Recognizing Opportunity

"That is one of the tricks of OPPORTUNITY, it has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of MISFORTUNE, or TEMPORARY DEFEAT.  Perhaps this is why so many FAIL TO RECOGNIZE OPPORTUNITY."

--Napoleon Hill

This quote (published in 1937) describes why I have learned to appreciate setbacks—it brings opportunity.  I’ve had a few curve balls thrown at me in the past few years.  They didn’t feel so great in the moment, but they forced me to think more broadly, consider other angles, and to come up with other options I otherwise would not have pursued.  While we all have our destinies, the fun comes in how we get there and what we learn along the way.