Making Your Own Opportunity

Written By Colēgia

When it comes to the idea of opportunity, many of us might think that we have to seek it out. Opportunity comes in many different forms and it's common for us to find it in unexpected places. A connection from someone else can lead us to get a headstart in other areas such as an internship. While it's good to be open when these things happen, a much better approach is to make our own opportunities. Today we want to talk about how to do this and why it matters.

Be Proactive

Making our own opportunities requires us to take a proactive approach. Being reactive has its place and time since it can help us best assess a situation when it arises. When we're proactive though, we take steps to ensure that whatever we do will be the best possible result of our actions. One example of this is being mindful of our health and wellness. We can't improve ourselves if we don't make the effort to do so, and that starts with shifting our mindset into one that's more willing to seek change. We can take small steps to go outside and maybe opt for a meditative walk. This can then allow us to meet other people who might be doing the same. Eventually, that can turn into a lifelong friendship. The key part here is taking the small yet crucial steps to set ourselves up for success.

“Making our own opportunities requires us to take a proactive approach.”

Take The Initiative

Similar to being proactive, we need to be the one to take initiative at times. Building our social network is a great example of this since it's much easier when we're the one who's actively working towards it. Many people around us share interests which can help us reach common ground with something both sides enjoy. We need these small icebreakers since they give us the means to have fun with others before we delve into more personal topics. It's worth taking the initiative to spend time with people who are into different things as well since it can give us a better perspective on the world around us. Everyone has their own story to share and making your own opportunity to be around others is worth the effort.

“Similar to being proactive, we need to be the one to take initiative at times.”

Be Open To New Things

If we really want to make our own opportunities, we need to be open to doing new things. When we find ourselves in our comfort zone too much, it can come at the cost of personal growth. This is important to recognize early since life has so many unique experiences we want to be part of. Meeting people is one such example since we never knew who we're going to get along with until we spend time with them. The said can be said for our hobbies as well since someone can introduce us to something that we may love for life. Our mentality has a profound impact on the opportunities we wind up creating and being flexible can help us find our happiness in life.

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