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What does the term "Initiation by Fire" mean?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I would assume that initiation by fire means that you are going to throw someone into a situation and they will either sink or swim - no prior experience or preparation time.

    As an example - my last sales job was initiation by fire. There was no training; just told to get in there and do it.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It is when you take on something new that is very difficult, stressful, scary, hard, etc. and you are 'initiated' by these circumstances as you learn it.

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