That BLUE COLLAR Mentality

That BLUE COLLAR Mentality

Not long back, everyone dreamt and wanted for a white collar job no less.  And everyone shunned from anything that has got to do with BLUE COLLAR stuff.  I myself.  Not too long ago, I had that despicable mindset too.  

But not too fast though.  How things can turn around 180-degrees.  Suddenly, everyone wants to join the BLUE COLLAR mentality !

Not looking far.  Over at the NBA hoops universe, if there is ballclub who wins hands down in terms of BLUE COLLAR mentality, it is the Miami Heat with Mick Arison, 'the GODFATHER' Pat Riley and Coach Spo.  As the old adage goes, 'many are called but few are chosen'.  And in the NBA, it totals to more than 500 basketball players especially during this 2021 Season when the NBA Leadership has increased team rosters from 15 to 17.  And many of the best players want to be part of the Miami Heat ballclub.  Unfortunately, theirs is a team of BLUE COLLAR players committed to the Miami Heat culture.  Any lesser soul will fall by the wayside.  Dion Waiters, James Johnson, name it.  Quite a number of them fell out of favor simply because they failed to consistently come up with the BLUE COLLAR which everyone now is hungering for, wanting for.

In real terms, having the most sought after BLUE COLLAR mindset means you need to have that 'DO IT ALL' mindset. You got to be a real dog, a genuine hound, a hungry one at that.  Without that hunger and never-ending drive, anyone cannot go any farther, not by a stretch.  Moreover, these days, it's non-negotiable that you gotta have that 'DO IT ALL' mindset.  There will be a plethora of tasks that need to be delivered and gone are the days when the 'specialist' role was the 'IN' thing.  These days, those guaranteed to run beyond just 'survival' mode are the real dogs, those with that chip in the shoulder.

That 'RIP OUT' mentality is what needs to get evolved.  Getting locked-in to what you did give your buy-in, that's all that matters where you always get to rip things out, where possible and not leaving any single stone unturned.  

With all these attributes deeply embedded in your own engine, you will see all your cylinders all fired up when you go full throttle and that chances of you gasping for air, for energy, for that extra push ?  Hardly will you end up with a near-empty tank as long as you're locked-in, mentally, emotionally and everything rolled into one, 

Who'll get the last laugh ?  It will be the BLUE COLLAR hounds out there.