got better all the way around.
The lesson is, if you don't like what your getting right now, and if its important to you, then work on getting better and compete for it.
“Don't wish it were easier. Wish you were better.” - Jim Rohn
Like Elvis sang,
A little less conversation, a little more action please
All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me
A little more bite and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark
This reminds me...
This one time when I was just a wee little box kicker on a ship offload/onload operation somewhere in the world, I was down in some dark dirty hold of a ship, hot as hell, covered in dirt, grime and sweat and getting quite grumpy, I had the opportunity to complain to the Chief running the show about how things were not progressing to my liking. His response was, "If you don't like it, make rank and change it, until then, quit your bitchin' and get back to work."
I got determined, progressed, made rank, and was eventually, as an E-5, was promoted to Ships Supervisor job, a job typically held by an E-7. It was the highest operational enlisted position in our unit, once I was in charge, I made the changes I saw were needed, the unit got better, our operations got better, people were happier, and we got rewarded in various ways, I got promoted to E-6, I got Sailor of the Year award that year and was on my way to Chief (E-7). Things got better all the way around.
The lesson is, if you don't like what your getting right now, and if its important to you, then work on getting better and compete for it.
“Don't wish it were easier. Wish you were better.” - Jim Rohn
Like Elvis sang,
A little less conversation, a little more action please
All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me
A little more bite and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark