Last year, I was offered
a spot in a boxed set.
I was busy
and turned it down.
That boxed set
landed on the New York Times
and USA Today best seller lists.
The writers saw a huge increase
in readership and earnings.
I was lucky.
When the sequel to the set
was being put together,
I was asked again to contribute.
This contribution
earned me
my first mention on
the USA Today best seller list.
But second chances
don’t happen very often.
Usually an opportunity declined
is an opportunity lost forever.
In June 2015’s
FHM,
Guy Mowbray,
football/soccer commentator,
shares
“My best piece of life advice?
Don’t turn anything down.
Ever.
Be available for everything
because as soon as you miss one chance,
someone will come along
and take your place.
And if they do a better job than you,
you won’t get back in.”
While I don’t believe in
accepting every opportunity
(because, for many of us,
there aren’t enough hours in the day
to do everything),
I DO believe in thinking hard
before turning opportunities down.
Consider your opportunities
carefully.