Its All About Me?

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Have you expereinced in your associations, members who feel "its all about me"? Recently, I get the vibe that many of my fellow members are very self contained worried about how much $$ they can make, level of recognition, and high profile games. While putting the association second and really not caring to groom younger officials who they might view as a future threat.

Your thoughts and experiences?

what you've described is called "ego"....don't get me wrong, ego is a good thing (too much of it - or too much of anything, really, - is not good). the ego's job is to protect us and not let us get hurt.

the ego believes that putting the association first and training younger officials will hurt an official. that's why the ego want more $, more games, better games, and more recognition.....it's only normal.

as in life, those people who have a healthy ego or are able to keep their ego under control, are usually the most successfull people.