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First, remember that God helps those who help themselves. Your job is your job and you must not expect anyone else to do the spade work.
Secondly, work hard - put your back into it and whenever there is a special problem, be ready to put your shoulder to the wheel and move heaven and earth to deal with it.
Thirdly, make sure that you are always on the ball and that you always keep your hand in. Success is the reward of honest hard work, not the result of lazily waiting for dead men's shoes.