Look for Opportunities to Create the Life You Want

Look for Opportunities to Create the Life You Want

You might’ve had opportunities throughout your life that would’ve led to a life you wanted, but you decided to go with the safer option because you didn’t want to take any risks.

There might’ve also been opportunities that just passed you by, simply because you weren’t really looking out for them. If you’re not aware, you can miss out on amazing opportunities all the time.

If you want to be more successful, be more willing and open to these kinds of opportunities. If you really want to be successful, you have to be actively watching for them - both big and small.

There’s a lot of misconceptions today about what it means to be happy and satisfied. The meaning seems to have shifted around a bit over time, and currently for many people, it doesn’t have all the importance that it could.

When you think of someone who’s successful, you imagine them as absolutely ecstatic, without a care in the world, and just living their life to its fullest extent. What many people don’t realize, though, is that there are a few different levels of personal satisfaction.

At the lowest level, you have extreme dissatisfaction. This is where you’re absolutely miserable. Your life is nowhere near where you want it to be. You don’t like your job, you don’t like your family, and you feel as if you’re just at a constant low point.

This point is a hard one to stay in. Next, you’d have discontent - a less extreme version of the prior level. At this stage, you’re just not quite happy with everything. Life is bearable, but that’s about it.

Your job might be stable, but it’s not enjoyable or good paying, and you probably don’t care for a few family members. Overall, life is just subpar. At this point, most people aim for the next stage up: satisfaction.

Life isn’t bad, but it’s not the best. Your job is alright, you count your blessings, and you’re just kind of content here. However, this is also the point in which you feel stuck most often.

This almost a sort of purgatory in which you’re not quite where you want to be, but you feel like you can’t advance much further. The stage people should be aiming for is bliss. This is the point at which you’re actually successful and you feel that way.

Here, you’re not just content with your life, you’re happy with it. You feel proud of your achievements, you’re doing things that you love, and you have good relationships.

There are so many things that you can do to make your life just a bit better, and chances are you tend to pass them up. Whether you pass on an opportunity because it’s too farfetched or because you didn’t realize it was there, it all comes down to how much you’re actively searching.

Actively watching for opportunities like these involves not only having an open mindset, but also stepping out each day hoping to find something new that you could do or consider.

If you go out and come across someone who works in a job or field that you wish you could’ve gone into, have a chat with them and figure out how they made it to where they are.

Ask them questions, and try to exchange contact information. This could take all of about 15 minutes maximum, but it could change your life forever. An important part of looking for these opportunities is being willing to actually accept them.

It’s one thing to come across them, but it’s a whole different situation when the time comes to pursue them. If you’re having trouble taking the dive with an opportunity that might help make you successful, you might have some issues with self-esteem or confidence.

You’ll never advance anywhere just staying where you are. You have to be willing to make changes and take risks, both of which are involved when you’re chasing opportunities.

Whether it be a new job offer or a chance to do something you’ve never done before, don’t be afraid to take risks within reason, because it’s the only way you’ll ever be able to truly make progress. Track down these chances and take them, because whether it’s a good or bad experience, you’ll have gotten a little closer to a life you want to live.