It is risky to act when you see an opportunity, but you will never move forward if you don’t get in the game. You cannot obtain success if you do not grab onto opportunity. If you latch on to an opportunity and fail, you actually have achieved a certain amount of success. You know for certain what doesn’t work, and you can explore other options. If you miss the opportunity, you are left with nothing.
You may think it’s safer to stay away from opportunity, but when you do not participate in life, that, too, is a choice. You are making a decision not to grow and learn and stretch yourself. You are actively choosing not to achieve success when you let opportunity slip by. That’s not safe at all.
Your assignment today is to get in the game! Don’t miss an opportunity when you see one.
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“If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.”
— Barack Obama
Are you on the right path? Is your life filled with activities that help you and others to flourish, or do you tend to partake in behaviors that send you on a detour away from success? If you are completely honest with yourself, you will know the answer.
You know intuitively if you are on the right or wrong path. You are aware at some level of whether or not you engage in behavior that is healthy mentally and physically, or unhealthy. When you are headed down the wrong path, and you know it, you might want to think about why you chose that road. Do you gain some amount of comfort from not living up to your potential? Why did you choose to be where you are? You do not have the luxury of saying it’s not your fault. You are not a victim. You choose every step of your journey.