If you are not open to positive and constructive criticism, then you are not willing to grow and mature as a leader. Be open to criticism, but don’t be emotionally effected by it – learn and grow from it!
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NEW Fire Engineering blog post and cartoon: No Connection.
The kitchen table conversation has become a lost art in some firehouses, replaced with social media images and endless cat videos. Never underestimate the power of great conversation while breaking bread and sharing thoughts, stories, and ideas.
STAY FIRED UP, and put down the phone and talk…to real people. You might just be amazed at what you’ll learn.
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NEW Fire Engineering blog cartoon: Cupid’s Dilemma!
Here’s a not-so-supple Valentine’s Day card.
STAY FIRED UP, and get into the job!
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by Mike and Anne Gagliano
Firefighters form very tight bonds with each other because of the unique nature of the job. It is a paramilitary organization of shiftwork at a firehouse where firefighters eat together, sleep together, and sometimes die together. They put their lives in each other’s hands becoming more than mere co-workers, but family. A brother/sisterhood, they are like-minded, enthusiastic achievers that share a calling to save lives. Because of this, the firehouse has an almost magnetic pull that at times can be more fun, exciting and appealing than the comparative ‘dullness’ of home. If so, the scale may tip, and the first family become second. If this imbalance occurs, jealousy will mount, and a once supportive spouse may come to deeply resent the fire service.
Remember that there will come a day when every firefighter hangs their coat on the hook for the last time. What a tragedy on that day to leave the firehouse and return to an empty home. Or to relationships that are a fraction of what they could have been if the first family had remained the priority.
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Get more relationship advice from Mike, Anne, and Paul with their 2020 Drawn by Relationship Calendar.
Order you copy here: https://fireengineeringbooks.com/relationships-by-fire-2020-calendar/
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Three volumes with 500 total pages of cartoon thumbnails and sketched ideas are literally in the books. Welcome volume #4 – can’t wait to see what we discover together!
