Ten Quotes To Encourage You To Seize Your Opportunities

Think for a second of the emotions you would be experiencing and feeling, at this very moment, if had you achieved one of your life goals today, a positive life transforming goal at that. You'd feel pretty chuffed, yeah? There would be a great sense of satisfaction, happiness, joy, fulfilment, pride, and accomplishment, undoubtedly. Now ask yourself, why haven't you achieved your goals as yet? The timing is not right yet? Haven't had the chance to work towards them? Haven't had the money? Still in the process? It's quite interesting how we all have these wonderful visions and hopes of what we wish to achieve in life, and what we desire for our future, that quite often run through our head, and yet so many of us fail to actually engage in the actions that will lead us to accomplish these goals and aspirations. It's like we just sit back with anticipation and expectation, relying on prayers and wishes to deliver us what we desire in life. We just lack that drive, motivation, and will power to actually get off our butt and turn these hopes and dreams into reality. But we don't want to make ourselves feel bad for not doing so, so what do we do? We make excuses, of course. We don't have the time right now, or work has been too busy, or we will get around to it soon, or we just don't have the money right now to invest in our goals. Blah, blah, blah! We are simply trying to excuse ourselves for being lazy and unproductive. Maybe we are just scared of striving for them, or we doubt our abilities. There's no denying that life is full on! There's always deadlines to meet, commitments to honour, tasks to complete, bills to be paid, and so on, and so forth. Life can become very stressful and overwhelming, and time can feel extremely limited. The thing is, there are people, from both past and present, who have achieved their goals and immense success in life, who have been limited to exactly the same number of hours in a day as we get each day. No one has the privilege of having more than 24 hours in their day! They have proven they can use the time effectively enough to create success for themselves, so why can't we? The difference between those who are successful, and those who are not, is that the former seize their opportunities.

Each and every day, we are presented with opportunities. Sometimes, these opportunities can be obvious and clear, but most times, these opportunities are hidden within our will power and determination. If we have goals and aspirations that we would love to achieve in life, then what's truly stopping us from going after them? That answer is simple; ourselves. We are the one holding ourselves back from going after our goals! It's no one else's fault, nor are there any genuine external reasons, it's just us. There's nothing stopping us from making decisions that are working towards achieving our goals. There's nothing stopping us from engaging in the actions that are working towards our goals. Each and every day presents an opportunity, it's whether we are brave, determined, and driven enough by our goals that determines whether we seize these opportunities to get closer to our goals, or whether we continue to settle for the unsatisfying, unfulfilling, and unrewarding life we are living right now. What we need to do first and foremost, is dig down into the real reason why we aren't seizing these opportunities. Are we fearful of taking risks? Are we fearful we may be judged and disliked by others for making certain decisions? Do we doubt our potential and ability? Are we fearful of failure? Are we fearful of losing financially? Are we afraid of making a fool of ourselves? Are we hesitant because we feel we lack experience and knowledge? Behind every excuse lies the real reason, and we need to be honest with ourselves with exactly what is holding us back. Unless we first have that awareness of what really is holding us back, we can't work on our mindset to fix it. Next, we need to find the courage to back ourselves, and believe in ourselves, so we can overcome these fears and doubts, giving us that encouragement to seize our opportunities. At the end of the day, we cannot keep on doing the same old, same old, and expect to achieve our goals. If we aren't doing anything that is actually progressing us towards these goals, then we need to take action. If we are working towards our goals, but our actions are failing, then we need to keep changing our actions until we find that winning formula. The journey towards success is all about courage, sacrifice, resilience, perseverance, patience, drive, determination, and commitment. Success isn't just going to appear overnight, but if we are being proactive, and seizing our opportunities to continue progressing towards our goals, we are at least heading in the right direction. From there, it's just about getting stuck into some hard work, whilst remaining committed, resilient, determined, and patient. Make each day count! Don't let opportunities to create the life you desire, and to achieve the goals you long for, simply pass by. Seize those opportunities! Here are ten quotes to help encourage you to do just that!

1.- “Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.”

- William Arthur Ward

2.- “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.”

- Ann Landers

3.- “Expect change. Analyse the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It’s your move.”

- Tony Robbins

4.- “Most people miss Opportunity because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

- Thomas A. Edison

5.- "Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death."

- James F. Byrnes

6.- “If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes, then learn how to do it later.”

- Richard Branson

7.- “When opportunity presents itself, don’t be afraid to go after it.”

- Eddie Kennison

8.- "Absolutely, I think every day is a new day, every day is a new opportunity, and every day is a new chance."

- Jennifer Winget

9.- “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

- Albert Einstein

10.- “To see an opportunity we must be open to all thoughts.”

- Catherine Pulsifer

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