Say you are taking the lift in a building, and you find yourself alone with a presidential candidate, what will you say? Perhaps it's a distinguished professor, or a successful artiste, a renowned author, a leading speaker - how will you use that moment?

According to Boris Pasternak, "when a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it."

My professor says he is often approached by students asking where to find a certain office. They ask for directions! Is this the best way to use such a meeting? How do you make use of this kind of opportunity, or any other? How do you recognise this as an opportunity?

 

The thing is to be primed for opportunity.  

 

How can you do this?

 

First, be aware of what you want. Live and breathe your desire. The more familiar you are with what you want, the more likely you are to recognise 'the missing pieces' when they show up.

 

Second, be knowledgeable about what you want. Who has gone before you? What is happening today? What are the future trends? Knowing what's happening helps you distinguish what belongs.

 

Third, dream of as many possibilities related to what you want as you possibly can. Envision several combinations and permutations. When one of these shows up, you will recognise it.

 

Seneca said that "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity, and being primed for opportunity is how y

ou make your luck.