Good Vs Great....Where do you fall in?

The Good vs Great Mindset frustrates many.

That's the big struggle we have in the fire service, the good don't understand the great and the great don't understand the good. Let's understand that the department sets the standards, the members meet it or they don’t. You can try and make people better but don't get frustrated because they don't want to be where you're at. On the flip side the good shouldn't get frustrated because there's guys out there trying to be better. That's a challenge we all have. Understanding human behavior and human culture, helps you deal with it.  When I do something and I've got someone  making negative comments because I train every day or I take my guys to our training field on our assigned day. That's their perspective of the situation. By us going out there we make life easier for ourselves later.

But that kind of also deals with mindset and helping you guys understand when you're going against these people they're going to talk about you. If you do anything, people are going to talk about you. I would suggest give them something to talk about, no matter what you do. If you don't want people to talk about you, don't do anything. That's probably the only way. Otherwise, get over it, it's their perspective, their opinion, doesn't mean it reflects anything on you.

Its your choice to be good enough or to strive to be great.