Sometimes people wait their entire lives for the right doors to open for them. They wait passively hoping and wishing something will change. Out of the blue, things will turn around for them. They are good people. They deserve it. Maybe they had some bad breaks, but some day good fortune might suddenly fall into their laps. They just might get lucky, but until then their choices and inaction keep them in a discontented place. They wish they could have the success that others have. They can only imagine how nice it must be to have the opportunities others have. Very rarely, however, do they consider the cost of hard work, strong faith, determination, and persistance.
Most people who are successful in life have paid their dues. I am talking about truly successful people, not those who have things handed to them and do very little with their opportunities. Although there is nothing wrong with someone getting a good break because of a connection, that person will only experience the rewards of success when validated for their own efforts, investment, and talent. Until then, they may not feel genuinely successful or thankful regardless of how they appear to others. The rewards and self-confidence that come from growing, giving, and fulfilling your destiny can't be handed to you. True fulfillment and joy come from taking opportunities to be your best and live with purpose.
The good news is that we do not have to wait for opportunity to knock. We can recognize opportunity, pursue it, and seize it. We can start knocking on doors right now. We can take steps to move forward, change, improve, and fulfill our destiny. We can develop and practice successful habits today!! What are you waiting for?
Empowering Thoughts & Words of Wisdom:
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. ~Francois Bacon
Opportunities? They are all around us. There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it. ~Orison Swett Marden
It's the man who waits for his ship to come in who's always missing the boat. ~Anonymous
Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers. ~Anonymous
The trouble with opportunity is that it always comes disguised as hard work. ~Anonymous
Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases. ~Jeremy Collier
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now. ~Napoleon Hill
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. —Paul Valery
Copyright 2011 All Rights Reserved. Written by Krystal Kuehn.
Co-founder of New Day Family Marriage Counseling & BeHappy4Life.com
Krystal Kuehn, MA, LPC, LLP, NCC is a licensed professional counselor, international best-selling author, teacher, and musician. She specializes in helping people live their best life now, reach their full potential, overcome barriers, heal from their past, and develop a lifestyle of health, happiness, and love. Krystal is the cofounder of NewDayCounseling.org
New Day Counseling is a family counseling center that provides professional counseling services for the entire family. We help parents, children, teens, families, individuals and couples. We offer couples therapy / marriage counseling, child therapy, adolescent counseling, anxiety counseling, depression counseling, divorce counseling, grief counseling, porn addiction counseling, substance abuse counseling. We also offer groups for anger counseling. Go to NewDayCounseling.org today for more information or call us at 248-649-8050. We are here to help, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Put an end to anger problems & regain control over your life today. Anger management classes help for personal, court, and business. For more info go to newdaycounseling.org or call 248-649-8050 to register today. * Anger management classes and/or individual anger counseling can be extremely supportive and helpful in equipping us with many tools for a better life.
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Love and Logic Parenting Classes help you with the most important job there is! You can learn practical tools & techniques for effective discipline, better communication, appropriate boundaries, healthy decision-making, & respectful adult-child relationships. Workshops are available at New Day Counseling in Troy. For more information or to register online go to: Love and Logic Parenting Class or call 248-649-8050.
Trauma and Grief Support Group
Survivors, family members and friends of sudden loss/emotional
shock due to accident, loss of loved one, illness, or injury will gain healthy
adapting, new perspective and emotional support and healing in this
life-changing group led by survivor and professional psychotherapist, Brad Erlandson, MS, LLPC
Self-Esteem Group for Teen Girls (ages 13-17)
Teen girls learn to feel empowered, gain self-awareness, develop positive coping, and improve daily problem-solving skills. Through G.I.R.L.S. (Girls in Real Life Situations) counseling curriculum, group discussion, and fun activities, girls will learn more about themselves and be better equipped to handle Real Life Situations. Call 248-649-8050 today to register. For more information, click here. We also offer individual teenage counseling.
Online Therapy - Online Marriage Counseling / Online Couples Counseling
New Day Counseling offers professional counseling via Skype for clients who prefer to have counseling sessions in the comfort of their homes.
Helpful Resources:
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