I found myself today, reflecting on past opportunities. Situations that came and went. For the most part, these were opportunities that were not a ‘fit’ for my personality or skill sets. However, there were some where I just failed to take advantage of the timing and did not maximize the potential of the opportunity.

So, while i was ‘giving up’ (for whatever reason) and moving on to pastures new, there were always others that stuck with it and went on to great success. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not an advocate of trying to move forward while looking back over your shoulder. What I do want to convey to you today is the importance of being decided about your business and your commitment to it.

See, the root of the word decided, literally means “To cut off”. In other words, once you make your decision that you are going to do something, you literally “cut-off” your mind from any other possibilities other than getting success from that situation. That way, you will not get distracted or lose focus every time something new comes along (which is just about every day!).

In the days when I first went to high school in England, my dad gave me a dictionary (in those days, you couldn’t attend class without one) In the front of the book, he wrote a synopsis of a quote from Rudyard Kipling:

“Whatsoever you find to do,

Do it with all your might,

For there is nothing so lost,

As lost opportunity”

Now, the may not be the exact words but is definitely the exact sentiment of the message.

In closing today, I encourage you to look at whatever opportunities you have at your finger tips and ask yourself this question: “Am I doing this with All My Might”? That literally means to put all of your thought, power and energy into it. To put your faith and your prayers behind it. Are you doing that? Really?

If you can’t get like that about what you are doing, find something else to do! Once you find “The one”, be decided. From that moment on, you have to “cut-off” the possibility that something better will come along. Take it from one who has found out the hard way. The grass is definitely not always greener somewhere else. Stick with your decision, do it “With all your Might” and you will be on your way to the success you deserve.