tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644366697995907954.post7773402395908575878..comments2024-01-01T21:27:42.142-05:00Comments on <center>The Absolutely Should-less Blog</center>: Lesson #13: Showing Up Is 50%Damon L. Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933846695513222091noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644366697995907954.post-16753197775063289092011-04-13T17:55:35.072-04:002011-04-13T17:55:35.072-04:00Damon! This is so true. I posted the link on Faceb...Damon! This is so true. I posted the link on Facebook and RT'd. I would ask myself in the middle of the night whether people used me for what I brought to the table or simply because I was the only one who was reliable. Reliability enables people to appreciate skills. So many people end up jobless quick because they may be brilliant at times but they flake off. It's like this in soap column writing. I've lasted primarily, because I've consistently, weekly put in the work on a self-imposed deadline when nobody else cared. There have been times I wished I could slough off, but something in me refuses. I need to apply this approach to other things, like a job IRL. I just... I have a hang-up about being the last resort. Last resorts don't go out trying to compete in the crowd.-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382517165039925643noreply@blogger.com