How to get rid of the feeling of having untapped talent?

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This post was last edited by I like to wander around on 2009-12-17 14:15. As the saying goes, “Brave eagles usually show their sharp claws.” Isn’t this an inspiration to express oneself actively? A shrewd businessman, who wants to sell his products at the best possible price, must first attract customers’ attention and make them aware of the value of those products – and that is what excellent salesmanship entails. Isn’t it the same with people? E. Hoyle, author of \"Success in Self-Promotion,\" says, \"If you possess excellent talents but fail to show them, it’s like a merchant who keeps his goods in a warehouse; since customers are unaware of your products, how can they be expected to spend money on them?" The chairpersons of various companies do not have the ability to see the structure of your brain like an X-ray. A proactive approach is to promote yourself, so as to attract their attention and allow them to assess your abilities. ”It’s just like looking for a job on Pump Valve Talent Network. You need to register a complete resume on the Pump Valve Talent website. This helps you promote yourself to hiring companies more effectively. It helps companies to gain a deeper understanding of you in a short period of time. It is evident that sales are everywhere. 　　Promoting oneself is the only job in life. In fact, there is only one job in life, and that is to promote oneself. Everyone’s survival requires a large amount of material and mental resources. To obtain resources, you need to trade with others—selling your own resources in exchange for the ones you want. Those who achieve great things are those for whom people have high demands; and the reason people recognize them is that they know how to present themselves, allowing others to see their strengths and abilities. Therefore, in life, learning to promote oneself is of primary importance. 　　Chen Ziang, a poet from the Tang Dynasty, was extremely talented, but he was not well-known at first; due to his unappreciated talents, he felt very depressed. One day, he saw someone on the street holding a huqin and offering it for a large sum of money, but the people there were unable to tell the good from the bad, so no one dared to buy it. Chen Ziang had a sudden idea; without hesitation, he stepped forward and bought the zither, inviting everyone to come and listen to him play it the next day. 　　In fact, Chen Ziang was not skilled at playing the zither. When people arrived at his residence the next day, he shattered the zither in front of everyone and declared earnestly, \"Chen Ziang from Shu came to the capital, bringing with him a hundred scrolls of poems and writings. He traveled around the capital areas, yet remained unknown to everyone.\" Why should one pay attention to such menial and lowly work? ”After that, he distributed the poems to everyone. Everyone was shocked by his actions; upon seeing the skillfulness of his poems, they passed them around to read, and \"within a single day, his fame spread throughout the city.\" Later, he finally gained the favor of the emperor; at the age of 24 he passed the imperial examinations and was promoted to the position of Right Censor. 　　Chen Ziang was able to gain fame and attract attention first because he truly had talent, and second because he knew how to promote himself at the right time. 　　Bacon once said, \"When opportunity sticks out a head with hair, and you fail to seize it in time, it will later stick out a bald head instead.\" ”Shakespeare also said, “In all matters of life, there are times of high tide and low tide; by seizing the moment of high tide, it will lead you to good fortune.” ”Opportunities lie in words, in everyday life; they are also hidden within books and in thought. It relies on you to discover it, creating objective conditions through subjective effort. To know how to seize the right moment to showcase one’s talents depends on timely self-promotion. Therefore, some say that salesmanship is an important life skill in modern society.