What's the difference between being active and passive at work?

To tell the truth, I really don't know what is active and what is passive. Because I am engaged in online sales, I can only talk about the difference between active and passive through this aspect. Nowadays, many people are sometimes passive and sometimes active when communicating with their friends. I really can't say what to do! In my personal opinion, this should come from the topic of your communication. Just give a simple example to illustrate it! When I was chatting with a friend who is engaged in car sales, when it comes to the Internet, I was definitely not to be outdone. Speaking of spitting, I don't feel tired myself. That's because I am engaged in this profession. At this time, I must be active. However, when it comes to cars, my speech was changed to a friend's, because he is still quite famous in this industry, so as long as it comes to cars, at this time, I became an audience. No matter what he says, I don't understand it very well anyway. At this time, I am passive. For feelings, my strength in this respect is much worse, and I also seem to be very passive. Now I'm almost 30, and I'm still alone, mainly because I can't take the initiative in this respect. Sometimes, I often tell my salespeople and friends to take the initiative. Actually, I am. However, I am summing up some aspects of myself now, which is a habit of mine. I often sum up myself in order to make progress. I also hope that I will take the initiative in everything and not be passive in everything. Because my goal is ambitious, it doesn't matter to tell the readers. My goal is to be the next Jack Ma! Hehe, isn't it a bit exaggerated, but I am active at this point! Don't laugh at me, we'll see!