By: John L. M.
Get aggressive and go after
opportunities. They usually don't find you, you must find them. The reason most
people don't go very far in life is because they sidestep opportunity and shake
hands with procrastination. Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity
is buried. Don't be out in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers when
opportunity knocks at your front door.
For the tenacious there is always time
and opportunity. Are you waiting on opportunities, or are opportunities waiting
on you? I believe you should take the initiative and live your life on the
offensive.
William Menninger said, "The amount
of satisfaction you get from life depends largely on your own ingenuity,
self-sufficiency, and resourcefulness. People who wait around for life to
supply their satisfaction usually find boredom instead."
Albert Hubert remarked, "Parties
who want milk should not seat themselves on a stool in the middle of the field
and hope that the cow will back up to them." The door of opportunity won't
open unless you push. It is always a bumpy, uphill road that leads to heights
of greatness. Being on the defensive has never produced ultimate victory.
"A wise man will make more
opportunities than he finds," said Francis Bacon. It's more valuable to
find a situation that redistributes opportunity than one that redistributes
money. Have you ever noticed that great people are never lacking for
opportunities? When successful people are interviewed, they always mention
their big plans for the future. Observing them, most people would think,
"If I were in their shoes, I'd kick back and do nothing." Success
doesn't diminish their desire for dreaming.
There is far more opportunity than
ability. Life is full of golden opportunities. Every person has a lot that they
can do. Start with what you can do; don't stop because of what you can't do.
Great opportunities will come as you
make the most of small ones. Many people seem to think that opportunity means a
chance to get money without earning it. The best gifts we get are
opportunities, not things. Seize them!
Orig Title: Don’t Sit Back and Take What Comes, Go After
What You Want
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