ARE YOU TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE IT?
Most people are waiting for opportunity.
The successful are looking for it.
The wise are preparing for it.
The masters become it.
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS ONLY ONCE… OR DOES IT?
ARE YOU TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE IT?
We have all heard the expression:
“Opportunity only knocks once.”
I am not entirely convinced that is true.
I believe opportunity knocks repeatedly throughout our lives.
The real question is not whether opportunity arrives.
The question is:
Will you recognize it when it does?
OPPORTUNITY OFTEN ARRIVES DISGUISED
Most people imagine opportunity showing up dressed in success.
It doesn’t.
Opportunity often arrives disguised as:
Hard work.
Responsibility.
Risk.
Failure.
Change.
Sacrifice.
Learning.
Growth.
The very things many people spend their lives avoiding.
Opportunity rarely announces itself.
It usually whispers.
Sometimes it hides inside a problem.
Sometimes it hides inside a setback.
Sometimes it arrives disguised as the very thing you didn’t want.
THE FARMER’S OPPORTUNITY
A farmer looks at a seed and sees a harvest.
Most people look at a seed and see a seed.
The difference is vision.
Opportunity is not always what you see.
Often it is what you foresee.
The ability to see what could be is one of life’s greatest gifts.
LOOK FOR THE ONE WHO HAS THE VISION
One of the recent Pearls reminded us:
“Look for the one who has the vision… then support it.”
Visionaries see opportunity before others do.
They recognize patterns.
Possibilities.
Potential.
Where others see obstacles, they see openings.
The world often rewards those who can recognize what others overlook.
WHY PEOPLE MISS OPPORTUNITY
Sometimes fear blinds us.
Sometimes pride blinds us.
Sometimes comfort blinds us.
Sometimes distraction blinds us.
Many people pray for opportunity while simultaneously avoiding every door through which it enters.
Opportunity may require you to:
Move.
Learn.
Change.
Grow.
Risk embarrassment.
Risk failure.
Risk success.
And therein lies the challenge.
THE PEARLS CONNECTION
Throughout Pearls for the Soul: Over 800 Positive Sayings, one lesson appears repeatedly:
Life is constantly presenting us with choices.
The choice to act.
The choice to wait.
The choice to believe.
The choice to doubt.
The choice to move forward.
The soul expands through action.
The soul shrinks through perpetual hesitation.
God gave us the gift of free will, but opportunity often asks us to use it.
A PEARLS FOR GIRLS & WOMEN CONNECTION
In Pearls for Girls & Women: Seeking Cupid, Don’t Be Stupid, many of the Girl Pearls remind readers that opportunities in relationships require awareness and discernment.
Not every opportunity should be accepted.
Not every door should be opened.
Wisdom is knowing the difference.
Opportunity without wisdom can become a problem.
Wisdom without action can become regret.
THE SCROOGE LESSON
In Epilogue of Ebenezer Scrooge: A Second Chance, Scrooge was given something many people wish they had.
Another opportunity.
A second chance.
The tragedy was not that opportunity failed to arrive.
The tragedy was that he failed to recognize what truly mattered until much later.
How many opportunities for joy, gratitude, kindness, and love pass unnoticed every day?
THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY
The greatest opportunity you will ever receive is not financial.
It is not business.
It is not fame.
It is not status.
It is today.
This moment.
This breath.
This chance to become a little wiser.
A little kinder.
A little stronger.
A little more grateful.
The opportunity called NOW is knocking continuously.
RICHIE SPEAKING…
Do not spend your life waiting for a perfect opportunity.
Perfect opportunities rarely exist.
Train your eyes to see possibility.
Train your mind to see potential.
Train your heart to see purpose.
The opportunity may already be standing in front of you disguised as today’s challenge.
Listen carefully.
Look closely.
Opportunity may be knocking right now.
— Richie
Pearls for the Soul
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