How to See Opportunities Others Miss

We’ve all seen a great business idea start from scratch and either felt we could have done it or perhaps we even got the idea first and did nothing or told someone else and they ran with it!

Here are some things you can do now to prepare yourself so that you’re ready to grab the opportunity that comes past your nose next time:

• Practice looking at the details, beyond what’s on the surface. Opportunities are in the details.
• Train yourself to go the extra mile. Be prepared to do the things others couldn’t be bothered with. There’s very little competition in the second mile.
• Don’t take complaints personally, rather learn from them. Be thankful and appreciative when people complain about your business. They give you an opportunity to improve, to fine-tune, to hone your business. From the outset, when Beautiful Bracelets started, I listened carefully to comments and criticisms which gave me an opportunity to improve the product. As a result, to date there have been no complaints or returns. But if there are, I will learn from that situation.
• Embrace change, don’t run from it. This will give you an opportunity to see opportunities that others don’t.
• Be flexible and adaptable. Someone who is rigid or set in their ways is more likely to miss opportunities whereas research has shown that creative solutions and innovative thinking are more likely a result of flexible thinking and adaptive responses to situations. Rigid thinking seldom solves a problem.

If you follow these tips, then hidden opportunities will attract your attention like a magnet.. Opportunities are everywhere. The trick is to recognise them, and having done so, pursue them!

You have a Miracle in your Mouth

I really believe we have what we say. For this reason I am careful to watch the words out of my mouth. I believe I define and create my future with my words.

"The Secret of your Future is Hidden in your Daily Routine." Dr Mike Murdock.

Speaking out positive words over your life, each morning, is one way to ensure success. I am not the only one who believes this. Many successful people especially if they are international speakers, touch on this subject at some point. The way to do this practically is to put your vision, dream, goal/s down on paper and formulate them into a simple Affirmation that one could speak out daily, before starting the day. If you don't have the time or inclination for that, there are many Affirmations you could download off the internet, and adapt to suit your own belief system, values, and the scenario you wish to create. (Google "affirmations").

An example of one such affirmation:

I see right through appearances and illusions and know that abundance is all mine.

My abundant thoughts and actions lead in the perfect direction of my desires.
I AM thankful for the limitless, overflowing Source of my abundance.
I AM showered with blessings and my Divine Inheritance.
God provides me with all that I desire, whenever I desire it for as long as I desire it.
God provides me with more than enough substance and supply.
I AM easily, openly and freely accepting abundance, now!
I receive an excellent supply of abundance in my Life daily.
I AM always in the right place at the right time.
I live in the likeness and image of God's Divine Abundance.