To avoid criticism .. say nothing, do nothing be nothing

Or

Choose counsel wisely & embrace the feedback

Build up resilience by using strategy # 2 ….. Power of Proximity

-Coach

-Crew

-Counsel

Not everyone is entitled to an opinion on your life.  Stop trying to please your critics.

I don’t care about their rank, relationship, status... if they are not building you up, they don't deserve a voice in your life.

Officer Brandon Griffith shares how he almost died from a cardiac arrest at a young age. This adversity fueled his passion to save more lives from cardiac arrest and be a force for good.

If you are going to excel at a promotion you must have a strong purpose and believe in the mission of the organization.

To find out more about Griffith Blue Heart visit the link below.

https://griffithblueheart.com/

Regardless of how committed you are to your promotion, your greatest resistance will likely from yourself. 

Engineer Jon Scaife shares how he overcame the challenges in 2020 and placed #1 on the Engineer test.

Don’t be a one-dimensional douchebag!

Constantly strive to expand your life in the following areas. 

-Faith

-Family

-Finance

-Fitness

Be a 4 Dimensional Firefighter. Not perfect, but a constant work in progress. 

Captain Dylan Lee shares what he learned with his promotion at Northwest Fire District in southern Arizona.

“The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.”― Stephen McCranie

This episode emphasizes the need for patience and perseverance on your path to promotion. 

The Promotion Playbook offers a proven path to your promotion yet this path is not guaranteed. Adversity is part of the path.

When faced with adversity consider these guidelines to navigate..

-Choose a story to empower you using The Situation Size Up, Strategy #6.

-Share your pain with your family/ crew. Pain shared is pain divided. 

-Every adversity carries with it the seed of equal or greater benefit.

-NEVER go victim.

In this interview Captain Jake Cecil shares what he learned with his promotional testing experience and how he placed #1 on his promotional list. 

Jake Cecil is a Captain with Copper Canyon Fire District in Arizona. 

This episode shares the next stage of this podcast called Stories from the Summit. I will be interviewing people who have been successful with promotional testing. 

This gives an overview of the fundamental size up sheets found in The Promotion Playbook.