Have you missed your golden opportunity, already?

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Here's my point. Everyone deserves and gets a golden opportunity at some point in his or her life. The trouble is that this is a unique opportunity, which simply doesn't happen twice. At least not with the same intensity. That's not the only trouble with genuine golden opportunities. You have to recognize and take advantage of such when it knocks at your door. In addition, this opportunity usually disappears quite quickly, surprisingly, and above all unfairly. Guess those are the things to make them so valuable. I like to call them five-minute-luck moments because they seem to us they last no more than five minutes.

That was a theory. Now, here's a real-life example. Why? You will hardly find a person who is willing to admit to himself or others that he missed a golden opportunity that has been waiting just for him. What's even worse, you will hear people talking that life is unfair and that they never got their golden opportunity they deserve just like anyone else.

Every now and then, I call one of my neighbors to help me when some small things need to be done around or in the house. These things usually turned out to be a win-win situation for both of us. I'm not particularly skillful and he always appreciates some extra money he can earn. I didn't have a clue that this guy was a Wikipedia when it comes to golden opportunities, how to recognize them and most importantly how not to waste them.

My neighbor used to run a very successful store back in his days. So successful that he was able to buy a new car after a few days work. Very successful business. Many rewarding customers. He was living la vida loca, I can only dream about. I didn't even bother to calculate how many months I need to work just to get some decent used car, not to mention days of work, not to mention a new car. Here comes to trickiest part. He thought that wasn't his golden opportunity, but rather, let's call it a usual situation. Now, I have always thought that golden opportunities are only about job and money-making chances. I never thought that a golden opportunity also includes a way you invest your money, as well.

So, my neighbor told me a story about a life when you live every single day as if there's no tomorrow. He just didn't have time to think about the potential investments. He didn't have the courage to ask himself a simple question, what if one day my store goes out of business. That was an unacceptable idea, he simply couldn't consider in his prime. You imagine, he did it. When some of his workers was getting married or buying a new house, he was more than generous, cars, furniture, travel vouchers, etc. His cousins always needed help. Now, I'm not saying that he should've been thinking only about himself, but some investments here and there would have been the right business move to make.

Then, one day his business simply collapsed. Just like that. He was left with three kids that are now demanding young adults. All of whom have to work. He couldn't afford to send them to college. No family business to pass on. For some reason, probably because they were jealous, his cousins couldn't remember to return a favor. So, I was listening to his story and looking at my kids still attending the elementary school. This is something I also couldn't have heard about the missing golden opportunities. It turns out that if you miss one, not only you yourself will be the one to suffer, but very likely your loved ones, as well. This is unbearable thought, isn't it?

My neighbor told me that I should be extremely careful when deciding whether or not I should treat an opportunity as a golden one. His word of advice was also to treat every single opportunity with the greatest respect possible. He told me that I shouldn't focus my attention on work opportunities only, but also to pay a close attention where the money earned is going. Finally, he told me that an inevitable part of catching the golden opportunities strategy is a strong commitment never to be lazy. I need an additional explanation, what was that supposed to mean exactly?

He explained that it would be a terrible mistake for me to go with the freelance writing job without a serious strategy for something more. He told me that it would be a terrible mistake to spend ten years writing without creating a book or two. Maybe, my golden opportunity is the time I have at my disposal. I can be a master of my own time. I can organize better, so I can work for both myself and my clients. He said that there are no guarantees that this book of mine would be a success, but at least I should give it a try. To tell you the truth, he was totally right.

You really need to be careful about all opportunities in your life. The most important thing is to recognize a golden opportunity when it presents itself to you. After my neighbor left, I began questioning my life and my opportunities. Have I missed my golden opportunity, already? If yes, what are my options? If not, what should I do to prepare myself properly? Is it a wise thing to say, I will create my own opportunities as many as I want? Is such a thing possible in the first place? I think I'm becoming a little bit obsessed with this opportunity thing. If you have to live your life in fear that you're going to love a golden opportunity and ruin your success chances, then what kind of a life is that? The bonus point to worry about are your loved ones. Your decisions affect their future, more or less.

Is there a way to solve this opportunity puzzle?
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  • Profile picture of the author GordonJ
    Originally Posted by neshaword View Post

    Here's my point. Everyone deserves and gets a golden opportunity at some point in his or her life. The trouble is that this is a unique opportunity, which simply doesn't happen twice. At least not with the same intensity. That's not the only trouble with genuine golden opportunities. You have to recognize and take advantage of such when it knocks at your door. In addition, this opportunity usually disappears quite quickly, surprisingly, and above all unfairly. Guess those are the things to make them so valuable. I like to call them five-minute-luck moments because they seem to us they last no more than five minutes.

    That was a theory. Now, here's a real-life example. Why? You will hardly find a person who is willing to admit to himself or others that he missed a golden opportunity that has been waiting just for him. What's even worse, you will hear people talking that life is unfair and that they never got their golden opportunity they deserve just like anyone else.

