You've heard that one before, right? But what if opportunity never comes knocking? Waiting around for someone else to present opportunities could be futile. We need to get out there and find our own opportunities. Hell forget find, often we have to create our own opportunities.
Interlude: This is where you start to get pumped. I mean your fist is in the air, you're nodding your head, and you're about to shout "Yeah!" You might even feel like jumping off the couch and onto your feet to get going. But where?
How do we create opportunity? That's the sixty-four million dollar question. There are endless articles and books, websites and blogs about creating your own luck. Just to clarify, to me opportunity and luck are not synonymous. I'm not talking about a windfall or something magical that just drops in your lap. There probably is a certain degree of being in the right place at the right time, but one has to have an idea where to go in the first place. So again, how do we create opportunity?
The obvious answer is to become an entrepreneur, go into business for yourself. That's what my dad would like me to do. It sounds very attractive, and under certain circumstances I would definitely be enticed. Two of my friends recently did this and they are reaping all the benefits. They are great at what they do, and they've learned to be flexible and go where and how they're needed. I am beyond excited for them! But given the same opportunity, I would have to turn it down because of certain limitations due to financial responsibility. Or would I?
Maybe I just need to make my choices differently. I often wonder what the perfect opportunity would be. What would encourage me and push me out of my comfort zone to take a leap? Notice, I didn't say leap of faith. I don't think this has anything to do with faith. I can't expect if I make a reckless decision, that believing in G-d will fix it all. I need my faith for strength, but not for blind decision-making. So how do I break out of the proverbial box? (Oy, I hate the expression outside the box.) And where do I look for these opportunities? My writing friends keep telling me to listen to the universe, because the messages are there. I can't tell if I'm concentrating too hard, or not enough.
Interlude: <looks up at the sky, shaking hands in the air> Where are my messages?!
All I know is this...
Something in me is changing. It has been for quite some time. I've let go of certain things, like how much money I'm making or what I'm "supposed to be" doing. I've let go of all the material things I once thought I wanted. I dream of very few things. I dream mostly of driving in my open jeep (which I don't yet have), down the beach to my home-office (also don't yet have) overlooking the waves. I dream of writing and creating in any form. I dream of an opportunity to create the balance of cognitive, fulfilling work with time to feed my soul and be with my family. I know it's out there. I just have to find a way to create it! Soon. Very soon.
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