October 20, 2011
I became familiar with the phrase
opportunity to excel when I was a brand new lieutenant, fresh out of college with "butter bars" and no idea of how to do anything. I remember at some point I was
voluntold for a task. Not familiar with the term
voluntold? That is when you are
highly encouraged (told) to
volunteer for a task. Or, better yet, your boss is at a meeting and he/she
volunteers you for a project and tells you about it afterward. The first time that happened to me, I remember being a little irate.
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