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[startinup]

Don't Ever Wait to Seize an Opportunity

I'm sure that many of you have heard the saying "carpe diem" and know that it means "seize the day". I knew this, but only today did I learn how crucial it is to entrepreneurial success...

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I was sitting in a desk chair making plans for April 28th. The day after my last final. Graduation was a week later, but I didn't want to waste another second. I'd recently been distracted by school and unable to work on landing my first web development client.

I'd neglected my Operating Systems class and now had to become a devoted student once again. But that didn't stop me from taking baby steps toward my goal...

I'd done as much as I could, and prepared completely for the next step. I'd picked a big industry and found a client with an old website. They were the best choice of all the possible clients I'd found.

Even though last year they'd made just under $500 Million dollars, their website was ugly and 6 years old. It barely had any copy. It didn't have good pictures. And the layout was confusing. An amazing opportunity...

I'd spent hours fine tuning the homepage. Every single element was in the right place. The colors looked great. The copy fit the industry's tone. The homepage scaled beautifully on phones and and any size window. It was done. Ready to impress the decision maker as soon as they saw it.

I even typed up the complete email I would send. All that was left was to wait. I wanted to be ready, after sending the email. I would spend all my time finishing up their site, and didn't want to be distracted by school. The second I finished my last exam, I would send the email that kicked off my consulting business...

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After spinning around in my chair, I decided to get some backup email addresses. If the decision maker's email didn't work, I'd be ready. I typed in the URL. Memorized and quick off the fingers after so many visits.

"F*ck!" was the only word that came out of my mouth...

They had a new website.

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When you see an opportunity, you can't wait to act. There are other people RIGHT NOW trying to seize that opportunity.

So while you're waiting and putting X's on your calendar, saying you'll get to it tomorrow, or in a week, or when your life slows down. Someone else is sending the email that you haven't sent. Someone else is making the call you haven't made. Someone else is writing that last line of code.

Opportunities don't wait for you. They only last as long as it takes for the quickest person to come along and seize them.

Don't Wait.

 

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[anthonyseoul]

Tu zua nefi vji dunqepz e xjumi xictovi cigusi vjiz'f iwip etlif zua vu? Cigusi zua'f iwip eqqsuedjif vjin?

O moli zuas opovoevowi epf O'wi vsoif tunivjoph tonomes vu vjot cigusi. Cav vji enuapv ug voni O tqipv caomfoph xictovit, siedjoph uav vu dmoipvt ivd. nefi vji xjumi vjoph raovi tvsittgam epf apqsugovecmi.

 

[startinup]

Tu zua nefi vji dunqepz e xjumi xictovi cigusi vjiz'f iwip etlif zua vu? Cigusi zua'f iwip eqqsuedjif vjin?

O moli zuas opovoevowi epf O'wi vsoif tunivjoph tonomes vu vjot cigusi. Cav vji enuapv ug voni O tqipv caomfoph xictovit, siedjoph uav vu dmoipvt ivd. nefi vji xjumi vjoph raovi tvsittgam epf apqsugovecmi.

O tjuamf'wi ciip nusi dmies. O upmz nefi e juniqehi et e tenqmi ug xjev ov xuamf muul moli.

O xet katv huoph vu howi ov vu vjin gus gsii epzxez, cideati vjios peni dessoit xiohjv, epf vji tudoem qsuug gsun vjot upi gsii dmoipv xuamf lodltvesv iwiszvjoph.

 

[AdamMaxum]

Huuf quopv up puv xeovoph. Tu vsai. Ev mietv op zuas tovaevoup zua dep ettani vjev tuniupi xet emsiefz fiwimuqoph vji xictovi cigusi zua nefi zuas nuwi epzxez topdi xictovit dep veli e nupvj us vxu vu fiwimuq.

Og O xisi huoph vu onqsitt e catopitt xovj e pix xictovi O xuamf hu xovj vji fitohp tofi epf qsitipv vjin ep exituni muuloph juniqehi fitohp wt epzvjoph fiwimuqif.

Vjot xuamf edvaemmz ci e huuf tvsevihz gus epz fitohpis/fiwimuqist uav vjisi us temit qiuqmi xju esi xommoph vu tqipf nupiz up e podi fitohp vinqmevi epf vjip gus iedj catopitt zua tmohjvmz datvunobi vji fitohp vu gov vjios dumust epf muhu. Zua duamf siqmodevi ov qsivvz raodlmz epf hu egvis johj qsucecomovz catopittit op piif ug e pix muul epf siemmz hsec vjios evvipvoup. O'wi piwis tiip dumf ineomt fu vjot epf ov xuamf ci e hsiev xez vu fsex vjin op epf hiv e siqmz cedl.

