Learn to proactively showcase yourself to unlock more opportunities

Most people can't tell whether a subordinate is truly talented. So whoever shows up in front of their boss constantly, making themselves visible, is more likely to be mistaken for one — and will get handed more resources, much like grades in school: the kid who's always around the teacher tends to get looked upon more favorably.

If you impress Zhang San, Zhang San thinks you're talent. Impress Li Si, and Li Si thinks the same. Wang Wu doesn't know you yet — but he's heard your good name from both Zhang San and Li Si, so he subconsciously defaults to believing you're talented. When everyone says you're talented, your energy rises. You can get Zhang San to run errands for Li Si, and Li Si to run errands for Wang Wu. Later, Li Si and Wang Wu will owe you favors. Take Song Jiang from Water Margin, for example — he's actually using Chai Jin's resources to improve Wu Song's living standards, but Wu Song only recognizes Brother Gongming.

Reputation spreads. One tells ten, ten tell a hundred, and your name grows renowned across the江湖.

But what's the cost? You have to host, receive guests, manage a bunch of interpersonal relationships, and respond promptly — every single day. The power of the "Timely Rain" doesn't come from biceps like Lu Zhishen's; it comes from the surrounding world empowering you.