If you were driving along and saw this sign what would you think? A pile of manure or gold? It’s all in the eye of the beholder. Are you the kind of person that sees something like this and thinks… huh… I wonder what I could create from that?

Once there was a guy who did stop and saw gold. He asked around and ended up meeting a contractor that wasn’t going to use a plot of dirt and manure. He negotiated a deal for hauling it away for free for the contractor. The guy then turned around and sold it for $25,000! He made a chunk of money off manure! Something that most people would never think much of. He kept his eyes open for opportunity. Are you keeping a watch out for opportunity? “Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity…. and opportunities are there all the time!!”

The truth is that we see signs like this everyday. Opportunities are all around us. They are there staring us in the face. They just aren’t so bold most of the time. How many opportunities have you passed up? How many decisions could you have made to truly build something great? Start looking at things from different angles you never know when an opportunity could lead to something huge for you and your life.

I just want you to consider and be aware of your surroundings everyday.  Do you look around?  Are you too caught up in the rat race to see your opportunities?  Perk up and pay attention.  You have to OPEN your mind to opportunity.  People love to buy but hate to be sold…. WHY is that?  OPEN your mind to the possibilities that are smacking you in the face everyday.

Some people see a problem…. others see a massive opportunity.  What kind of person are you?  One that sees opportunity or a pile of manure? Look at things differently today… you never know what lies underneath.

Opportunities? They are all around us… There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it. – Orison Swett Marden

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work. -Thomas A. Edison