Quotes About Opportunity

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.

Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefitting you and your family, but in the broader sense. Profits are not a zero sum game. The more you make, the more of a financial impact you can have.

attitudes about being wrong, losing money, missing out, and leaving money on the table.

Reading is life's grand second chance.

No more wasting time. No more wasting life. From now on, I was going to be impetuous and brave. Willing to take risks.

WILL'S RULES FOR LIVING #15: AN OPEN DOOR IS EITHER A GREETING OR A TRAP. BEST TO DECIDE WHICH BEFORE YOU ENTER.

If you aim to be the best then it's essential to evolve constantly, learn from past mistakes, look for new opportunities and have the flexibility to implement improved processes and solutions along the way.

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Those who are comfortable taking chances know that the best way to grow is to reach beyond their grasp. Their sense of direction comes from the heart. They don't shy away from surprise; they might even seek it out. And they seldom die with regrets. In the end we regret not what we have done but what we have not done.

Giselle Chapman was hired by Bristol-Myers Squibb, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies at that time. She became their number one sales representative, and went on to form her own consulting company.

Years ago, for instance, I realized that most of the CEOs and managers I meet are not just smart but also wise—but they don't often get a chance to share their wisdom. They're focused so intently on the mundane day-to-day problems of running a business that they rarely have the opportunity to think deeply and creatively and use their highest and usually considerable intellectual abilities.

In the end we regret not what we have done but what we have not done.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. —BILL GATES, MICROSOFT CHAIRMAN

Effective selling is directly tied to timing, patience, and persistence

But in business there is no end to the game. There are no insurmountable leads. The competition always has time to catch up.

I'm thankful to get the opportunity to direct. I hope I don't mess it up.

Unresolved anger is singled out as a sin that gives the devil an opportunity to derail and defeat us. Demons seize upon it to nurture bitterness and resentment, which wreak havoc in our souls.

Ephesians 4:26-27 gives us clues that demons can gain a foothold in our lives by our behavior. "Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.

Few things are more important to each individual's future success or to our nation's prosperity than education.

Administrators at Rikers Island claim today that their large prison colony is a "huge employment opportunity" for the South Bronx. While caging some 14,000 inmates across some 14 different jail units, Rikers employs 11,500 people as correctional officers or civilian staff.

We must abandon the goals of perfect obedience and untainted innocence and begin to equip our children to see their place in God's family, their need for his grace, and their opportunity to embrace his mission.

Don't confuse opportunity with leadership. Others control many of our opportunities, so that shouldn't be our concern. We control our readiness.

My challenge to you: Get ready to lead and opportunities to lead will not be your problem.

Leadership character is the primary driver of your success as a leader." "What about skills?" Blake asked. "They are important, but the lack of skills is not what derails most leaders—skills are too easy to learn. It is ultimately leadership character that determines our opportunity for influence and impact.