{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F805e30aa-eb3d-4eab-8587-33da7b63ce6e","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"If You Don\u2019t Use It, You Lose It\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/805e30aa-eb3d-4eab-8587-33da7b63ce6e\"></iframe>","title":"If You Don\u2019t Use It, You Lose It","description":"\"Opportunities multiply as they are seized.\"\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\n- Sun Tzu\u00a0<br />\r\nThe world is abundant.\u00a0 There is an infinite amount of opportunities flowing through The Universe at any given point.\u00a0 Money flowing, jobs being offered, people walking the streets that can change your fortune.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nMaybe you don\u2019t see it that way.\u00a0 There are no jobs. The economy is down so nobody is going to buy my product.\u00a0 My network is worthless and there\u2019s no way to improve it.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nNow, I don\u2019t want to be insensitive... but that\u2019s bullshit, right?\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe GDP in the US alone is over $13 Trillion.\u00a0 Over 130 million people in the country were fully employed last year.\u00a0 Everyone has circumstances, and those definitely contribute to where you are.\u00a0 And we're obviously going through weird times in the world right now.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nBut don\u2019t get it twisted: the opportunities are out there.\u00a0 If there weren't, if the future couldn't be better than the past, then what's the point of even carrying on?<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe issue is that we\u2019re looking for the big win.\u00a0 The one customer that puts us on the map. Instead, we should be stacking up mini-wins.\u00a0 Gain some momentum. Get 1% better each day.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nWhy?\u00a0 Because as Sun Tzu noted, the more we seize opportunities, the more are created.\u00a0 A big customer win turns into another referral which turns into an introduction to an investor which turns into a major funding round down the line.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nBut that doesn\u2019t happen overnight.\u00a0 You need that first win in order to get the second.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nIn the 40-Year-Old-Virgin, Steve Carrell comically asks his friend \u201cIs it true that if you don\u2019t use it, you...lose it?\"<br />\r\n<br />\r\nIt\u2019s kind of like that.\u00a0 Find a way to get a win today, and keep compounding over time.\u00a0 That\u2019s how you find opportunities that change your life.<br />\r\nThis post is from our new series, Daily Momentum.\u00a0 Each morning, we send a short, inspirational post via email, blog and podcast.\u00a0 You can get it\u00a0directly to your email here.\u00a0 You can\u00a0subscribe on iTunes here.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/84060626-235a-42dc-9a40-a1eead6830e0/eAA1TPwy9oTcEamuijU4gpev.png"}