I got my first job when I moved to Los Angeles. I worked at a coffee shop for five years and it was one of the best experiences I ever had. It was a bunch of actors covering shifts for each other and becoming great friends.
I think we all need to be looking to the better angels of our own selves. We don't need to be looking for great people so much as becoming great people.
Unless you're willing to look a little foolish, forget the possibility of becoming great.
You have to fall in love with the process of becoming great.
Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow.