Uncredible - The Book (Sample 5)
Chapter 1 (continued)
The following is an excerpt from a short e-book I’m currently working on called, “Uncredible — The Book: The Art of Becoming Nobody.” In the future, content like this will be reserved for paid subscribers but, for now, please enjoy!
The Bet Against Me
Dana White famously said in an interview:
“Bet against me. Tell me it’s not going to happen. Tell me it’s going to fail. I love it.”
I’ve always felt underestimated by those considered “established” around me—whether in academia, religion, sports, or the workplace.
I walked into a dilapidated factory called Jamestown Metal Products.
The temp agency hadn’t given me many instructions, so I entered through a side door. It opened into a dimly lit warehouse full of wood scraps, cardboard, and machinery—swing saws, nail guns, and the like.
As my eyes adjusted, I noticed a handful of older, rugged-looking guys waiting for the day to start. When they saw me walk in, grins spread across their faces and a few of them started chuckling.
To those guys, I probably looked like a lost puppy.
I had never worked in a factory. I probably weighed 145 pounds soaking wet. I nervously strolled in wearing regular gym shoes—I was never informed that steel-toed shoes were required.
As the laughter died down, the manager stepped forward with a grin and introduced me to the floor lead.
The floor lead seemed to take a little pity on me while also trying to scare me at the same time.
He gave me a rough tour of where I’d be working, the tools I’d be using, and the general expectations. Swing saws with no guarding. Staple guns and nail guns with no safety warnings. Rough-cut plywood and boards with no gloves recommended or provided.
I’d be boxing, crating, stacking, and loading steel cabinets into trucks.
As we wrapped up the tour, he handed me off to Bruce.
Bruce was a camo-wearing, scrawny older guy whose hair was tied into what looked like a ponytail that hadn’t been unraveled in years.
“Seriously?” Bruce muttered under his breath to the floor lead.
Unconcerned about offending me, the floor lead responded loudly:
“Give him a chance. Let’s see if he makes it.”
At the time, my résumé wasn’t exactly impressive.
I had no factory experience. I was a young Bible college student studying to become a pastor. From the outside looking in, I had absolutely no business working on the docks of a metal factory.
Inside, though, was a kid raised by a father who had instilled an uncredible work ethic in his children.
We weren’t always the strongest or the smartest.
But we had a work ethic that said, “Quitting isn’t an option.”
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