20 Quotes To Encourage You To Seize Your Opportunities

It's been stated that opportunity knocks, but if that were actually the truth, then the majority of people worldwide need to get their hearing tested because they fail to answer the door. Either that, or people need a massive injection of willpower and courage to seize the opportunities when they hear and recognize the knocking. Each and every day, people everywhere continue to moan and groan, and whinge and complain, about how their life sucks, how they are always unhappy, how they never get their way in life, how life is so unfair to them, how they never have enough money, how their job is crappy, and how they never get to experience success and goal accomplishment. It's that typical blame game that so many people love to play, because they genuinely believe that it's life's fault, or it's just their circumstances, or it's other people's fault, as to why their life is miserable, unsatisfying, unrewarding, and unfulfilling. All along, the truth is, we only ever have ourselves to blame for all what we whinge and complain about, because it comes off the back of decisions, or non-decisions, that we make that actually determines our circumstances. It's also about our attitude, and how we choose to perceive the circumstances we found ourselves in, and how life really is. Life can be harsh, there's no disputing that, because on many occasions we are left to confront situations and events that are unfair, unjust, and even unexplainable, but the majority of things we complain and whinge about are purely from choices we make, not as a result of life being harsh on us. The reason being is, we fail to seize our opportunities! We have opportunities that stare us in the face, every single day, to transform our life and start creating success and happiness for ourselves, yet we direct our attention away from them, and we do so because we are either too scared or too lazy to accept them.

It may be that we dislike our job immensely? We have the opportunity to search and apply for other jobs, or we could start our own business, to find something we are passionate about and enjoy, but instead we either choose to spend our time doing some more leisurely activities, such as watching television or spending time with our friends. Either that, or it's just because we are too frightened of trying something new, risky, and out of our comfort zone. Such an opportunity is there every day for us, and yet we ignore it, then we wonder why we are so unhappy. It may be that we are desperately wanting to achieve our goals? We have the opportunity to make decisions and begin getting stuck into the actions that are progressing towards achieving them, but once again, we choose to spend our time doing some of the more leisurely activities, because they are more enjoyable than having to do some of the mundane and tedious tasks that need doing to reach our goals. We don't want to have to exert energy and effort, especially for the considerable period of time in which goals tend to take before they are accomplished. We also avoid doing so because the actions may involve risk or change, perhaps even expose us to criticism and judgement from others, as these actions may be against the grain to what most people view as normality and sensibility. Again, we wonder why we are always miserable and unhappy that we never get what we desire in life, and it's all because we fail to make use of the opportunities right before us, every single day! These two above examples of opportunity are not physically presented to us, but are more so at the back of our mind. Sometimes though, opportunities are indeed handed to us, or are clearly evident to us, but yet again, because of the potential risks, changes, and discomfort in accepting such opportunities, it's fear, doubt, and laziness that prevent us from moving forward. We are all given a set amount of time in life, time in which we have no knowledge of exactly how much. Therefore, if we continue allowing our opportunities to create happiness, success, prosperity, and fulfillment, pass us by, the time we have allocated in life is going to be spent wasted in misery. Only you can stop that from happening! Gather up the courage, willpower, and motivation to get off your backside and seize your opportunities whilst they are there. Don't procrastinate, just take the plunge, and strive for your goals! Here are 20 quotes to encourage you to seize your opportunities, and create the life for yourself that you desire!

1.- "The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes."

- Benjamin Disraeli

2.- “To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.”

- Benjamin Franklin

3.- "Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it."

- Julie Andrews

4.- "The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone."

- Orison Swett Marden

5.- “If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later.”

- Richard Branson

6.- "Be ready for when your time comes, you will have that window of opportunity, so seize the moment and capitalize on it."

- Anthony Anderson

7.- "It's when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached."

- Mike Huckabee

8.- "Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death."

- James F. Byrnes

9.- "Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again."

- Bob Feller

10.- “Expect change. Analyze the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It’s your move.”

- Tony Robbins

11.- "Every twist and turn in life is an opportunity to learn something new about yourself, your interests, your talents, and how to set and then achieve goals."

- Jameela Jamil

12.- “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.”

- Ann Landers

13.- "Successful people jump at opportunity and take advantage of it."

- Sir Mix-a-Lot

14.- "If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."

- Tom Peters

15.- “Most people miss great opportunities because of their misperception of time. Don’t wait! The time will never be just right.”

- Stephen C. Hogan

16.- “When opportunity presents itself, don’t be afraid to go after it.”

- Eddie Kennison

17.- "You've got to grab every opportunity that comes up."

- Dominic West

18.- "Success is where preparation and opportunity meet."

- Bobby Unser

19.- "Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be."

- Jon Bon Jovi

20.- "Every opportunity that comes your way, you can't take lightly. You have to take it very, very seriously, because the opportunities are limited."

- Chris Klein

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