Can You See Opportunity?

[Note: This is a re-post from May '08-I believe it still has some relevance.]

Look at the following and notice what you see:

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What you see depends a lot on your current mindset. If you are oriented towards excellence, you probably saw "opportunity now here"; however, if you have a very negative outlook (as many people today have), you probably saw "opportunity nowhere." I read about this little 'test' in a book titled, No More Mondays by Dan Miller. An excellent book should you desire no more Mondays in your life. (Use the Amazon search box below to find)

Back to this mindset thing. Another way of looking at this example is best explained by, "it's not what you see but how you look at it." Often times we - you and I - have a tendency to look at the negative side of things. Do we see the inherent good in others or do we see them as evildoers out to get us? Do we see high gas prices as more than we can bear or do we see it as a temporary condition that we have no control over?

If you are not where you want to be, take inventory about how you see yourself. A step further, look at what caused you to be where you are. When you really examine this, you will discover that it is no accident that you are at the place where you are right now. It may have been a decision or choice you made years ago. It may be because of "stinkin' thinkin'" Nonetheless, you are here.

In my new book F.O.C.U.S. On Your Future, I hit upon how to "Create a New Mindset." If all you hear and read is negativity, guess what you will focus (no pun, I promise) on primarily. It is very difficult for you see "opportunity now here" when all you keep hearing is "opportunity nowhere."

Those who personally know me have heard me say, "once you find your ideal job, you will never have to work another day in your life." That is my mindset. I don't see it as work (out of necessity) but instead, as something I enjoy doing every day. What is your mindset? How do you view where you are at this moment in time? Do you like where you are at this moment? Just a few questions to ask yourself. When you can answer them honestly, you are on the road to creating a new mindset where you can begin seeing OPPORTUNITY NOW HERE.