For every Problem, there are at least 2 Solutions and there may also be some hidden Opportunities.

 

Link to P=2S+O worksheet/template.
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Some quotes & comments about Opportunities...

 

Quote:

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”

[Charles R. Swindoll]

 

 

Comment: Twenty-something years ago I was listening to a Bob Proctor tape and he talked about “opportunity riding on the wings of adversity”. I grabbed on to the phrase the first time I heard it. It caused me to start to think about Problems in a different way. Here’s a link to Bob Proctor – www.bobproctor.com

 

Quote:
“It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity.”
[Frederick Phillips]

 

Comment: Milton Berle said, “If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.” We built P=2S+O to be an open door to Opportunity...and a clear window too.

 

Quote:
“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
[Benjamin Disraeli]

 

Comment: In the last blog I said we do not expect to find Opportunities every time we find Problems. P=2S+O means we may find Opportunities hiding in Problems. It is like playing a game of cards: sometimes the Problem deals great cards and the Opportunity jumps out at you, other times no Opportunities come to mind, and other times the hand doesn’t look that impressive at first but intuition hits you and you recognize a ‘hidden’ Opportunity. Keep your mind open for Opportunities and work at making the most out of the hands you are dealt.

 

The next blog in this P=2S+O series will share some thoughts about intuition ...