OPPORTUNITY
“Feeling confident – or pretending that you feel confident – is necessary to reach for opportunities. It’s a cliche, but opportunities are rarely offered; they’re seized.” (Sheryl Sandburg)
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slow down and REFLECT
on the MEANING and the MESSAGE of today’s quotation
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In Your Own Words…
In your own words, what is the central message of the above quote by the American business executive and writer Sheryl Sandberg?
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” (Albert Einstein)
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“There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.” (John Stuart Mill)
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Getting Personal
Have you ever had an opportunity, but you missed it because you hesitated too long or didn’t want to take a chance? What was it? Why do you think it had really been an opportunity, and not just a fantasy? What might you have done to have seized that opportunity?
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Quotation AI Assistant
Interested in seeing what artificial intelligence (ai) has to say about the meaning of today’s quotation? Compare it to your own interpretation. You may be fascinated, or even possibly humbled.
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INSIGHTS for SUCCESS
“Opportunities are like fish on a hook, haul them in when you get the chance before they slip away. You’ll always be kicking yourself if you let the Big One go.” (E.A. Bucchianeri)
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” (Thomas A. Edison)
“The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.” Confucius
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The Wisdom Quotation Well
Interested in reading more wisdom quotes about seizing opportunity?
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Image of the Day
You Need to Open the Door (Freepik.com)
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Any Comments/Questions about Today’s Quote?
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