Getting nervous around RDCs

[jonc2006]

I just absolutely hate the spotlight, that's my main problem. I mean, it's like I know most of the material I'm going to be quizzed on but when it comes down to me having to recite that stuff in front of everybody else and the RDCs, I'm worried the fear of screwing up is going to cause me to screw up.

[Auridan]

I hope you do screw up a good few times while you're there, so you can learn that it's not that scary. Getting over fear of failure will help you in all kinds of ways besides this. And at RTC, like FutureND said, the worst that'll happen to you is a bit of exercise. So go out there and take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!

[LT Guppy]

Originally Posted by jonc2006

I just absolutely hate the spotlight, that's my main problem. I mean, it's like I know most of the material I'm going to be quizzed on but when it comes down to me having to recite that stuff in front of everybody else and the RDCs, I'm worried the fear of screwing up is going to cause me to screw up.

Originally Posted by Auridan

I hope you do screw up a good few times while you're there, so you can learn that it's not that scary. Getting over fear of failure will help you in all kinds of ways besides this. And at RTC, like FutureND said, the worst that'll happen to you is a bit of exercise. So go out there and take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!

That's exactly why you need to fail in RDC. It's safe. No one is going to get hurt or killed. You're going to do a couple push ups and learn to push through your mistakes without freezing, so if you do ever find yourself in a high stress situation in the middle of the ocean you can remain cool and do your job without freezing up.