1. Show up (top 10%)
2. Perform (top 0.1%)
It is surprisingly easy to stand out.
In every group or organization there is a small hard core—they are ones who really work and put in an honest days work—the rest just hit the marks and watch the clock. They dream of the weekend and the Happy hour or their love of their lives—some even think of their church and social clubs—anything but the job that puts food on the table and pays the rent. The problems has gown worse with the internet. We in America have lost the edge we had and we better get it back or soon, very soon we will be working for the Chinese. That way of thinking has ruined Greece, Argentina and England. The Germans still have that respect for work—they still have the Hard Core.