Seldom do people look at the circumstances that they are in and look for opportunities. Usually we look first for threats and danger. There is good reason for this, and it’s helps us survive when we are out hunting and gathering, watching for bears and cougars.
It doesn’t come naturally to many, but we must learn to look for opportunity in crisis, in difficulty and in the midst of challenges.
Here are a few questions that will prompt your opportunity sensors in the midst of difficulty:
What new areas are opened up in this situation?
What new skills will I need to develop in this situation, that will benefit me later?
What am I learning that I have not learned before?
Who will I meet through this crisis that I will benefit me in the future?
What am I going to value more due to this difficulty?
If anything were possible, could money and resources be generated in this crisis?
What unnecessary things have I been carrying, that I now see I can’t carry through this crisis?
Does this crisis open up another path for me, to do what I was actually designed to do?
These are just a few questions, but there must be more. What do you ask yourself, in the midst of fear and difficulty, to keep yourself focused on opportunity? Let me know.
David Curry
