Hesitation kills opportunity. Some say patience is a virtue, but only if you know exactly what you are waiting for. Do not confuse the virtue of patience with the bad trait of hesitation. If you don’t know what you are waiting for, or are stuck in a rut, and you are presented with a new opportunity – a new idea that can significantly and positively impact your career – simple hesitation will kill that opportunity. Taken even further, hesitation as a habit can literally kill your career. This happens all too often to engineers and scientists. In fact our over- analysis is so well documented it has a common term – “Analysis-Paralysis” – this is not a positive trait. If you want to take advantage of new opportunities, you need to first “temporarily” disengage your left brain and engage your right brain – allow yourself to dream a little bit. Allow yourself to feel – not analyze. If you can do this, you will not fall into the trap of hesitation – and you just might surprise yourself to see how successful and fulfilling the opportunities within your career can become. I’ll leave you with one of my favorite sayings:
On the Plains of Hesitation, Lie the bones of countless millions, Who in the face of VICTORY sat down and waited, and while waiting – they died.
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Hesitation Kills Opportunity / Careers – by Brad Burke, PE
Posted: December 20, 2011 by Brad Burke, PE in Construction, Current Employment Commentary, Earth/Water, Heavy Civil, Industry News and Commentary, Power & EnergyTags: employment news, Executive Search and Placement
Hesitation kills opportunity. Some say patience is a virtue, but only if you know exactly what you are waiting for. Do not confuse the virtue of patience with the bad trait of hesitation. If you don’t know what you are waiting for, or are stuck in a rut, and you are presented with a new opportunity – a new idea that can significantly and positively impact your career – simple hesitation will kill that opportunity. Taken even further, hesitation as a habit can literally kill your career. This happens all too often to engineers and scientists. In fact our over- analysis is so well documented it has a common term – “Analysis-Paralysis” – this is not a positive trait. If you want to take advantage of new opportunities, you need to first “temporarily” disengage your left brain and engage your right brain – allow yourself to dream a little bit. Allow yourself to feel – not analyze. If you can do this, you will not fall into the trap of hesitation – and you just might surprise yourself to see how successful and fulfilling the opportunities within your career can become. I’ll leave you with one of my favorite sayings:
On the Plains of Hesitation, Lie the bones of countless millions, Who in the face of VICTORY sat down and waited, and while waiting – they died.
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