Mediocre or more?

I listen to books on tape while I make my painstaking way down GA400 each morning. As I listened to the “book du jour” this morning, the author said something that caught my attention… He said that most of the people we work with are merely mediocre at what they do. He said to look for those who show a glimmer of excellence. Those are the people whom you want to nurture; protect from the bureaucracy and hypocricy of the workplace. Foster their growth and give them opportunities to shine. For it is this minority… the few who glimmer with excellence, who really get the work done.
I thought to myself, “How true is that?” And, I’m sure we all think we are the ones who glimmer with excellence in our workplaces, but if you really think about it, you know who those people are…. the ones who everyone looks to in a time of crisis – who GETS IT DONE when things go wrong.
Who are you? One of the mediocre… coming to work, punching a clock, doing your “time” and going home? Or do you glimmer?
For me… it depends on the day. I’d like to think I’m a glimmer-er. But, in reality, there are many days when I am not. Some days, I do just come to work and “punch the clock” until I’m freed from my prison and can race home to my family.
I wonder what the workplace would be like if we all tried to glimmer….