Opportunities are open doors, access or sets of circumstances and contacts that brings promotion and blessings. They are ladders of promotion and blessings. They are ladders of promotion and doorways into testimonies. Many people have lost opportunities because they were not prepared when opportunity came. Opportunity plus preparation equals to success. Opportunity does not always come the way one expects, so one must be very sensitive to identify it when it comes.
There are some vital facts about opportunity that one needs to note that will help in making the most of life’s opportunity.
- Watch out for opportunities and expect it always
Whatever you don’t look out for, you may not notice and whatever you don’t expect, you may not attract. Always be on the lookout for opportunities and always be expectant.
- Avoid places and people without opportunity
You don’t have to be everywhere. You just need to be in the right place and you don’t have to know everyone; you just have to know the right people. Not every place and everyone has opportunities for you, so be wise and avoid the avoidable.
- Prepare for opportunities
Opportunities mostly come unannounced and only those who prepare for them make the most of them. Don’t wait for opportunities to come before you start preparing. Prepare before they come so that you can maximize them. Opportunity + Preparation = Success.
- Make good use of opportunity
When one makes good use of opportunity, one thing becomes evident i.e. opportunity begets opportunity. Don’t abuse, misuse or take for granted any opportunity that life brings your way.
- Opportunity can be transferred or stolen
When you don’t know how to make the most of life’s opportunity, it can be stolen from you or transferred to someone else. You cannot eat your cake and have it at the same time.
- Create opportunities
Did I hear you ask how opportunities can be created? Every advert and publicity you see is a creation of opportunity, because it makes customers aware of your product and create sales opportunity for you.
- Not all opportunities are forever
Everyone needs to know when to seek other opportunities because some opportunities have expiry dates. Don’t be too relaxed within an opportunity that you fail to realize when it’s time to seek others.
- Opportunities sometimes comes disguised as problems
In every dis-appointment, there is an appointment
In every dis-advantage, there is an advantage
When you look a little closer, you will realize that what you consider a problem might actually be an opportunity in disguise.
- One man’s problem is another man’s opportunity
When you are sick the doctor makes money.
When you have a case the lawyer makes money.
When you are naked the cloth seller makes money.
When you are hungry the food seller makes money.
When you die the casket seller makes money.
Becoming a solution to people’s problem is a continual cycle of opportunity.
- Every opportunity is for a purpose
God is a God of purpose and we must realize that nothing just happens. Every time we come in contact with an opportunity, we must find out the purpose for it so as to make proper use of the opportunity.
There are once in a life time opportunities while there are continual opportunities, knowing these facts will position you to grab all of life’s opportunity.
Shalom.