Quotes on Missing Opportunity

How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

Do you see the consequences of the way we have chosen to think about success? Because we so profoundly personalize success, we miss opportunities to lift others onto the top rung...We are too much in awe of those who succeed and far too dismissive of those who fail. And most of all, we become much too passive. We overlook just how large a role we all play—and by “we” I mean society—in determining who makes it and who doesn’t.

Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to parties intent on finding their perfect partner and so miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and as a result miss other types of jobs. Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.