Right Place, Right Time? There's More to It

Right Place, Right Time? There's More to It

"You have to be ready and willing to seize that opportunity when it's put in front of you. Reminds me of that book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, where you think it's this crazy thing that just happened, but really those people were at the right place at the right time and they seized the opportunity."

Emily Shields went from physician recruiter to Chief Strategy Officer at the same organization. Luck? Not quite.

When an executive sent her a note about a retiring VP position, she didn't hesitate. "It was like something exploded in my office," she recalls.

Years of relationship-building, taking on extra projects, and signaling she was ready for more all led to that moment.

The opportunity knocked—but she had already built the door.
Your breakthrough might look like luck to others. But you'll know it was preparation meeting opportunity.

In this clip from Inspiring Women with Laurie McGraw, discover why career success isn't about waiting for chances—it's about creating them.

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