Why you should forget the awesome, for now

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"We all have standards.

From whether you never leave the house without a tie to cleaning your children’s faces before they go to school, we all have a level that we refuse to allow ourselves to fall below.

I’m sure you can see people’s standards being eroded in your workplace, just look around you. The girl who is having a muffin and coke for lunch, the boss who has started to come into meetings late or the guy who is skipping the gym and putting on weight.

When you allow your standards to slip you are effectively allowing yourself to be ‘less awesome’. You are approving of your own poor behaviour and saying, ‘I’m going to let myself down today.’


‘Airmanship covers a broad range of desirable behaviours and abilities in an aviator. It is not simply a measure of skill or technique, but also a measure of a pilot’s awareness of the aircraft, the environment in which it operates, and of his own capabilities.’
‘Truly superior pilots are those who use their superior judgment to avoid those situations where they might have to use their superior skills."


An excelent article by Fast Jet Flying instructor Tim Davies



http://www.fastjetperformance.com/podcasts/why-you-should-forget-the-awesome-for-now





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