Be so good they can’t ignore you.
Being good is easy to ignore. Lots of people are good.
When you’re just good, you give someone else the power to decide your future. Whether it’s a hiring manager, or a boss, or a coach, just being good leaves your fate in their hands. And, I hate to break this to you, but the person who controls your fate probably doesn’t give a shit about you. Even if he does, people make mistakes. If two people are in the same league, even if one is a bit better, a lot of people will fail to see that. Don’t leave it up to them.
If Mike Tyson was just good, he would have been ignored. He was a angry kid, a thug with a lisp. He would have been the last guy to get a shot at a title if boxing was a popularity contest. But Mike Tyson was a brutal fighter. He pulverized opponents. His skill couldn’t be ignored. And when he got into the ring, he didn’t let the fight go to the judges. Mike Tyson knocked people out. It’s pretty tough to ignore that. Especially if you’re the one on on the canvas.
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