”Just being someone who shows up, follows directions and works hard isn’t enough to get ahead anymore; it can be a recipe for disaster.”- Seth Godin

Merely showing up at the workplace or marketplace is no longer important. You must make tangible contributions that change the lives of others. That is what the linchpins do.

The linchpin is the most essential person in any group, tribe, community, society or organization. He is the mainstay of a system, the one that is indispensable but replaceable.