Chance & Opportunities

As a boy, one piece of advise which my father gave me, is that in 'this life', several situations present themselves to you, all of which can be broken down into two categories: Chance and Opportunity. Should one receive the latter, dad advised me that its best to grab on with both hands and not let go, because otherwise you will live with regret. 'Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda' ..

Good, sound advise, dad. One thing he didn't delve into is how the HECK do you live with a blown opportunity? The reason I ask, is because I am feeling that one right now. Recently, at work, the OPPORTUNITY came available for several representatives of Optus for a three and a half month secondment to work in the Phillipines to train staff offshore for a mobile call centre environment. While it would be naiev to say I could have certainly had the job, I did not do everything within my power to get the role - and I am kicking myself for it now.

With this job I could have worked overseas, doubled my pay, paid a fraction of my current living expenses, done some value-for-money shopping, and had a break from the every day grind which I am currently experiencing. Every time I think about it, I feel an overcoming sense of frustration at what could have been... If only ...

So, what does one do in times like these? I suppose the lesson to be learnt is take whatever opportunities which come your way, maybe a better lesson would be listen to your dad? I don't know. Overall, I really feel like I let one get away.. Anybody got some handy advise for 'getting over' these missed opportunities? Let me know.

Meanwhile, I will be keeping my eyes peeled for opportunities to tackle.


Ricky.
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