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Mistakes happen, but we learned!
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As a young Second Lieutenant in the US Army, I was tasked to put together an "Officer Professional Development" for my classmates. Living in Washington, DC we had great access to many high ranking officials, the idea came to me when I was attending a change of command ceremony and as I listened to the career biography of the officer assuming command. How often is it in any scenario to see only the good in others careers or in this case hobbies.
So I left that day with a mission. I sought out retired Military Officers, to have a round table discussion with my peers. A lot of the officers were confused as to what they might be able to offer a group of young officers ( a lot of the retired officers had been retired for quite some time). But I told them that often we only see the good & the accomplishments that are noteworthy in the biographies. After all no one likes to talk about screw ups! The officers ( from brigadier general to Lieutenant General) were intrigued and they agreed. We talked for hours with career military men about their mistakes, and what they learned about them & how we might be able to apply it to our own careers. it truly was a wonderful experience. We had a total of 12 flag officers talk, a total of 25 stars in the room.
As a collector, our hobby may not be as important as the battlefield, but sometimes it can be perceived that way. As one enters a shop, auction, or bourse. We do have a mission. So what learned experiences might you be able to share to help others along the way?
So I left that day with a mission. I sought out retired Military Officers, to have a round table discussion with my peers. A lot of the officers were confused as to what they might be able to offer a group of young officers ( a lot of the retired officers had been retired for quite some time). But I told them that often we only see the good & the accomplishments that are noteworthy in the biographies. After all no one likes to talk about screw ups! The officers ( from brigadier general to Lieutenant General) were intrigued and they agreed. We talked for hours with career military men about their mistakes, and what they learned about them & how we might be able to apply it to our own careers. it truly was a wonderful experience. We had a total of 12 flag officers talk, a total of 25 stars in the room.
As a collector, our hobby may not be as important as the battlefield, but sometimes it can be perceived that way. As one enters a shop, auction, or bourse. We do have a mission. So what learned experiences might you be able to share to help others along the way?
WTB... errors, New Orleans gold, and circulated 20th key date coins!
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Moral shop another shop from now on.
Sure we have all had similar disasters in numismatics, too bad there are none of us immune to mistakes.