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You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.
-- Jan Glidwell
 

 

Friday, September 25, 2026

Opportunities open up

If you pass up enough opportunities, the opportunities will begin to pass you up. When you act on a few opportunities, you quickly encounter many more.

At any given time, the opportunities in front of you may not include what you consider to be perfect. Yet even though they’re less than ideal, they’re a whole lot better than nothing.

Zero in on the best opportunity that’s available right now. Follow where it leads, give it what you have.

As you do, you’re sure to encounter even better opportunities. On top of that, you’re gaining experience creating value.

When you transform what’s possible into what’s real, you build more confidence to do it again. Even a small opportunity gets the process started.

Rather than holding out for a flawless opportunity, start with one that’s already in front of you. Act with persistence on that particular opportunity, and a whole new world of them will begin to open up to you.

— Ralph Marston

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