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@Trip7.
I suppose I appreciate people that are proud of the accomplishments they have made in their life due to hard work. Somewhere along the lines it appear to me that you were placing a great deal of your career progression success solely on "luck" and failed to give yourself credit for the work put in.
Step back for a moment and you just might see how it is being perceived, not just by me but by many others that have noticed.
I conduct a great deal of annual training for some of our nation's most junior military forecasters and a concept that I stress is being confident in your accomplishments because these very new, but knowledgeable, individuals in a very tight community will be asked to make operational decisions that require a very clear Go / No Go recommendation. They have to own that decision, regardless of how the end accuracy plays out. It builds conviction but it also builds something else. It builds a great deal of confidence and provides a strong sense of pride in the work they have accomplished but are also providing to our end users.
While you may think I am attacking you I am also trying to reinforce to many others that it is perfectly okay to work hard for what you want and to acknowledge that you achieved your desires because of some of that energy.
In any of my arenas in life I prefer to work with hard workers who believe in themselves rather people who settled on believing luck gave them what they need.
