Opportunities will not inform you before they come. You need to stay prepared to await its arrival.
Some people appear powerless in the face of opportunities that can change their lives because of 5 major reasons.
Here are 5 major reasons why life-changing opportunities keep passing people by.
1. No Smart Goals
Many fail to identify opportunities when they see them because they don't have any set goals. Opportunities abound everywhere but most can't see them because they don't have any set goals.
Many don't have plans for their life. They wake up every morning and rush to pick up their smartphones to check the latest updates without a sense of direction or purpose. Sorry if this sounds insulting but if you live without a goal, you'll be like a goat.
Guys, set goals, plan your life. Beautiful girl, don't just set your hair...set life goals too.
Let's keep money aside first. What are you really living for?
How do you intend to actualize that? What do you do daily to get closer to that point?
No plan equals no pay. No goal equals no gold. Do you still need me to explain this?
2. Misplaced Priorities
While many set goals and see life beyond themselves, a lot are victims of this one.
This is simply when you major on the minor - giving too much time, money, attention, and other resources to things that don't deserve it, things you should give very little of these resources.
Let me explain.
You don't see anything bad in watching TV or Netflix for 3 to 6 hours daily but reading a book for 30 minutes is like a suicide mission. You spend all day scrolling down there pages of social media just to while away time but feel tired and bored 10 minutes into the online course/webinar you're attending or skill you are learning.
You don't mind renewing your data subscription of 1000 to 5000 naira biweekly but act like they are trying to scam you when you're asked to pay less amount for a Masterclass that could improve you.
We have only 19 days to the end of the year (ee shock you?).
Have you read a book this year?
Have you attended a seminar, workshop, or conference that has impacted valuable knowledge to you?
Have you built important relationships that will be instrumental to reaching your goals?
You can ask for urgent 2k to renew data subscription but can't ask for the same to sign up for a course or program that will help your life. I laugh when I see many people shout 'we are going international...we are going international' without being intentional about life.
Only intentional people get to the international scene.
3. Fear
This is one of the major reasons people miss out on great opportunities. Fear. You see the thing about fear us that it will triple you from seeing positive outcomes of whatever you are supposed to do.
Fear makes you focus more on the negative outcomes than on the positive.
F.E.A.R = False Evidence Appearing Real.
It might be fear of failure, fear of starting out, fear of the unknown, fear of being misunderstood, and more.
Whichever the case, ensure that your fears don't hold you back. You have to overcome that fear.
One of the most effective ways of dealing with fear is to gain adequate knowledge about the subject matter. Fear thrives where there is shortage of knowledge or lack of it.
Fear is that tiny voice telling you
'You don't have what it takes to do this'
'You don't know enough to do this'
'You are too young to achieve this'.
Kill that voice with plenty knowledge and confidence (knowledge gives confidence). Don't entertain that tiny voice, don't pamper it for any reason.
4. No Financial Intelligence
Let's face the truth: many opportunities that can change your life won't come for absolutely free. You would need to invest money and/or other resources (no matter how small) to get the best of them. Even free trainings cost you two major things - your internet data and attention (time).
You don't have money to invest and you can't make out time to learn and prepare yourself for oncoming opportunities, then you ain't ready for major changes in your life - financially and otherwise.
Don't spend all you money on irrelevant things and then be in lack when money making opportunities come knocking. Always be prepared.
5. Selfishness
Many don't take advantage of opportunities that can change their lives and that of others around them because they are too self-centered.
Many don't care about the dying world we live in. Many don't care how thousands of people die daily. They think only of themselves.
From my daily interactions with people, I realized that many remain mediocre because all they care about is themselves.
Many don't pray, read, learn, or invest massively in themselves because they are only pursuing a comfortable life for themselves only. It's a pity though.
If it's greatness you want, you must look beyond yourself to see how you can help others.
Okay, we agree that you're are beautiful and you have got the perfect curves. We agree you are handsome and your six-packs (albs) are well built. Now what we want is for you to show us something we don't already know. Help us understand how life works. How do you help others become a better version of themselves?
That's your need now. Can you help?
