So I am the operations manager of Air Traffic Control & Aeronautical Field Operations Squadron at the 16th Fighter Wing Air Base of Republic of Korea Air Force. My first week at work has been splendid. As the 3rd person in command, I have 55 people of ages ranging from 19-53 working under me, and they pay me a lot of respect for a 22 year old dude who just got there with considerably less work experience than them. All this sounds like bullcrap right. Something's got to be off............... but this is the military and I believe that I have rightfully earned my place there through everything I've been through since March this year. Plus the 22 years I've lived through all the experiences and lessons, good and bad.
Got my first taste of power and authority........... It's a huge change from everything that I've been used to. Leadership- It's like a juicy and hearty steak meal with lots of mash potatoes and all of that. It comes with lots of power (calories) but I've got to use it all in the right places to make good use of them. Or else things will just get detrimental.
What a terrible simile but I also mentioned this because it "tastes" good. I feel so confident in the right ways. Yet I feel this huge pressure. I get pretty close to being scared at times that I might disappoint others and become a burden. But I'm not letting myself get there. Confidence is 50% of everything I do. Whether it's objectively true or not, I'm going to put that on myself in everything I do from now on.
Can you notice the little bit (no actually a lot) of confidence booster in the first paragraph? Lol............
But then again who am I talking to?
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