Opportunity

"The reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because when opportunity knocks, they are out in the backyard looking for four-leaf clovers"
Walter P. Chrysler

Are you busy looking for four-leaf clovers? Are you searching for Lady Luck? We all want to be lucky, because we assume that when someone else is really successful and they appear to have no obvious advantage over us, that it must have been good luck. We think that if we could only be blessed by Lady Luck, then we could be successful too. But being successful is not just luck and it is not by accident.

People who are successful get that way because they are paying attention. They know what they want, so when some opportunity to get that comes along they see it for what it is and act on it. They don't wait for the perfect time to get started moving towards their goal. They get out there now, moving towards being around what they want so an opportunity is more likely to come to them. They are in the right place to spot it and they are actively looking for it. And they know better how to take advantage of it, than does the person who is just dreaming of being lucky enough to reach his goal.

When opportunity comes knocking, don't be out looking for four-leaf clovers in the backyard. Focus on your goal, take action now, and actively look for your opportunities so that you can take advantage of them when they come to you.

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