“He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.”—Orison S. Marden
I frequently use the phrase: “opportunity costs.” What I mean by this is that every opportunity comes at the expense of another. Every moment in life is spent doing or not doing what we need to be doing to succeed and accomplish our Purpose. We sow the seeds of opportunity—if we choose to.
Circumstance is going to be what it is going to be. Good, bad, or indifferent, the choices made in the past—by us and others—have placed us where we are in this moment. What we choose to do in the moment? That is up to us. No matter how crappy the situation, we decide what we do next. Each decision is an opportunity—an opportunity to sow a seed that will yield fruit.
We can and we must improve every opportunity. We must approach each moment with grattitude (attitude + gratitude, i.e., an “attitude of gratitude”). To do otherwise will cost us the opportunity. Acceptance of our circumstance as a seed of opportunity will undoubtedly produce the fruit of success when properly cultivated.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!