By strive masiyiwa
Over the years I have learnt to be wary about adopting popular sayings, particularly when they do not come from the bible.
One such popular saying is:
"Opportunity, only knocks once..."
This is not true!
I have seen many people driven to ruin, because of what they saw as "the opportunity of a lifetime"(another untruth), ....
Not long ago, a highly reputable international company invited me to be their partner, in a new venture they wanted to do in Africa. To their surprise, I declined, even though I would not be required to even pay for the shares. Now I knew that it would be profitable, very profitable; but that is not the point:
- it was not in my area of business, and expertise.
-it was not in the area where I am interested, at this point, in time; I am not opportunistic.
- I'm not sitting around waiting for people to bring me things to get into.
Think of a company like Coca Cola; do you imagine they regret that they did not go into motor manufacture, or computers, or farming, over the last 100 years? They surely had the money, to do all those things.
This is not to say, you cannot be in different types of businesses, but whatever you go into, don't get there opportunistically. Don't go into it with an attitude that says, "I will never get another chance like this... Life is not a game of chance.
For those who work diligently, and prepare themselves. Training themselves, looking for ways to meet human needs, rather than making money; Don't fret:
"Your opportunities are going to be like a flood, ever increasing. The latter opportunity will be greater than the former."
The End.
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