Mark Hamilton describes how at 15, working as a dishwasher, he saved his restaurant by thinking beyond his job and focusing on the business's income. He argues that aligning your actions to what the business actually needs, not just your assigned duties, creates opportunities and advancement.
Opportunities don't present themselves, you need to make them. When I was a dishwasher at 15 years old, I didn't do a poor job, but I didn't work any harder than the other dishwashers. I just happened to look beyond my responsibility to how I could impact the restaurant's income. I ended up saving that restaurant and getting a major promotion. The secret to creating opportunity is to look beyond your responsibility to the purpose of business, which is building the wealth of the company. When you start thinking this way, you will have breakthroughs that pull opportunity down to you.
