Don't wait for life to knock at your door. Create the knock.

​Sometimes I wonder how many opportunities I've missed in life while I was waiting on opportunity to knock. Because now I know - that although life is full of opportunities - they rarely come knocking at our door.

Seth Godin says, "Opportunity is another word for a problem to be solved. And opportunity is often there, but it rarely knocks."

More than ever, I don't believe we're supposed to be living life in a holding pattern; life isn't meant to be played as a waiting game.

More than ever, I don't believe we're supposed to be living life waiting on the smoke to clear so we can get back to living life. I believe we're supposed to walk through the smoke and take life back.

I know this, if you walk into the world today and look for an opportunity, you'll find it.

The opportunity to help someone.

The opportunity to share a smile or a 'have a good day' with someone.

The opportunity to write an article.

Start a small business.

Go for a run....

I suppose running reminds me more than anything that opportunity doesn't knock, but opportunity is always there.

Yesterday, I led an 8-hour online training. It was emotionally exhausting. When I was done all I wanted to do was eat something and binge watch Manifest (which I highly recommend if you're not out chasing down opportunity 🤷‍♂️).

But I knew there was an opportunity to run. I knew on the other side of that run was an opportunity to settle the emotions - to give myself my best chance for a good night's sleep.

Every time I run, I get a physical reminder that opportunity didn't knock on my door, I knocked on opportunity's door. Every time I run, I get a physical reminder life feels better when we live it and not wait on it.

If you're waiting to hear a knock today, I want to encourage you. Create the knock. Don't wait on it.

Make this the day you say "I'm glad I knocked at life's door.'

It feels much better than saying, "I wish life would have knocked today..."