Ability is nothing without opportunity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Talent alone means nothing if there are no chances to use it.
- In plain terms
- You need chances to use your skills or they are useless.
- What can you take from it?
- Opportunity is essential for ability to matter.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you have opportunities for your skills?
- How do you create opportunity?
Another view
Sometimes ability creates its own opportunities.
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