How to attract more opportunities in life

Isn't it astonishing that there are some people who are always in the right place at the right time and there are others who would always miss the bus? Often it seems like all of that has to do with luck. But depending on dumb luck could be like waiting forever! The people who are always finding new opportunities rarely wait for one to come. Successful people create their own opportunities. It's more about practising certain skills in life rather than waiting for the opportune moment to arrive. You have to use certain strategies that generate new possibilities for your advantage. You can create several opportunities for yourself by using these strategies.

Here are the 7 ways to create more opportunities in life- 

1. BELIEVE -

"Finding an opportunity is a matter of believing it's there. " - Barbara Corcoran. Successful people always expect good things to happen to them, even in the face of failure. They are open to new ideas, they embrace change readily. They develop a positive attitude towards life. Instead of focusing on what's not working, they believe that the Universe is always conspiring to bring all the good stuff to them. As a result, new opportunities are attracted towards them.

2. COMMUNICATE -

Seriously, if you never share your dreams and goals with anyone, how would they ever help you? You might have thousands of friends in the social media but with how many do you have a real connection? Now I am not suggesting that you hang out with all sorts of people each evening. But you must make a connection with some real people. You can find out your type of people only if you communicate with them. Successful people are great at networking. So, you must start practising this skill.

Stay in touch with friends, make new friends and acquaintances. If you show genuine interest in others they would show interest in you as well. And it's not like having a scheme in your mind on how to use people for your benefits! You should try to help them as much. It's like building a tribe of helpful, success-minded people who would lift each other up!

3. PRAISE OTHERS - 

Appreciation is of great quality. If you do not appreciate or compliment others often, you must adopt this habit. A person who can compliment others wholeheartedly is always liked by all. Now you should not mix this with fake flattery! Honest appreciation is always felt by people. If you see the good in others and praise them for their qualities, you would naturally make more friends and acquaintances.

 The more you appreciate others the more you make rapport with people, and the more likely it would be then for an opportunity to fall on your lap. The news that there's a vacancy in an office or some admission is going on for a course, a life-changing idea, scope for earning more money, resources for a start-up, a mentor, unexpected help - all such opportunities always come from people! Developing a good connection with people creates more possibilities in your life!

4. PREPARE -

 Ultimately opportunities would come to use only if you are well prepared. Success happens when preparation meets opportunity. So even if you grab that opportunity but you have never bothered to improve your skill or talent, most likely you are going to fail! People who have more information, have trained and learned more would always have more advantage than the rest. So you should be always learning and growing, practising and be ready, for when the opportunity comes you can make the most out of it.

5. TRY DIFFERENT THINGS -

Most of us are creatures of routine. We start and end our day in the exact same way! We do the same things, meet the same people, go to the same places, behave in the same way, every single day! So if we are always doing the same thing how can we expect something different happen to us? So, if you really want to get a change in your life, you must first change yourself! Take a different route to your office, develop a new interest, go to new places, try out new restaurants, meet new people, learn new skills, attend events that you usually don't! Eventually, you would find that you are flooded with opportunities. It seriously works like magic - change your routine!

6. HELP OTHERS -

Now you might be thinking how could helping others generate opportunities in your life. But it's the most powerful of all the strategies. According to the Law of attraction, like attracts like, so what you do for others would also happen to you! If you are a helpful person creating possibilities for people, the Universe would see to that, you also receive possibilities from others! Again, logically if you think then you would realise that we tend to reciprocate those who help us. So, it's only natural that you would attract more possibilities in your life by helping others.

7. BE MORE PRESENT - 

"Your big opportunity may be right where you are now." - Napoleon Hill. Opportunities never declare to you when it's around, you have to recognise and grab it! The more conscious and aware you stay in your life, the more you would be able to recognise the several opportunities that are already around you. So, stay alert, keep your eyes open. You would be amazed to find several possibilities that exist for you.



Article written by Ishita Ganguly
M.Sc, B.Ed, MBA