Reputation Matters

Building your Reputation in the fire service starts from day 1. From day 1 we are being watched and categorized. Reputation can be a fragile thing, even if you spend decades building a solid reputation you can quickly chip away at it or even destroy it by ill advised actions. On the other side of that coin for those that have got off on the wrong foot and created a bad reputation for themselves, that can change too. It’s a long hard road but you can rebuild a negative reputation.

Honesty and humility are however are required for this flip. We have to be honest about what we’ve done that’s lead To this bad reputation. We also have to be humble enough to work through the process of healing that reputation. It’s ok to say “I made mistakes in the past but luckily I have realized how wrong I was and I’m ready to made it right.”

We can all do better, and be better. It’s time to start.