Assemble the Believers, Not the Bureaucrats
One of the strangest illusions of our time is the fetishization of role and title over skill and mindset. As if the name of a position could summon forth the muse of creativity. The team that molds greatness is not a conscript army but a band of pilgrims—each invested, curious, and eager to shoulder challenges. Such people don’t hide behind process or hierarchy. They meet problems nakedly, exchanging frank insights and critiques, driven by a shared sense of higher purpose. Those who only pretend, who cling to a resume or leverage half-hearted interest, may fill a room but will starve the mind. Such individuals dilute ambition, adding friction instead of fuel. Seek those who care deeply and are excited to shape something larger than themselves.
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