Being first is another. It suggests taking a risk. Sometimes we think we risk not being heard or seen if we aren t the first to put forth our ideas. We may think we risk missing opportunity by not pushing to the head of the line. On the other hand, the well considered idea will be more valued than one that is rushed.
Opportunities arise in their own time.
Sometimes being second or third is better than first, because you can learn from the mistakes of those who ve gone ahead. Patience, or daring not to go ahead of the world, allows us to get the feel of a situation, to understand context. Patience allows a chain of events to flow in it s natural rhythm. When we hurry events to go where we want them to, we may just cause turbulence. When we act in the right time, we get results with less effort and less disturbance.