177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class
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The Great Ones Never Hesitate To Seize Opportunity “The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of the weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every life is full of them . . . every newspaper article is an opportunity. Every client is an opportunity. Every sermon is an opportunity. Every business transaction is an opportunity – an opportunity to be polite, an opportunity to be manly, and opportunity to be honest – an opportunity to make friends.” – Orison Swett Marden, 1848-1924, founder, Success Magazine
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mateur performers are perpetually waiting for their ships to come in. They’re waiting for the man on the white horse, singing, “Here I come to save the day!” The masses seem content to wait to inherit their fortune from some long-lost rich relative or by winning the lottery. The casinos are full of amateurs, looking for opportunities. The pros don’t view opportunity as something to wait for, but as something they create for themselves. The more opportunities that the world class creates, the more that seem to come their way. The great ones know they are completely responsible for how their lives turn out. Average people keep hoping luck and circumstance will favor them. Meanwhile, the champions are out impacting the world. At the heart of this difference in philosophy is a lack of fear. The great ones are unafraid to fail at a new opportunity. They see opportunity as a game that must be played now, while there is still time left on the clock. If they fail at that game, they move on to a new game. They just keep playing until they win. Amateurs are so paralyzed by the fear of losing that they never get in the game. As a result, they never develop the courage