Dale Earnhardt Jr. reveals embarrassing thing that disappointed his dad

Dale Earnhardt Jr. reveals embarrassing thing that disappointed his dadDale Earnhardt Jr. reveals embarrassing thing that disappointed his dadDale Earnhardt Jr. welches insecure. He was insecure about how his breath or clothes smelled and he worried around people. When people hopped into his car for a ride, he wondered if they could sense what many around the NASCAR world called an open secret.I thought I was doing a better job of hiding it, Earnhardt Jr. jokingly told Ladders recently. They all kind of knew.Earnhardt Jr. was a smoker for 15 years. He picked up the habit in his early 20s and tried quitting multiple times until his wife, Amy (then his girlfriend) gave him an zeitlich befristete forderung after putting up with the smoking for a few months.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreIts either cigarettes or me. Earnhardt Jr. chose the latter.Secrets under the hoodThe 44-year-o ld, who semi-retired after the 2017 NASCAR season, was controlled by cigarettes. It was the first thing he thought about after completing a race and he felt disconnected from lifes moments due to his addiction always being on his mind.I was a little nervous about telling my story but I know that can be someone elses experience as well, he said. If this can help someone quit, then they can have that epiphany.While he hid his smoking habit well from fans, Earnhardt Jr., who teamed up with Nicorette to help promote its new coated ice mint lozenge, recalled to Ladders an embarrassing cigarette-related moment he had involving his late father, Dale Earnhardt, right before the start of the 24 Hours at Daytona race in 2001. (His father died in a wreck during the Daytona 500 later that month.)The biggest one - its funny, but it was awful. I hid cigarettes from my dad all my life. I worked really hard at it. He knew I smoked but I never wanted him to have to see me with a cigarette or untern ehmensverbund a pack of cigarettes. I worked real hard to never let him be exposed to that because I knew he was disappointed enough knowing that I did. He walked into my house a few times unannounced and saw ashtrays, so its like, Oh dammit. But he never once saw me with a cigarette and I felt pretty good about that track record.One day, we were getting ready to run the 24 Hours at Daytona in 2001. They had this special hookup for the watering system to be able to drink water and it plugs into the front of your helmet. I was in my bus with a buddy of mine, explicit around and I had that helmet on. You could put a cigarette right through that hole. And I was like, Check it out man I wonder if I can smoke this cigarette in this helmet. My dad opens the door and Im standing there with this helmet and a cigarette in it. He looked at me and slams the door, cussing It was the one time in his life that he saw me acting like a complete explicit and I was so ashamed. He was so angry. Its fu nny as hell today, but in that moment it was very disappointing.I knew I had broken his heart and disappointed the explicit out of him. That felt awful. Thats the worst of the worst. I had my drivers suit on. We were getting ready to head over to driver introductions and he was like, Wheres your explicit head at? Get in the game. Youre acting like a complete idiot and were getting ready to run a 24-hour race together. What are you thinking? Wheres your head? Im like, Im sorry dad, we were just explicit around. We thought it would be funny. He did bedrngnis see the humor and he was so mad.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

