Riding on luck or full of skills?

Have you ever noticed that we analyze others knowingly or unknowingly, and in the process of watching them, we tend to see their success stories but fail to see the finer points of their efforts that make them so successful in life? It’s the art of self-development and self-analysis.

 

A Lesson for professionals

I don't think there is any need to tell anyone that the most important point in 'Self Development' is just a direction that takes one to their desired target. But it's got to be done on a regular basis. You should know that self-analysis is not a one-time job but a continuous process.

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Yet there are many persons, entirely unwilling to learn new developments, who might even feel that they are perfect. They do not need to make any changes within themselves. Maybe they are right in their own way, but are they? In my humble opinion, one is never perfect.

Here I would like to mention the case of a technically sound person. He was good at his topic, but he was no good at interviews. He did not attempt or put his efforts into learning the right methods required to pass through the final stage, although he did well at preliminaries.

He failed to get any good job, and he refused jobs that he thought were not up to his qualifications. He was at LinkedIn and asked for my support for getting a good job through my referral system. I tried my best but could do nothing for him. He got rejected in the final face-to-face interview every time, despite his outstanding qualifications.

Finally he did it—but I thought it was an accident.

I was not surprised when he called one fine morning and told me about his success story in a very excited tone... "I got it, bro!"

I was glad, finally! I thought he would say he tried his level best, but he rather said, "They were not convinced with my final interview and said another person would talk to him."

At last, but for me it was like an accident, but that did the trick. A technical person talked to him, and most of his questions were tech-based.

I was smiling when he said, "It wasn't like a job interview, but I didn't find his questions as my test but as a chance to showcase my knowledge and skills, the abilities or good qualities of someone."

Maybe he was right and had reasons to pat his back, but what if they had not asked for a second chance?

He is part of one of the top financial institutes in the world today. I am glad for his success, but what I wanted to hear from him was that he tried and improved in his skill or added the art of interview, rather than riding on his luck. He did it, but merely based on his luck, because in my view, he could have missed this chance.

I believe it is here that the self-analysis comes into the picture, a long way in amending the art of interaction and gaining self-confidence. You might be talented, but if you have no practical knowledge, your knowledge gets no showcase, at most times that is, but sometimes you click like he did.

What do you think, chance or skill?

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