Anyone shows up for the championship. Leaders show up to the Tuesday planning meeting.

Enthusiasm is abundant when the stakes are visible and there is something to be part of. The scarce thing is attendance on the unremarkable day, when nothing is at stake and no one would notice your absence. Most of what makes the big day possible was decided in those rooms by whoever bothered to be in them.

Take the least exciting recurring commitment you have and treat it as the real one for a month. Arrive on time, prepared, with the boring work done. See how quickly people start routing decisions through you.