Identify and suggest resolutions to current work issues and problems that exist in your department. This is opportunity just waiting for you to take action. You know what they are. Generate alternative solutions, prioritize them, and present them to your boss. Shake up your lunch routine.
Opportunity is at the door to the parking lot.
You're missing an opportunity if it's the same old place with the same people. It's easy to miss opportunity if you're too comfortable with the status quo. If you belong to a lunch clutch, there's little opportunity to hear about the diversity of approaches seen by individuals not in your normal circle of co-workers. Don't wait for an invitation. Reach out and embrace this opportunity.