How many times have you heard people make excuses for not living the lives they want to lead? If only I had more money, or if I had a better job, or if I lived in a better neighbourhood, or if “things” were different etc etc etc...
How many times have you heard people make excuses for not living the lives they want to lead? If only I had more money, or if I had a better job, or if I lived in a better neighbourhood, or if “things” were different then I could start my own business, go travelling, visit distant relations, etc etc etc. I have to confess that I have been very guilty of this kind of negative thinking in the past, so today I thought I would write a little about opportunity...
My mini Oxford dictionary defines the word opportunity as; “circumstances suitable for a particular purpose”. Hmm, that’s an interesting definition, and one which I’m not completely sure describes such an important and potentially life changing thing. So just what is “opportunity” and where can you find it?
It is a strange intangible thing opportunity. Some spend a lifetime searching for it, some fail to see it when it arrives, and yet others are completely afraid of it; perhaps fearing that to try to take advantage of opportunity could perhaps make everything a whole lot worse; almost as if they think they are not worthy (better the devil you know?).
But I believe that everybody is worthy of opportunity, and I also believe that everybody is presented with plenty of opportunities throughout their lives. It is whether a person chooses to recognise and use that opportunity that makes the difference, and in fact; whether they are ready to do so.
If it were not for the optimists in the past having the courage to grasp opportunity when it entered their lives, and being ready to do something with it, then we would probably never have seen any progress in the world and we would all still be living in caves dressed in animal skins and foraging for food.
The fact is, more often than not, if a person is ready and willing then opportunity actually appears to those who seek it – I know this to be true from experience and I'm sure that many successful (and I define successful as happy) people would agree with me.
So my thought for this fine day is this:
Are you ready and indeed willing to grasp the nettle of opportunity when it presents itself?
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