    Every now and then, I call one of my neighbors to help me when some small things need to be done around or in the house. These things usually turned out to be a win-win situation for both of us. I'm not particularly skillful and he always appreciates some extra money he can earn. I didn't have a clue that this guy was a Wikipedia when it comes to golden opportunities, how to recognize them and most importantly how not to waste them.

    My neighbor used to run a very successful store back in his days. So successful that he was able to buy a new car after a few days work. Very successful business. Many rewarding customers. He was living la vida loca, I can only dream about. I didn't even bother to calculate how many months I need to work just to get some decent used car, not to mention days of work, not to mention a new car. Here comes to trickiest part. He thought that wasn't his golden opportunity, but rather, let's call it a usual situation. Now, I have always thought that golden opportunities are only about job and money-making chances. I never thought that a golden opportunity also includes a way you invest your money, as well.

    So, my neighbor told me a story about a life when you live every single day as if there's no tomorrow. He just didn't have time to think about the potential investments. He didn't have the courage to ask himself a simple question, what if one day my store goes out of business. That was an unacceptable idea, he simply couldn't consider in his prime. You imagine, he did it. When some of his workers was getting married or buying a new house, he was more than generous, cars, furniture, travel vouchers, etc. His cousins always needed help. Now, I'm not saying that he should've been thinking only about himself, but some investments here and there would have been the right business move to make.

    Then, one day his business simply collapsed. Just like that. He was left with three kids that are now demanding young adults. All of whom have to work. He couldn't afford to send them to college. No family business to pass on. For some reason, probably because they were jealous, his cousins couldn't remember to return a favor. So, I was listening to his story and looking at my kids still attending the elementary school. This is something I also couldn't have heard about the missing golden opportunities. It turns out that if you miss one, not only you yourself will be the one to suffer, but very likely your loved ones, as well. This is unbearable thought, isn't it?

    My neighbor told me that I should be extremely careful when deciding whether or not I should treat an opportunity as a golden one. His word of advice was also to treat every single opportunity with the greatest respect possible. He told me that I shouldn't focus my attention on work opportunities only, but also to pay a close attention where the money earned is going. Finally, he told me that an inevitable part of catching the golden opportunities strategy is a strong commitment never to be lazy. I need an additional explanation, what was that supposed to mean exactly?

    He explained that it would be a terrible mistake for me to go with the freelance writing job without a serious strategy for something more. He told me that it would be a terrible mistake to spend ten years writing without creating a book or two. Maybe, my golden opportunity is the time I have at my disposal. I can be a master of my own time. I can organize better, so I can work for both myself and my clients. He said that there are no guarantees that this book of mine would be a success, but at least I should give it a try. To tell you the truth, he was totally right.

    You really need to be careful about all opportunities in your life. The most important thing is to recognize a golden opportunity when it presents itself to you. After my neighbor left, I began questioning my life and my opportunities. Have I missed my golden opportunity, already? If yes, what are my options? If not, what should I do to prepare myself properly? Is it a wise thing to say, I will create my own opportunities as many as I want? Is such a thing possible in the first place? I think I'm becoming a little bit obsessed with this opportunity thing. If you have to live your life in fear that you're going to love a golden opportunity and ruin your success chances, then what kind of a life is that? The bonus point to worry about are your loved ones. Your decisions affect their future, more or less.

    Is there a way to solve this opportunity puzzle?
    ...comes around every time the mailman delivers mail."

    That is an OLD saying from mail order. IF there are golden opportunities, HOW are they identified, which you obviously don't know.

    Today, maybe the Golden Ops land in your spam email box oh, maybe 10 times a day.

    Here is one opinion...the most golden of all opportunities is

    to become the best YOU, which you can become.

    What is that? What is fulfilling POTENTIAL, how to combine innate potential with focused learning and training?

    IF being the best you were to be your daily goal, what would that look like, and how would you go about your day?

    IF, more people would focus on fulfilling their potential, they would be inundated with Tsunami size golden opportunities on a daily basis.

    "of all the sad words of tongue or PEN
    the saddest are, it might have been." (adopted from John Greenleaf Whitter's poem, Maud Muller)

    GordonJ
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    Everyone deserves and gets a golden opportunity at some point in his or her life.
    Do you have some numbers to back this up?
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    of all the sad words of tongue or PEN
    the saddest are, it might have been."
    Full stanza:

    "God pity them both and pity us all
    Who vainly the dreams of youth recall

    For saddest words of tongue or pen are only these
    It might have been"

    One of my favorites.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gambino
    A 1,001 word article. Coincidence? I think not.
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    Do what ever you want man
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
    The trouble is that this is a unique opportunity, which simply doesn't happen twice. At least not with the same intensity.
    Says who? I just stopped right there
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