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I recently experienced a very public failure that was experienced by basically the entire battalion. I feel like I may have lost a lot of rapport with some people that I had been building for the past month. I've been at this new unit for a month and I was given a brief to do on very short notice, but I failed to perform. A warrant officer came to my rescue, but I still feel a great sense of embarrassment. What are some ways I can make a comeback? I have already a lot of discussions with people at various levels on how to prevent it in the future and I am not trying to blame my failure on the circumstances. I will be building the brief in an email version for distribution later during an MRX. What are some ways you reestablish trust? (I understand that it is a potentially long process.)
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- Shit happens and worrying about it is counterproductive.
- It's always good to have plenty of prep time, let a second pair of eyes see it, go to the actual site of the brief and rehearse it.
- Everyone makes mistakes. Joe Montana threw 139 interceptions but he was still great. Keep a stiff upper lip, walk straight with confidence. You will do fine.
- It's always good to have plenty of prep time, let a second pair of eyes see it, go to the actual site of the brief and rehearse it.
- Everyone makes mistakes. Joe Montana threw 139 interceptions but he was still great. Keep a stiff upper lip, walk straight with confidence. You will do fine.
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SSG (Join to see), I empathize with you. We've all been there, believe me. I think that MAJ Ken Landgren's advice is sound. These lyrics, written in 1936 by Dorothy Fields, although lighthearted, are also appropriate:
"Pick yourself up...
Take a deep breath...
Dust yourself off
And start all over again."
"Pick yourself up...
Take a deep breath...
Dust yourself off
And start all over again."
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I know exactly what you are going through. Not only in the past, when I checked into my first unit did something like this happen to me; it happened again 17 years later. You can't change what happened now, but you can change your future.
Hold your head up, take your licks (reasonably), and use that internal strife you feel inside to push past not only the stumble... but use it to make yourself a better person and Soldier for the future! People need not only someone who's good when things are easy, but someone who's strong when things are tough. Now is your best opportunity to prove you're an NCO to your leaders and the best man for ANY job.
It will take time, but you'll need that time for self improvement and regaining the leadership's trust.
You got this... take the opportunity and push further.
Hold your head up, take your licks (reasonably), and use that internal strife you feel inside to push past not only the stumble... but use it to make yourself a better person and Soldier for the future! People need not only someone who's good when things are easy, but someone who's strong when things are tough. Now is your best opportunity to prove you're an NCO to your leaders and the best man for ANY job.
It will take time, but you'll need that time for self improvement and regaining the leadership's trust.
You got this... take the opportunity and push further.
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