Bright sparks know when to listen, and learn.
When I was working a job, I listened my way to mastery. By sitting in meeting after meeting and saying nothing, I learned what the customer did and how my employer’s business worked. When you listen, people assume you know what you’re doing. And guess what? you will know what you’re doing if you listen. He Excelled much faster in his career because he was ahead of the knowledge curve.
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