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Sometimes opportunity knocks when you least expect it, but what if you don’t answer the door?! That’s a conundrum that I’m sure many of us will know all too well, especially if you work for yourself and have to juggle 85,000 things a week.
I have a lot of requests or offers for things land in my inbox and DMs each week. Most of them just wind up with a templated response (like a much politer version of “no, I will not interview you on my podcast that doesn’t have interviews and it clearly states that in bold directly above the form that you just filled in on my website asking me to interview you…”) and others require me to think about whether it’s in line with what I do or want to do. Some of those choices are easy to make (no, I don’t think I want to become an ‘exclusive’ promoter of your jewellery line…) and others require me to give it some thought or ask more questions.
I’m sharing this because, of the many requests I receive, only a very (very) small percentage ever pan out into something worthwhile… however, if I wasn’t open to the possibility in the first place then it would never have happened. I think we all need to find the balance that’s right for us, but I encourage you to really consider how you can make space to listen for opportunity when it may be softly knocking. Don’t let yourself be distracted by all the noise, but also don’t tune out everything so much that you miss out on things; like everything, it’s about finding a healthy balance in life.
So, this week I’m encouraging you to consider how you can consciously make space for opportunity in your life. Let me know how you go in the comments! And by the way I covered opportunity back in Episode 119, so you may find that helpful for a reminder.
Now, without any further ado… greetings and salutations, and a very warm welcome to another newsletter. I hope you enjoy my quick snapshot of my favourite things this week — hopefully at least one of them will make you smile/feel inspired. Have a fantastic week!
Jeremy 🙂
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Seneca
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Thanks for reading and have a fantastic week. Talk to you next time! JG 🙂
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