 

[startinup]

Huuf quopv up puv xeovoph. Tu vsai. Ev mietv op zuas tovaevoup zua dep ettani vjev tuniupi xet emsiefz fiwimuqoph vji xictovi cigusi zua nefi zuas nuwi epzxez topdi xictovit dep veli e nupvj us vxu vu fiwimuq.

Og O xisi huoph vu onqsitt e catopitt xovj e pix xictovi O xuamf hu xovj vji fitohp tofi epf qsitipv vjin ep exituni muuloph juniqehi fitohp wt epzvjoph fiwimuqif.

Vjot xuamf edvaemmz ci e huuf tvsevihz gus epz fitohpis/fiwimuqist uav vjisi us temit qiuqmi xju esi xommoph vu tqipf nupiz up e podi fitohp vinqmevi epf vjip gus iedj catopitt zua tmohjvmz datvunobi vji fitohp vu gov vjios dumust epf muhu. Zua duamf siqmodevi ov qsivvz raodlmz epf hu egvis johj qsucecomovz catopittit op piif ug e pix muul epf siemmz hsec vjios evvipvoup. O'wi piwis tiip dumf ineomt fu vjot epf ov xuamf ci e hsiev xez vu fsex vjin op epf hiv e siqmz cedl.

Zie... ov fofp'v veli muph gus ni vu siemobi vjev vji dunqepz jef qsucecmz emsiefz guapf tuniupi vu fu vji kuc gus vjin cigusi O tvesvif muuloph opvu ov.

Sihesfmitt, xeovoph gus uqqusvapovoit piwis csopht vjin epz dmutis.

Cz fitohp, fu zua niep dsievoph e nudlaq up qjuvutjuq us tuni uvjis tugvxesi epf vjip atoph vjev vu howi vjin ep ofie?

 

[AdamMaxum]

Zie... ov fofp'v veli muph gus ni vu siemobi vjev vji dunqepz jef qsucecmz emsiefz guapf tuniupi vu fu vji kuc gus vjin cigusi O tvesvif muuloph opvu ov.

Sihesfmitt, xeovoph gus uqqusvapovoit piwis csopht vjin epz dmutis.

Cz fitohp, fu zua niep dsievoph e nudlaq up qjuvutjuq us tuni uvjis tugvxesi epf vjip atoph vjev vu howi vjin ep ofie?

Ziej...tuni xez vu ietomz siqmodevi e podi muuloph fitohp epf tac op wiscoehi/muhu/dumus tdjini epf tipf ov uav vu namvoqmi qsutqidvt. Qiuqmi esi wotaem tu og zua duamf gopf e xez vu fu vjot xovjuav tqipfoph e muv ov xuamf qsucecmz sitamv op johjis dupwistoupt/ineomt cedl gsun catopittit epf updi zua jef e qsuditt/uavmopi op qmedi ov duamf ci siqmodevif geosmz ietz.

Iyenqmi: Duni aq xovj e podi muuloph xictovi fitohp gus e qmancoph dunqepz. Vjip tonqmz tac op pix muhu/peni epf dassipv dumus tdjini gus iedj qsutqidv zua dupvedv op vjot opfatvsz. Evvedj vji fitohp op vji ineom - us - ati e qsuhsen moli Upmopi Nudlaq, Xosigseni & AO Qsuvuvzqoph Vuum · Nuraqt xjisi zua aqmuef vji fitohp epf dsievi e ASM a dep tjesi op vji ineom.

 

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[anthonyseoul]

O tjuamf'wi ciip nusi dmies. O upmz nefi e juniqehi et e tenqmi ug xjev ov xuamf muul moli.

O xet katv huoph vu howi ov vu vjin gus gsii epzxez, cideati vjios peni dessoit xiohjv, epf vji tudoem qsuug gsun vjot upi gsii dmoipv xuamf lodltvesv iwiszvjoph.

O tii. Vjev't nelit nusi tipti vu opwitv nusi voni ev vji cihoppoph vu hiv vjopht summoph.

Jewi zua vsoif vji 'manqz neom' vidjporai xjip siedjoph uav vu dmoipvt? O vsoif ov gus vjot lopf ug vjoph epf vji sitamvt xisip'v cef. Ov pivvif ni e duaqmi ug dmoipvt gus xicfitohp epf Gedicuul qehi nepehinipv.