It’s too late to prepare for opportunities when they come, that’s why we have to prepare for them before they show up. We often live our lives hoping for that big opportunity to come our way, we dream of what we would or could do if we were given a chance. Many of us may have had some opportunities that were right in our hands and we blew it! We blew it because we weren’t prepared. Sometimes things don’t happen as fast as we would like, but we shouldn’t let that discourage us from preparing ourselves for future opportunities. It doesn’t make sense to imagine and go after certain dreams or expectations of success without putting in the time or effort to prepare for it. Most often it’s because we don’t really believe it’s possible. So the first step after imagining the opportunity is to believe it IS possible and some, if not all of that belief will come from preparing for it!
We don’t always know when, where or how opportunities will present themselves and that’s why it is so important to be ready, willing and able to answer the call when it does show up. If we’re not, then we won’t answer the call and the opportunity will inevitably move on to someone else who is. Preparing for opportunities has nothing to do with chasing opportunities. When we chase opportunities, we’ll always fall short because we’re too busy chasing and not spending enough time on focusing in on what we really want. By preparing for opportunities we need to focus our attention on a few key skills or interests that we imagine the opportunities will look like. We need to decide on what we want to focus on and put our energy and effort into developing, learning and growing into those skills and interests. That is how we will prepare ourselves when the time comes to jump at the right opportunity. We can’t always control what opportunities come to us, but we can control how prepared we are for them when they do.
The health of our financial future depends on being prepared for opportunities, especially when it comes to saving to invest. When we focus on saving to invest, we may not always know what investment opportunity will come along, but having the cash on hand ready to go is a huge advantage when the opportunity does come. And by focusing on specific types of investments, we can prepare ourselves by educating ourselves through reading, listening, workshops, seminars, etc. so when the time is right, we’re ready! Preparing for opportunities takes a combination of many things which include, self discipline, delayed gratification and sacrifice, good money habits, a positive mental attitude and the ability to embrace change to name a few. Without those ingredients, preparation for financial opportunities will be difficult and without preparation we risk the chance of missing them. Success comes at the crossroads where preparation and opportunity meet. Let’s make sure we’re ready for when that time comes!
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