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People are judged by what they think and what they say. But
the true measure of their character is what they do. Anyone
who has achieved success and fortune in the world has done
it by action.
William Jennings Bryan wrote, "Destiny is not a matter of
chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be
waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."
The choice of the path you follow is often put before you as
opportunity.
"Few people recognize opportunity," said Cary Grant,
"because it comes disguised as hard work."
Don't let opportunities slip past while you're still
considering them, and create new ones as you see them. "Wise
people make more opportunities than they find," said Francis
Bacon.
What opportunities can you act upon?
Woolworth saw a need for small inexpensive items and opened
the chain of stores that grossed billions.
Wrigley started giving gum away as a bonus from a supplies
wagon he sold from, and saw the opportunity to make money
from the gum that became in high demand.
All successful people the world over have found the
opportunities for their own special talents and acted upon
those ways to achieve.
Why wait for the time to pass?
There's never a better time than now.
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