Normal belief
is that opportunities just happen. During the 60’s, people start to get their
lives into their own hands and a whole generation started to believe they could
create an opportunity, but decades and many crises later, the old normal belief
is probably ruling the world and people are feeling in general they don’t have
other ways to overcome their situations.
It is true
that marches are not working as they used to work before and most attempts to
create something – a company, a new life, a new marriage – end in failure. Leaders
are scarce and life is being lived on a day-to-day basis. But there is hope.
Yes, there
is.
You
probably have heard about SWOT Analysis.
A little outdated, it is still crucial to get results in a fast way by
identifying the main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
From that
perspective, you usually consider an opportunity as a situation or circumstance
that may happen in your favor. But, by working on SWOT on a personal level, I have
found out that an opportunity is (a situation to which you need) a strength that is still potential. In other
words, you can create an opportunity by investing more time on some of your
potentials.
It makes
sense: instead of just focusing in your strengths, struggling with your
weaknesses or fighting with possible threats, focus on that potential you know
you have: maybe it is a skill you seldom use, or perhaps it is a quality others
appreciate in you, but you normally don’t use it in a productive way.
Reflect.
Understand that
potential, hidden behind many layers of other beliefs.
Invest time
and energy to make the potential a reality and use it in life, turning an
opportunity as part of your strengths, in a way.
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