The sun rises every single day. We have the opportunity to see
darkness change to light in a matter of minutes every single day. So why don’t
we? Because, for most of us, it’s too damn early!

Timing is everything to us. We use “not the right time” or “not
enough time” for just about everything and we, as a society, accepts it as the
perfect reason because we use the same excuse to get out of things.

Opportunities will present themselves at inopportune times and we
only have two choices when they do show up: believe it’s not the right time and
let it pass or grab it and go. The timing will never be just right but the
clock doesn’t stop for us until we feel the time is right, it keeps ticking.

Mindset is the first step to being prepared. If we don’t have the
right mindset, we won’t be taking that next step, no matter how easy the next
step may be. If we’re not setting ourselves up for success, we’re defaulting
into failure.

Regret can debilitate us or it can inspire us. We can think about
the things we didn’t do or take it as a lesson learned and move on. If we’re
constantly punishing ourselves by wishing we could turn back time, what good
will that do for our future selves? Regret can force us to live in the past or
it can serve as a powerful catalyst for change. At the end of the day, do we
really want to regret all that time we spent regretting?

Opportunities are never missed; we allow them to pass us by. But
with every passed up opportunity, a lesson will follow; it’s up to us to figure
out what that lesson is and learn from it.

Everything is harder in our heads and if we don’t get out of our
own thoughts from time to time, we’ll miss the sunrise.