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Seize Opportunities

Published on January 21, 2019January 19, 2019 by DonLeave a comment

Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.

Orison Swett Marden

This quote is at the core of the main issue I am working to resolve. I’m chipping at it a little bit at a time. With every step I feel that I am getting closer.

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