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One of the fundamentals of Close Quarters Battle (CQB) training is that the first and second person into the room (1 and 2 man) are responsible for clearing the corners on the same wall they entered before moving to their 'point of domination'.
This is called "digging your corner." It is critical because the next two people into the room (3 & 4 men) are focused on the far wall.
If either the 1 or 2 man fails to dig their respective corner, a bad guy could potentially take out the entire team.
What causes the 1 or 2 man to fail to dig their corner?
Usually, it happens when something deeper in the room catches their eye, like a threat target.
It is hard to ignore a known threat and focus on the corner of a room that is most likely empty, but that is what they have to do, because the security of the entire team depends on it.
Similarly, in life, it can be easy to get 'target fixation' and turn our energy and attention to one of the millions of bright shiny things that some TikTok influencer or social media personality tells us will help us reach our goals faster and with less effort.
But- things that work, work for a reason.
Keep your focus where it needs to be.
Get out there and dig your corner and get better at getting better.
John
