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accomplishments. [They] should look • ahead and know there is more to be achieved more to be demanded of
[them].
• “Stop, look and listen” is an old time-tested precautionary slogan of • the railroads -- but have you ever
applied these key words to yourself?
To your job? You, yourself, are like
an advertisement in a magazine
or newspaper. Your behavior and appearance are a composite picture
or walking advertisement of YOU!
Be well-groomed at all times. The appearance of your clothes and yourself, and the manner in which you do your
job, is an advertisement of WHAT you are!
• Strive for more education. Newton D. Baker said: “The man who graduates today, stops learning tomorrow, is uneducated the day after”. Strive for the ability to think things through in a clear and logical manner.
• A good C.P.O. should try to learn something new each day, either tangible or intangible. Self-composure, good judgment, understanding, intelligent conversation, and the like are just as important sometimes as the technical know-how!
Be ambitious, curious within proper limits, be an interesting conversationalist, and BE CHEERFUL!
If you will analyze the following sentence, it should prove a formula in promoting your “Professionalism.”: “A [person’s] value is dependent upon the supervision [they] need.” Ask yourself, “Wherein do
I need supervision?” Try to eliminate the need for supervision on at least one duty each day. Soon you will require little or no supervision on your job. In this paragraph you have all the ingredients for success and true professionalism!
NOTE: Our Commandant has stressed “Leadership” -- which promotes motivation -- motivation for self and motivation for others around you. Re-study Article #20!!
..”If there was ever a more fitting individual that represented all the best attributes and values of a Coast Guard Master Chief, Stan Hiller was the man”. ~CAPT Rod Cook, USNR Ret.
Pictured at right: Master Chief Machinery Technician Stanley Hiller enlisted in the Coast Guard on 19 August 1948 at the age of 17 and formally retired on 01 April 1993 with 45 years of service.
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