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But there is a caveat that must be made. Those who succeed are those who walk through the door of opportunity when it swings open. That we know. But what is the secret to getting through the door of opportunity?
As the story goes, Frank Sinatra got his big break while working as a waiter. One day, as he was waiting tables, who does he see sitting in the restaurant, but one of the biggest names in the music industry. Old Blue Eyes did the unbelievable: He cleared off a table next to the gentleman and got up on it and sang! He knew he was done at the restaurant for doing so, but how many times would this door of opportunity open up? Needless to say, the rest is history.
You see, you never know when the door of opportunity is going to open wide. For some, the big break comes early in life and for others later on. But for all of those who become successful, there is one key similarity: They were ready. And for every one of those who were ready, there were thousands more who weren't.
So, the principle for us is: Be ready!
- Are your skills as sharp as they could be? Are they enough so when your shot comes you can perform?
- Is your character deep enough to handle success? Let's face it; you don't want big success if your character won't be able to handle it.
- Are you working hard to position yourself now? The job to do while waiting for the door to open is to develop your skills and your character, so as to position yourself to get through that door before it closes.
When that huge door of opportunity opens up, will you be able to walk boldly through it?
Do everything you can to be ready. Don't just sit and wish and dream. Be proactive and make sure that you are the most qualified when the door opens. Make sure that you are the hardest worker. Make sure you are the closest to the door.
2 comments:
Well said. Well written!. It is believed that opprtunity knocks your
door all time .. Those lucky one hears! Acually it is those who are
quick to respond to opportunity are lucky! Luck is nothing bit
responding to the opportunity
Well thout material
This comment is by Dr S.K. Naik
Well written no doubt about that! Thanks Sumana for this wonderful article.
I have my points that extend from what you have written, well they don't differ all that great from your thoughts but still there are subtle variations in them.
To add to all that is written below, I would like to make a mention:
"Opportunity favours the prepared mind"
As mentioned in the situation below, its just that "Frank Sinatra" was prepared. I would like to take note of this added point he had the courage to see that there lied an opportunity.
I personally feel, if we are prepared then we can make an opportunity out of an adversity, its all in looking at what we think matters the most for us - taking stock of our strength and our weakness and then taking the risk.
Success in an opportunity is just proportional to the element of risk that we are ready to take. In the story below Frank took the risk of being considered a fool doing something like that... but was rewarded as he knew what he wanted and how to make use of the conditions, he evaluated himself properly (this is very important).
This comment is by Sachi
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