Do you have an abundance of favorable opportunities in your business, or are you facing a deficit? Many believe that some people just get lucky and end up in the right place at the right time, while others are doomed to watch the train leave the station, or worse, not even realize that there's a station. In other words, opportunity is seen as something that's intrinsic to the environment. A person can either stumble upon a gold nugget (the lucky one) or forcibly seize a gold mine for themselves (the oppressor). There's no third option.
My jiu-jitsu experience has convinced me that it's not like that - opportunities have always been, are and will always be there. But as a novice, I was preoccupied with survival and couldn't see anything else. With a blue belt, the number of favorable positions for rest, control, or submission increased. At the purple belt level, even if I can't always take advantage of them, I can see that opportunities are abundant all around me. Is the open lapel a mere form element or a rope that can easily strangle your opponent? Is the opponent who's grabbing your throat a dangerous predator or a naive prey that fell into your trap?
Living through sparring matches, analyzing mistakes, and methodical training for seven years has invisibly transformed me. Once I learned how profitable it is to upset the opponent's balance (kazushi), for instance, I can no longer unsee this insight. Now, if my success in jiu-jitsu is hampered by anything, it's only my impulsiveness, tiredness, or laziness.
Do you think it's any different in business? My own experience and working closely with entrepreneurs has convinced me that it's all the same - it's all about mindset.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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