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Don't Ever Wait to Seize an Opportunity
I'm sure that many of you have heard the saying "carpe diem" and know that it means "seize the day". I knew this, but only today did I learn how crucial it is to entrepreneurial success...
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I was sitting in a desk chair making plans for April 28th. The day after my last final. Graduation was a week later, but I didn't want to waste another second. I'd recently been distracted by school and unable to work on landing my first web development client.
I'd neglected my Operating Systems class and now had to become a devoted student once again. But that didn't stop me from taking baby steps toward my goal...
I'd done as much as I could, and prepared completely for the next step. I'd picked a big industry and found a client with an old website. They were the best choice of all the possible clients I'd found.
Even though last year they'd made just under $500 Million dollars, their website was ugly and 6 years old. It barely had any copy. It didn't have good pictures. And the layout was confusing. An amazing opportunity...
I'd spent hours fine tuning the homepage. Every single element was in the right place. The colors looked great. The copy fit the industry's tone. The homepage scaled beautifully on phones and and any size window. It was done. Ready to impress the decision maker as soon as they saw it.
I even typed up the complete email I would send. All that was left was to wait. I wanted to be ready, after sending the email. I would spend all my time finishing up their site, and didn't want to be distracted by school. The second I finished my last exam, I would send the email that kicked off my consulting business...
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After spinning around in my chair, I decided to get some backup email addresses. If the decision maker's email didn't work, I'd be ready. I typed in the URL. Memorized and quick off the fingers after so many visits.
"F*ck!" was the only word that came out of my mouth...
They had a new website.
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When you see an opportunity, you can't wait to act. There are other people RIGHT NOW trying to seize that opportunity.
So while you're waiting and putting X's on your calendar, saying you'll get to it tomorrow, or in a week, or when your life slows down. Someone else is sending the email that you haven't sent. Someone else is making the call you haven't made. Someone else is writing that last line of code.
Opportunities don't wait for you. They only last as long as it takes for the quickest person to come along and seize them.
Don't Wait.
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