Opportunities Are Like Fine Wine

Opportunities are like a fine wine - they just better with age! No one should feel discouraged, or not pursue a dream or an opportunity simply on the basis of their age. As long as you have your health and are capable of thought there is a place for you in this world and the older you are the more valuable your experience and contribution!

You may have run across people who could have been doing some sort of useful or creative work, but repeat negative phrases such as:

• "I had a difficult childhood"
• "If I could only live my life over knowing what I know now"
• "I married too soon"
• "I am too old to do anything now"
• "They want younger people now"

People constantly gripe and complain about their lack of opportunity, when all around them are more opportunities than one person can possibly use. Some say they can't move forward because they don't have any cash, capital or assets. But, how many rich people are there that started with nothing? Unfortunately, it is not opportunity that people lack, but perseverance.

Human beings have a natural tendency for laziness. If you want to be successful in life, or business, you must lift yourself above this nasty character trait and set your will to work and your heart on fire to achieve the success you desire. Lack of decision, too, leads to procrastination and can easily rob you of your inheritance. It is so easy to say to yourself, "I'll do it tomorrow," and then find that tomorrow never comes. That single indecision can lead to a lifetime of neglect and delays.

Are you seeking some sort of achievement or success? If you are serious about this and have a goal in sight, seize this very moment and do what you can do to make your dream become a reality. Just start doing something! Stop using your age, or some other flimsy excuse, as a reason to not move forward. Be bold and self-confident. With a little patience and determination you can take that first step to success. The more little steps you take the easier they become and before long you will have achieved your goal.

Take the disappointments that come along the way in stride and turn these into learning opportunities. Leverage them to move you closer to your goal. NEVER let a roadblock stop you from becoming successful!

Susan Coolidge said:

"Every day is a fresh beginning; every morn is the world made new: you who are weary of sorrow and sinning, Here is a beautiful hope for you -- A hope for me, and a hope for you. Every day is a fresh beginning: Listen, my soul, to the glad refrain, and, spite of old sorrow and older sinning, and puzzles forecasted and possible pain. Take heart with the day, and begin again!"

Copyright M. A. Webb, 2005. All Rights Reserved

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