Walking Through Doors
May 28, 2009
By being more aware of your environment, you’ll be able to see new opportunities that will help you bring about meaningful change in both your business and personal life.
We often complain about being trapped in a particular job or about having to work for an incompetent manager. But often we walk right by opportunities to change our situation, even though they almost hit us in the face, as you’ll see below.
We recently had a new storm door installed at the front entrance of our house. On sunny days, leaving the main door open with the storm door closed allows a significant amount of light into the house and makes the downstairs brighter. And since the door is almost entirely glass, it sometimes appears as if there is no door there at all.
Shortly after we installed the new door, a ten-year-old boy from the neighborhood dropped by to play with our son. After about an hour, I heard a very loud crash. I ran downstairs to see what had happened and had found the friend standing in front of the glass door with a startled, dazed look on his face.
He had ridden to our house on his bicycle, and the noise I heard was the sound of his helmet crashing into the glass as he was leaving our house. Since he hadn’t been paying much attention to what he was doing, he didn’t notice the door and attempted to walk right through it. Fortunately, the glass didn’t break, and the helmet protected him from being injured.
Many times, we are presented with opportunities in our business and personal lives, but we’re often too busy to recognize them. With all of life’s distractions and complications, it’s difficult to consciously watch for the signals that an opportunity has presented itself. And unlike the door, there is no instant feedback mechanism to let you know that you’ve bumped right into one.
By being more aware of your environment, you’ll be able to see new opportunities that will help you bring about meaningful change in both your business and personal life.
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