And as for those who are skilled in their work, they will be recognized and invited to serve kings rather than regular folk. – Proverbs 22:29
Be so good they can’t ignore you.
That’s the brilliant advice given by comedian Steve Martin. It’s the title of an excellent book by Cal Newport.
It’s also the mindset you need to have in order to unlock your full potential in anything you choose to do.
How do you “be so good they can’t ignore you”?
Well, there isn’t a step-by-step manual you can follow. Instead there are clues left by those who have gone ahead of us to blaze a trail.
They talk about things: sleep, exercise, making your free stuff better than other people’s paid stuff, showing up to do the work, ten thousand hours…
But behind all these tactics is the same mindset that can be summed up in one question that you need to keep asking yourself.
How can I be so good they can’t ignore me?
And every time you ask the question…make sure you take action on the answers you receive.
Your audience of kings, queens and renowned people all around the world (now and in the future) is depending on you to do this.