The thing about impact is you don’t know how much you have, how far it extends, and where it goes until you hear it from someone else. And even then, you might laugh it off because you don’t see yourself in that light. The person who is told about the great impact they have on others always responds first with “What really? Why?” But the impact is there, even if you don’t see it, and…
Are you a rockstar? A ninja? A guru? An expert? A 3x allstar? Or are you simply confident enough in your abilities that you don’t need to be measured by labels and will let you be the measurement of how good you are? Your abilities, your skills, your attitude, your composure, everything you bring to the table – that says how good you are. Good people need to hear how good they are on an…
The burst happens when you’re tired. When you don’t think you have any energy left to give. When all you want to do is sit down and rest. But then you see something, a spark, a moment where you think you can make a difference, and from nowhere this swell of energy comes out at you and you know you have to capitalize on it. Some people are able to continually change bursts together (which…
Everyone knows who the best teammates are. They have the best skills, but they don’t flaunt it. They take the tasks no one wants, but they know they need to get done. They don’t complain when things go sideways, they figure a way out. They don’t place blame on others, they look for what they can change. They own up to things that happen and chart a path forward. They do what the team needs…
Not in the 17 side-jobs you have or all the extra work you do. It’s in having that one job, that one purpose, and determining how much you want to go for it. How much do you need to go for it and go for it? You never stop going for it, you keep going for it and never stop. That’s the hustle, it’s getting from Point A to B and what matters is whether…