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"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as
impossible situations." Charles R. Swindoll
Six Powerful Tips
1. Start to believe you can. Think positively. Most people simply do not
get what they want because they have no courage to believe that
they can achieve it.
2. Shift your focus. Don't focus on the problems, focus on finding
opportunities. Don't talk about a problem; talk about an
opportunity. When you see a problem as a problem you only attract
more problems. If you wish to attract opportunities instead, see the
problem as an opportunity. There is an old saying that goes like this:
"There are no problems, only opportunities."
3. Think of what it is you really want to achieve. Write a statement in a
form "Wouldn't it be nice if...". Commit to it to engage your
subconscious mind.
4. Think about how you can accomplish your goal. When you think of
possible solutions you force your mind and subconscious mind to
find opportunities that will help you achieve the desired results.
5. Take different views of the situation. Having looked at the scene
from your view, look at it from different perspectives, try each of
these views: opportunist, entrepreneur, dreamer, optimist, child,
strategist, architect.
6. Make it a habit. See every problem as an opportunity. As you
regularly start to look for opportunities in a problem, as you
continue to think of finding opportunities you will begin to attract
more opportunities.

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