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Opportunity in Disguise

By: Jennifer Lavoie
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Recently, I listed to a speaker, who is native of Ghana. From very early in his life, this man set a course to come to America. It was the country he saw as being the land of opportunity. He was raised in a home with no running water. He had no shoes to wear. And, diseases were running rampant in his village. He learned about America from movies and set a goal to get there. He didn't know how. He didn't know when but none of that matter. He was committed to making it happen. It took hard work persistence and dedication. Today, he has realized his goal, and is using his wealth to give back to the community that raised him.

I wanted to give you a quick peak at his background because he opened my eyes. Being born and raised in a country of abundance, we often forget how fortunate we are. He shared some startling stats including the fact that more than 30% of millionaires in America are immigrants.

Wonder why?

We live with abundance and yet can't see opportunity. Many of these immigrants come from nothing and see opportunity everywhere.

He talked about taking a job at university where his roommates would wait for a cheque from mom and dad. When you are getting handed out support, you don't need to look for it. When money comes easily, you don't work for it (and sometimes that means later in life you aren't living the life of your dreams. Do you know how he describes the newspaper's classified section? Pages and pages of opportunities. That's what immigrants see. What do we see? Dead end jobs we'd never do or are too good/smart etc to do.

How many times has opportunity come knocking and you've closed the door with a polite no thank you.

How often do you see a big problem, not a huge opportunity.

When you are facing obstacles or challenges do you run from it ... rather than standing up and facing the fear. When you face a fear, you have conquered it forever.

Maybe you need to shift your perceptions. Today, there are so many opportunities for abundance and yet so many people have their eyes closed to it.

So how do you start the process of change. Make a resolution.

Resolve to see opportunity where before you might have seen a problem. Take a fresh look at the world around you and revel in your abundance. The world has now, more than ever, so much to offer if you are willing to open the door and answer the call.

Your true opportunity might be in disguise ... disguised as a big problem ... see it for what it is and grab hold, don't run away. You might be very surprised by the outcome. It might just turn into the biggest opportunity and one that leads you to the path towards your dream life.

Next, adopt an attitude of gratitude. Being grateful for what you have and appreciating the abundance around you. That's the difference between immigrants and those raised here ... we take everything around us for granted while they see it as abundance.

Maybe then we can learn to see our own opportunities through the eyes of those around us.

About The Author-- Jennifer Lavoie is a home-based business coach. Using Robert Kiyosaki's teaching, she helping others to build passive income businesses and retire early and free. http://www.retirefree.ws

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