Grab every opportunity because it doesn't knock twice.

Opportunity knock only once so if you won't grab it then you will definitely miss it forever,,,or just think of another option like Plan B or any other opportunities. I am not really confident with a lot of things. I would rather say that I am just an average person. Though, I am a risk taker but taking a risk just make my life even more worst and would make my feelings even more hurtful. I do want to change...but as I realized, if you won't risk, then you will not have the things that you want. You won't achieve anything if I will just sit in there and wait. It is OK to be disappointed and embarrassed sometimes because with that we are able to learn from it and would take that as a lesson and make us be a better and stronger person. Have a nice day!

HI secretbear, I am almost the same like you. I always like to stay in my comfort zone, whenever there are opportunities I would often reject it and thinks it wasn't for me. Although I have tried taking some of the opportunities that came my way before. Well it gave me a good experience for some years but later on it didn't turn out good too. But I still consider it a very great experience for me as it helped me boost up my confidence.

I believe that we have some comfort zones that each of us never want to risk letting anything disrupt and I do believe that we have to face those fears at times. I know that I have had to do somethings in the past that I was not sure that I could accomplish, but I have done it. I am thankful that today I stepped out of mine because it led me to a perfect part time job.

My son always says to me.....do it scared mom! I have a tendency to not try things that are out of my comfort zone....he says do it scared! LOL...in fact he just said it last night!

Yeah, opportunity doesn't knock twice, but sometimes, they come without giving u the chance to ignore and u are being force to take it up. Actually, the more u try to ignore it, the more chances would appear right in front of u I dunno about others, but that's what happens to me ever since i'm young. I dun like to take up challenges, i'm contented with being simple, yet i'm also assigned and pair up with things that ensures another chance.. haha In the end i gave it up too.. hehe

I will look at the possibility first. If I can get more than that I will pass them.(^^) But yeah, sometimes such things will happen and I believe everyone will feel the same like you like when we have no guts and won't dare to take the challenge. For me it is up to you. You decide your own life. If we grab everything but we can't afford to do it at the same time, it will not going to give us anything at the end too.(^^)

I fear rejection, rejection is a big issue for me and it's what I am trying to deal with in therapy, I won't grab any opportunity because of the fear of being rejected, I have lost count the amount of times that I have let opportunities slip through my fingers simply because of my illogical thinking, I think I am not worthy, I lack confidence and I think what's the point in trying or going for it, I will only fail, so I give up, I don't give myself a chance and I let the opportunity slip away. I do this a lot with people but that is because I have been hurt, lied to and rejected so much in the past that you get to the point where you think NO MORE! So any opportunity I ignore or reject before it or the person has a chance to reject me. I miss out sure, but I also don't get rejected, it's a double edged sword. I do regret some opportunities I have had in the past that I have turned down, but the price of loss is too high. I just can't deal with rejection and until I can I will continue to let opportunities slip away.

Well, you are indeed right, there are opportunities in life and most of the time, they come only once. The thing is we have to make a choice and often there are risk involve. I call them crossroads in life. I have my share of crossroads and making such choice and grabbing such opportunities is really difficult. I could not tell whether the choices I have made were right or wrong during those times. But I have no regrets in life and I am quite happy of the outcome. But still, I sometimes wonder if I have chosen another way or decided in a different manner.. How my life would be...

I do agree with it, however it depends on the situation and opportunity. Though sometimes our doubts is wrong and we regretted after. I still think positively- if any opportunity comes and I was not able to grab it, maybe its not for me and a greater one will come. I know I did missed a lot of it too- but regretting won't help us though. But moved on and make the best for what is left.

Life sadly for many of us is going to scattered with some opportunities that are going to be fairly lost for any number of reasons. There are many times where I have hesitated for a brief moment to say the very least and that might have caused a rather vital opportunity to slip right through my hands. I think that feeling that something is not going to work no matter what is not a good situation to be in. In the end, you may fail when you seize an opportunity. Perhaps that will give you valuable experience and knowledge. But what if you succeed? That is really just going to be something to rather consider a lot of the time. There are times where the opportunity might be risky, but if they pay off, oh boy do they really pay off. That is why it is essential to grab every opportuniy.

Dear dear friend and colleague of misfortunes. Your situation is similar to mine, I too am like you, I dare not ask, do not dare to challenge for fear, is fear of the opinion of others. However, I think that the one of my personal problem, so much so that I discuss with my doctors.

True that! (I meant the discussion's title. I totally feel you, my friend. I was like that before, I just let opportunities pass by in front of me. I'm always shy and afraid of how it will end up.. Just a piece of advice; get it while you can. Especially when it needs you so bad or vice versa. Sometimes it may turn out the way we want it (which is good) and sometimes in the other way around which will make us learn something from it. Don't be afraid! Being afraid won't bring you anywhere! It just need perseverance, dedication and confidence. If you don't have one of those, you better get it! :)) Wishing for your success!

I always heard that saying with my mentor and a friend. She always say that grab every opportunity, But i was the same as you, i lack self-confidence, i don't believe in myself, i pity myself. But as time passes by, She taught me how be confident, and not to feel shy when i'm infront of many people. I should stand out for myself. I should make my own decisions and stick to it. I've learned a lot. And now, I am able to talk or not feeling embarrass with other people.

i think when we get an opportunity we should grab it and try to do well on this particular... because we don't know when our luck will help us to grow up

I went to my local supermarket and thought I would buy one bay of diapers. Though when I saw their price they were one third off. Yes, each pack was less than five pounds. So I bought three packs. I know that these days they don't very often get put on a special offer. I booked a flight to Cancun in Mexico and felt so very excited to be off to Central America. Then the weather in that area of the world changed. That coastline got a bad hurricane. That airport got closed and my travel agent had news that my flight was canceled due to that. She gave me a refund. I quickly got on the phone and told another travel agent I wanted to go to any tropical destination. Yes, she had told me she had a flight to the Maldives for just two hundred pounds. I booked it straight away. I went off to the Maldives and spent time on the beautiful beaches. I never lost interest in actually going to Cancun so I could explore some of central America. A few months later I found a flight there and often I went. I was able to visit Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. A few years later I had a flight to Halifax canceled because the travel firm had gone out of business. I booked to go to Vancouver to make up for my loss. Fingers crossed my next flight will go ahead fine.

I am quite the opposite of you. I seek out adventures beyond my comfort zone. I would be more disappointed knowing I did not take a chance than I would from getting hurt by having made the wrong decision. One way is not right and the other wrong, it is just that people are different.

secretbear, I am surpised, I imagined you to be a much more adventuresome person. I still think you are awesome because you are not afraid to put yourself out there online. Whose the queen of missed opportunities? Me, of course! The sad thing is that I usually don't recognize that it was a opportunity until after the fact. I am an in the moment kind of person and rarely look or think beyond what's happening right now. I do get disappointed but do not dwell on it because it isn't something I can change. I try to change my perspective so that I can take advantage of upcoming opportunities...never hurts to be hopeful.