It is easy to be the goat. Anyone can be singled out, and the blame can be laid. We think it is a position that is random, but we put ourselves there by little things that build up in people’s minds. Maybe it is an action item that was missed, maybe it is a habit of clocking in right at the start time and not earlier. Maybe it is defining your work purely by the job description you read when signing up for the job. Know what? The goat is rarely the GOAT.
It is hard to be the GOAT! Very few have the passion, the determination, the resolve to do more than anyone else. The GOAT will strive, working more than their share with aplomb. The GOAT isn’t superhuman, for they negotiate for what they get, and have the statistics to back it up. The GOAT is effective, is able to communicate, listens, and innovates. No, the GOAT doesn’t tend to be the goat.
I will repeat that: The Greatest Of All Time does not tend to be the scapegoat.
Of course when I say the GOAT, I mean that person in your workplace who you know you can count on. This person is working both harder and smarter. This person went from the newbie to the leader quickly, and is improving the skill sets of everyone around them on a constant basis. This is the person you go to when you want nothing less than success.
Are you the goat or the GOAT? Are you bringing the passion and fire? Are you doing more than what your job description says? Are you making everyone around you better?
If the answer is no, then why not? Even if you have been the goat for years, it is never too late to become the GOAT. It takes persistence and hard work, but in the end it is worth the price.
Start becoming the GOAT today.
Till next time,
-Mike
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