Success Equation

Good morning,

I promised to stay in touch and this morning I’m thinking about something that’s worth sharing with you – food for thought on a Friday. If it encourages you or just brightens your day, then I’m glad.

It’s a simple equation: “Success = Preparation + Opportunity.” I don’t know who said it first, but it’s powerful and true.

In my own life I’ve been often lucky – in the right place at the right time. But encountering opportunity doesn’t equal success unless we’re prepared to act. Perhaps it’s as simple as having an elevator pitch ready in case we encounter a potential investor, or keeping a passport current incase an opportunity involves travel.

I was recently reminded of Arnold Palmer, after an amazing golf shot, being congratulated by a fan about how lucky the shot was, to which Palmer responded, “It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get.” I love that quote because it underscores the importance of preparation and good old fashioned hard work in achieving success, or being “lucky.”

So this morning I’m reflecting on this question, if success occurs when preparation meets opportunity, what is one thing we can do TODAY to help prepare for the opportunities we desire to meet?

Have a Sunny Day!

Clarity

Clarity Patton Newhouse
Metropolitan Lincoln Mercury
32000 Ford Road
Garden City, MI 48135
www.MetroMichigan.com
313-670-7505

P.S. Now is usually the hardest and best time to act, because you never know what tomorrow will bring or when opportunity will knock…