The bubble of opportunity

Wayne Dyer - American self-help author and a motivational speaker

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen. 

Brian Tracy - Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development author

The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca - Hispano-Roman Stoic philosopher

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Gregg Braden - American New Age author

The key to our transformation is simply this: the better we know ourselves the better equipped we will be to make our choices wisely.

Benjamin Disraeli - Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.  

Brian Tracy - Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development author  

I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.  

Ralph Waldo Emerson - American essayist, lecturer, philosopher 

Every wall is a door.  

Abraham Lincoln - American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States 

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.  

Roy T. Bennett - Author

Each day brings new opportunities, allowing you to constantly live with love—be there for others—bring a little light into someone's day. Be grateful and live each day to the fullest. 

James F. Byrnes - American judge and politician 

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death.

Carly Florina  - American businesswoman and political figure

Fear hides possibilities.

Og Mandino - American author

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.

Charles R. Swindoll - Evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher  

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

Corrie Ten Boom - Dutch writer

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. 

Albert Einstein - Theoretical physicist

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

Thich Nhat Hanh -  Vietnamese monk

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

Richard Wiseman - Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom

The concept of luck is very straightforward. Some people notice opportunities and others don't.

Richard John Koch - British management consultant, venture capital investor and author of books on management, marketing and lifestyle

Those who seize the day become seriously rich.

Wallace Delois Wattles - American New Thought writer

Do not wait for an opportunity to be all that you want to be.

Wallace Delois Wattles - American New Thought writer

There is never any hurry on the creative plane; and there is no lack of opportunity.

Mary-Elaine Jacobsen - Former Chief Psychologist for the Amherst Wilder Foundation, a highly-regarded organization with programs for behavior-disordered children, therapeutic foster care, home and school counseling, and child psychiatry

Too many people fail to answer opportunity’s knock at the door because they have to finish some preconceived plan.

Calvin C. Newport - Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Georgetown University and the author of self-improvement books

Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.

Brad Stulberg - Internationally known expert on human performance, well-being, and sustainable success

Scientists have discovered that the more we resist temptation, think deeply, or focus intensely, the better we become at doing.

Daniel Goleman - Author and science journalist. For twelve years, he wrote for The New York Times, reporting on the brain and behavioral sciences

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice there is little we can do to change until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.

Vernon Linwood Howard - American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher

Inner guidance is heard like soft music in the night by those who have learned to listen.

Eric Butterworth - Best-selling author of 16 books and a prominent leader in the Unity and New Thought movements

Where you are in consciousness has everything to do with what you see in experience.

Debbie Ford - American self-help author, coach, lecturer and teacher, most known for The New York Times best-selling book, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, which aimed to help readers overcome their shadow side with the help of modern psychology and spiritual practices

Remember, all the answers you need are inside of you; you only have to become quiet enough to hear them.

Gregg Krech - Executive Director of the ToDo Institute, a Naikan education and retreat center near Middlebury, Vermont

Paying attention to the world around you is a priceless skill – a skill that is elegantly connected to taking action. If you use it and develop it you will notice more and more. And the more you notice, the more you will be clear about what needs doing.

Sir John Hargrave - Author, comedian, and entrepreneur

Instead of making media consumption your default activity, with brief periods of silence, try to make silence your default activity, with planned entertainment breaks of TV, radio, or movies. Silence is golden.

Phil Knight - American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., and was previously chairman and CEO of the company

When you see only problems, you’re not seeing clearly.

Jocelyn K. Glei - Obsessed with how we can find more creativity and meaning in our daily work. She created the online course RESET, a cosmic tune-up for your workday, and hosts Hurry Slowly, a podcast about how you can be more productive, creative, and resilient by slowing down

Lucky people take advantage of chance occurrences that come their way. Instead of going through life on cruise control, they pay attention to what’s happening around them and, therefore, are able to extract greater value from each situation… Lucky people are also open to novel opportunities and willing to try things outside of their usual experiences.

Orison Swett Marden - American inspirational author who wrote about achieving success in life and founded SUCCESS magazine in 1897

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 - American inspirational author who wrote about achieving success in life and founded SUCCESS magazine in 1897

Opportunities? They are all around us ... There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.

Bernard Roth - Professor of Engineering at Stanford University. A longtime veteran of the Stanford design scene, he first came to the Stanford Design Division faculty in 1962

It’s a very good idea to have a general sense of your goals in life, and an equally good idea not to get too rigid about your path. Stay open to possibility: let other people in, and listen when new opportunities present themselves.

Jim Rohn - American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker

Today brings to each of us 1,440 minutes; 86,400 ticks of the clock. Both the poor and the wealthy have the same 24 hours of opportunity. Time favors no one.

Tal Ben-Shahar - American and Israeli teacher, and writer in the areas of positive psychology and leadership. As a lecturer at Harvard University, Ben-Shahar created the most popular course in Harvard's history

All of us, regardless of the circumstances we find ourselves in, can make a conscious effort to search for possibilities around and within ourselves.

Orison Swett Marden - American inspirational author who wrote about achieving success in life and founded SUCCESS magazine in 1897. His writings discuss common-sense principles and virtues that make for a well-rounded, successful life. Many of his ideas are based on New Thought philosophy

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 - American inspirational author who wrote about achieving success in life and founded SUCCESS magazine in 1897. His writings discuss common-sense principles and virtues that make for a well-rounded, successful life. Many of his ideas are based on New Thought philosophy

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

Orison Swett Marden - American inspirational author who wrote about achieving success in life and founded SUCCESS magazine in 1897. His writings discuss common-sense principles and virtues that make for a well-rounded, successful life. Many of his ideas are based on New Thought philosophy

Opportunity is often missed because we are broadcasting when we should be tuning in.

Thích Nhất Hạnh - Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism

It is good to spend some time physically alone each day as well. You might think that you can be joyful only when you are with other people, talking and laughing and playing around. But joy and happiness can be very great in solitude as well—so deep that you are more able to share. If you have deep joy and happiness, developed in solitude, then you have a lot to give. Without the capacity for being alone, you become more and more depleted. And when you don’t have enough nourishment for yourself, you don’t have much to offer others. That’s why learning to live in solitude is important.

Dave Ramsey - American personal finance personality, radio show host, author, and businessman 

One reason people make bad decisions is they don’t have a good decision as one of their options. 

Barry Schwartz - American psychologist. Schwartz is the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College and since 2016 has been visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His work focuses on the intersection of psychology and economics 

Learning to choose is hard. Learning to choose well is harder. And learning to choose well in a world of unlimited possibilities is harder still, perhaps too hard. 

Michael Hyatt - American author, podcaster, blogger, speaker, and the CEO and founder of Michael Hyatt & Company. He has written several books about leadership, productivity, and goal setting 

We have more control than most of us realize. Each day is filled with thousands of opportunities to change the story of our lives.