The fastest way to get stuff done and make an impact is to stop worrying about getting credit. If you’re chasing credit, you’re chasing the short-term gains, not the long-term gains.
Be the facilitator, the guy everyone knows they can rely on, the guy who always shows up and kills the game. Don’t worry about the bright lights. Do good work and be indispensable and you will be great.
This is what it is to be the sand. Be the essential element that holds all the blocks in place and keeps everyone around you strong and feeling good. Everyone notices the stones in the walkway, not the sand brushed around every stone which is essential to hold everything in place.
When you focus on being essential to everyone around you, everyone becomes a little more vested in your interests, and by helping those around you, you raise your own stock.
Worry about value, not attention.