Worksearch 2.0 - Opportunisitic Thinking

Opportunity is defined as a favourable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances. As expected, the definition is subjective. What is "favorable"? What is "advantageous"? Optimists see most situations as favorable or advantageous where pessimists rarely see themselves in favorable or advantageous situations. So who do you think will have more opportunity, the optimist or the pessimist?

Fortune and Success are found in opportunity

So how to become an opportunistic thinker!

Be flexible and stay open minded - do not rule anything out

Stay motivated - watch Randy Pauch over and over (see earlier post)

Are you willing to take risks? According to Ken Robinson if you are not willing to be wrong you will never create anything original

Balance - now your decision making skills come in to play, learn to work out which opportunities require and deserve the most of your attention - try Pareto for this 80/20

Think Creatively - use your imagination......... for this you need idle time