Thus Being Trusted by the Boss - 8 Steps to Proactively Seize Opportunities

Author: Li Jie, Zhang Yunde, Wang Hongqian
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Do not think about being overlooked for talent. In The Internationale, there are a few lines of lyrics that go like this: "There is no savior, neither god nor emperor; To create human happiness, it all depends on ourselves." The same principle applies to becoming a successful person. If you want to achieve something in your career, you cannot rely on fate, the earth, or others—you can only rely on yourself. Because the sky cannot change you, the earth cannot change you, and others cannot change you either. Only you can change yourself and change your surroundings, ultimately leading to success. However, in real life, it is common to hear some people complain that fate has overlooked them, believing they never encounter good opportunities, thinking there are too few chances to seize, and assuming there are no "horsebreakers" around them, leaving them with no stage to showcase their talents. As a result, they attribute all their misfortunes in work and life to the absence of opportunity.
A strong desire is very important. For those who want to excel in their careers, you must have ambitious dreams in your heart. You must strive to seize every opportunity and possess a powerful motivation to achieve success in your career. However, why can’t so many people achieve their goals? There must be an issue with how they recognize, seize, and utilize opportunities. In life, the pursuit of opportunities can even determine whether you will achieve something. Seeking and grabbing every successful opportunity, even if the chance of it appearing is only one in ten thousand, will inevitably rewrite your life. Some people have summarized that success depends on three key factors: talent, diligence, and opportunity, with opportunity being absolutely indispensable. Some people are exceptionally talented, some are hardworking, yet they never succeed—they are simply missing opportunity. On the other hand, many people achieve success because they do not believe they are overlooked for talent. Once an opportunity arises, they seize it decisively. If we think carefully, we can easily discover a truth in our lives: Active people may not always encounter opportunities, but those who seize opportunities have definitely taken active actions. Fate has always been in our own hands, and it is up to us to fight for and rewrite it. Anyone who places their hopes on others or external things will never seize an opportunity.
If you argue with your lover, fight, and cause a big scene, leading to a temporary separation, what would you do? Would you wait for your lover to apologize to you, or would you wait for fate to help you bring them back to your side? Clearly, neither of these is the best way to solve the problem. When facing job hunting, would you sit at home "patiently waiting," or would you actively go out "breaking your shoes" to find a job? If you don’t work hard for yourself, if you don’t keep self-recommending yourself over and over, you will only miss your chance and never gain the favor of any employer. Therefore, you must have the courage and confidence to take control of your destiny and persistently strive, seek, and pay the price.