Creating Opportunity
by: Jim Rohn, Source Unknown
An
enterprising person is one who comes across a pile of scrap metal
and sees the making of a wonderful sculpture. An enterprising
person is one who drives through an old decrepit part of town and
sees a new housing development. An enterprising person is one who
sees opportunity in all areas of life.
To be enterprising is to keep your eyes open and your mind
active. It's to be skilled enough, confident enough, creative
enough and disciplined enough to seize opportunities that present
themselves... regardless of the economy.
A person with an enterprising attitude says, "Find out what you
can before action is taken." Do your homework. Do the research. Be
prepared. Be resourceful. Do all you can in preparation of what's
to come.
Enterprising people always see the future in the present.
Enterprising people always find a way to take advantage of a
situation, not be burdened by it. And enterprising people aren't
lazy. They don't wait for opportunities to come to them, they go
after the opportunities. Enterprise means always finding a way to
keep yourself actively working toward your ambition.
Enterprise is two things. The first is creativity. You need
creativity to see what's out there and to shape it to your
advantage. You need creativity to look at the world a little
differently. You need creativity to take a different approach, to
be different.
What goes hand-in-hand with the creativity of enterprise is the
second requirement: the courage to be creative. You need courage to
see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to
take a different approach, courage to stand alone if you have to,
courage to choose activity over inactivity.
And lastly, being enterprising doesn't just relate to the
ability to make money. Being enterprising also means feeling good
enough about yourself, having enough self worth to want to seek
advantages and opportunities that will make a difference in your
future. And by doing so you will increase your confidence, your
courage, your creativity and your self-worth, your enterprising
nature.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
