One thing I’ve learned with time is that when a window of opportunity opens, take advantage of it before it shuts. How many windows and doors have opened for you in your life but for one reason or another you didn’t go through them? I can think of several for myself, missed chances because I was too timid or insecure to make a bold move. I’m reminded of a proverb that I heard many years ago: He who hesitates often misses his opportunity.
The picture I’ve chosen for this post was taken from the Aperol bar overlooking Milano’s famous Galleria facade. It’s a plain simple window, but outside of it one can see lovely lighted arches, beautiful architectural embellishments, and more finestre. Think of this window pictured as an opportunity that might be presented to you. Through its panes…read that pains… of taking a chance with something you’re not comfortable with, wondrous new experiences, as well as more windows of opportunity, will appear that you would have missed otherwise.
When Dr. Rana Al-Falaki of Life Changes Coaching asked me to do an online interview last month I never imagined in a thousand years that it would show up in so many places. In fact, when she first suggested I talk, my inclination was to say no. Being filmed while speaking is something I’ve always been put off by, but then I thought here’s an opportunity that doesn’t come along every day. Face your fear and just do it. So I did, and found it to be, as stated in my last post, an eye-opening experience of Self.
Rana opened a window for me, and this time I jumped through it. As a consequence, the following article came to be:
