This quote comes directly from a council member post about promotions. Goals are nice but they should not be the main reason your here. Your here to have fun and meet people. That is what you should be focused on.
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Stop thinking about it. Getting promoted isn’t a game where you can learn the tricks of the trade or follow a list of things to do to 'level up'. Not everyone will get promoted, and nobody should ever expect to be promoted. Moving on to the next level of eGO, I don’t believe, was ever intended to represent a goal to work forward to as much as a way to reward those who are deserving. Much like the ribbons put into place a couple of months ago.
To put it another way, a promotion is a way of honoring someone for their efforts in a public way and allowing them to take on more responsibility. But it doesn’t mean that someone who is promotion less must be any less of a good leader, a strong example to be followed, or someone who gives back to the community any less. Nobody needs a higher rank to be a good person - so if all you are interested in is having more power and more respect from the general public then you may wish to rethink what your goal is, and most likely you are not the type of person eGO wishes to share its trust with.
If you want a promotion then be humble, and only worry about yourself - not about anyone else who gets promotions. Let eGO be concerned with other members, and you can be concerned with yourself. Be the best you can be, and forget about promotions.
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Nothing against your goals but you should adjust what they are.