Navy Damage ControlmanCareer Profile

Navy Damage ControlmanCareer ProfileNavy Damage Controlman- Career ProfileThese days, with all the modern amenities of the Internet age, its easy to forget that damage control used to mean something other than backtracking from a horrible statement on Twitter. No, a damage controlman (DC) in the Navy is all about keeping a literal ship from sinking. Duties and Responsibilities Of course, a basic function of the Navy DC aboard ship is, as the name suggests, mitigating damage to the boat. That includes a lot of the hands-on repairs you might think of at first Emergency repairs to decks, structures, and hulls . . . and repair of watertight closures are just some examples according to Navy Personnel Command. Naturally, firefighting is also a part of the job, as is maintaining and repairing the onboard firefighting equipment. But as the shipsexperts on damage control, another important function of the DC is as a leader and a resource for his or her fellow sailors. Out at sea, the dama ge controlman can fill the role of ships fire marshaland is expected to lead firefighting teams in times of emergency. In times of not-so-emergency, DCs train their fellow sailors on how to respond to an emergency such as fire or damage to the hull. Damage control men also take responsibility for shipboard response to chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) threats (attacks of nerve gas, nuclear weapons, and the like.) Theyre responsible for everything from inspecting chemical protection suits and training ship personnel in their use to setting up contamination control areas in a worst-case scenario. Military Requirements In addition to earning a high school diploma, prospective Navy DCs must take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and achieve 200 total points from the verbal expression (VE), arithmetic reasoning (AR), mechanical knowledge (MK), and assembling objects (AS) sections of the test. Applicants must also have normal color vision. Although not strictly listed as qualifications for the job, there are a few other aptitudes that Navy Credentialing Opportunities On Line (COOL) suggests in their DC rating information card, including the ability to use portable tools, equipment, and machines . . . manual dexterity . . . and prior experience in leading others. Education New sailors hoping for the damage control rating actually begin life in the fireman apprentice (FN) rating, which, in addition to DC, can branch off into the electricians mate (EM), engineman (EN), gas turbine technician (GS), hull maintenance (HT), interior communication technician (IC), machinery repairman (MR), and machinists mate (MM) ratings. Regardless, the first stop for everyone is boot campat Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Those who secure assignment to the damage control field remain aboard Great Lakes to attend ten weeks of A school to prepare them for the basics of the job. The course consists of self-paced and group instruction with practic al application, according to the Navy COOL rating info card, and progresses from technical documentation and mechanical theory to the specifics of shipboard firefighting and damage control systems. Credentials and Career Outlook Once promoted to the grade of E-4, a sailor officially moves out of the fireman rating and into the damage control rating as a damage controlman third class (DC3). The Navy COOL rating card advises that although advancement opportunities are fair, initially getting into the small DC community is competitive, with only about 3,300 men and women in the rating altogether. Navy COOLlists the following civilian credentials related to the damage controlman field, for which the Navy may reimburse examination fees Certified in Disaster PreparednessCertified Incident Safety Officer- Fire SuppressionCertified Safety Instructor Senior LevelCertified Safety ProfessionalCertified Safety SpecialistHealth and Safety OfficerOccupational Health and Safety Technologist/Lo ss Control Specialist Damage controlmen can also apply for journeyman apprenticeship as firefighters or pump repairers through the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program.

How to Prepare Your Child for a Disney Audition

How to Prepare Your Child for a Disney AuditionHow to Prepare Your Child for a Disney AuditionContrary to many conspiracy theorists, the kids on Disney Channel (Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, etc.) are not grown in a lab somewhere. They are kids just like your kids except they have a dream job as a member of the cast of a Disney Channel show. But they had to go through the long, drawn-out process of auditioning over and over before they were chosen just like everyone else. Disney is very particular when trying to identify its talent. Mostly because The Walt Disney Company has come to realize that the kid they cast is much mora important than simply another face on a TV show, they are ambassadors of the Disney brand. This becomes that much more important when you realize how immediately recognizable and far-reaching the Disney brand is across the globe. So, what if your child has somehow managed to land the unique opportunity to audition for one of these shows? There are a fe w things youll want to keep in mind Tips There are a number of ways that your child might have been offered this opportunity. It may have come from an agent, a manager, a casting director, or possibly, one of the producers of one of the Disney Channel shows or even an executive from Disney Channelitself. A warning there are a number of unscrupulous people out there who are willing to take you for your money and in some cases more than that. If you have to pay for an audition, chances are youre no closer to getting your child onto a Disney Channel show than if you were to simply post your childs audition onto YouTube and hope that someone sees it. Disney does make a point of scouring the country from time to time searching for new talent, but it would never charge someone for this service. Additionally, be aware of agents and managers who make outlandish claims or promises to make your child the next Disney Channel star. He/she can certainly hope to make that happen, but ultimate ly it will come down to whether or not your child is right for the part. The most important thing your agent or manager can tell you is that they can get you in the door of the right casting director or the right executive. Meaning, the ones who have direct access to Disney Channel. Disney Audition Process The process can be fairly long and drawn out. There will be multiple castingsessions that usually start with a casting associate trying to identify new talent to show to the casting director. Assuming the casting director likes what they see, they will do what is known as a producers session. This is where the producers/writers of a show see the casting choices identified by the casting director. Keep in mind that its only after all of these sessions will you be sent in to meet with the Disney team. At which point there will be an initial casting session(sometimes referred to as a network session or studio session) followed up by as many additional sessions as might be needed to be koranvers your child is the right choice for the role. Once the Disney team, producers, and casting directors have narrowed down the selection to 3 or 4 choices, they will do whats known as a testing session. This will be the first time you will be presented with some sort of paperwork which will contractually hold your child for the production period (to avoid them going somewhere else while Disney makes a decision). The testing session is where the final choices are made. Be aware that ALL of your childs auditions will be videotaped. Those tapes are shared with a number of people and are often kept on file with the casting office to use as a reference. NOTE Your child may also have the opportunity to meet with Disney Channel on whats known as a General Meeting This is just an opportunity to be put in front of the Disney casting team so that they can see, meet and hear your child perform. More than likely this wont be for a particular project, but just a way for them to keep your child in mind should the right opportunity come up.