You Don't Have to Dazzle

In today’s hustle culture, you’re not successful unless you’re always wowing your audience with the next big thing. That kind of dazzle becomes a vicious cycle of needing to top the last big thing. Eventually you hit a ceiling and there’s nowhere to go but down.

I’ve seen it happen dozens of times.

I like to think what matters most is consistency. Grinding it out, day after day. Silently showing up and doing the hard work when it matters most – even on the days you don’t want to.

Just like I’m feeling today.

Let me ask you this… Do the people in your life who count on you know you’ll be there when it matters most? I’d like to think mine do, and I try to prove it to them every day. Sometimes I get it right, sometimes I fail miserably.

Consistency is what’s key. If you really want to dazzle the important people, showing up without expecting praise for it is what wows them, even if they don’t say so.

You can be all flash-and-dazzle in the things you do, but in the end, it makes no difference if you can’t be relied on.