Opportunity: Seize The Day. Win At Life.

by Rob Moore

Opportunities are limitless and abundant.The problem is, many people can't recognise them.It can feel like opportunity doesn't knock for you, or other people get more opportunities, or you have bad luck and timing.You just need to know where to look. How to ask. When to ACT.Opportunity can be a window or a door; sometimes it opens right in front of you and sometimes it knocks. You need to be windows, doors and eyes open.Are you waiting for that once-in-a-lifetime or business opportunity to change your life? How will you know when it comes? How will you be sure it's right for you?This book is not about waiting for an opportunity. It's a book containing strategies that can be employed immediately, ensuring you attract opportunities abundantly, both big and small, and you're ready to recognise and take them. To turn ideas into opportunities. Successful people often make their own luck - they find success because they have trained their minds to recognise great opportunities and make the most of them, rather than freezing with uncertainty or lacking the vision to see them through. They know the opportunity cost of not taking them.In this book you'll learn how to spot, seize and implement the right opportunities, and how to say NO to the wrong ones. You'll learn to take fast and slow opportunities. When opportunity appears you'll be ready to take advantage, seize the day, and win at life.

Genres: Audiobook

286 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2021

About the author

Rob is an investor, best selling author, podcast host and owner of the largest property education company in the UK.

He lives and loves entrepreneurship and property investing, and is the host of the successful UK podcasts, The "Disruptive Entrepreneur" and "Money". He is on a mission to change the way people think about property, business and aims to support people around the globe through the Rob Moore foundation.

He continues to disrupt as an entrepreneur and businessman, with interests ranging from property development to public speaking and digital media. He is a writer, communicator, social media influencer and philanthropist. His 9 books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and received over 9,000 reviews.

He is a highly sought-after public speaker, having given 1,200 speeches in the last decade and held 2 separate world records for the longest individual speech marathon. He has the rare skill of cutting to the chase, using his personal experience to help others and entertain in a disruptive way.

Through the Rob Moore Foundation, he provides an opportunity for under-privileged individuals, start-ups and small established businesses to gain valuable support, investment and mentorship from some of the best in the business. All his profits from his book Money go to the foundation.

Reviews

[Nastya Kabeleva · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m assuming this was a TEDTalk before it became a book and I think it should have stayed that way.

[Leonard Alexandru · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too much self boost and truisms. Not very practical

[Zahida Zahoor · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good points- introduction was really strong I was mesmerized by Robs story of his upbringing and his dad's bipolar disorder. How he didn't listen or take valuable advice at a young age. Generally contains good tips and common sense advice such as being aware and open to any coming opportunity and having the wisdom to go for it or not.

Bad points- after the great introduction it went down hill. Repetitive, egotistical at places where Rob rabbles on about his accomplishments at length. Rob was very lucky and he does address the factor of luck in his book, but I think a lot has to do with luck. He lived in a wealthy country, his dad gave a very comfortable lifestyle (which actually was a negative because it kept Rob dependent on his dad for a long time), the property market at the time was booming, dare I say it he is Caucasian and male which helps in the property investment industry (similar to his peers).

Robs success snow balled from his property portfolio. I believe houses should be homes, but anyway Rob tries to teach you a formula to get rich or achieve what you want, but life is more complex and can't be given cheap formulas.

[Abdulrazaq Balogun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant,
The title speaks for itself from the front page to the last page, they are all practicable references and workable steps, recommended for every entrepreneur

[Froylan Platt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. it will sharpen your focus to see the opportunities around you, the word opportunity will stay in your mind for the rest of your life. Take action.

[Lea Cerrudo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Took my time to read this book whenever I just feel it. I did not finish it at once. It helped me navigate some areas of my life.

[Maulik Balar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple life lessons written in light & fun laguage. Great reminder to what we ignore and forget frequently.

[Hema Venkataramani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Authored by Rob Moore, “Opportunity” is not just a self-help book but it includes practical ways and means of taking advantage of conditions , seizing the day and winning at life. It tells you of certain strategies that can be employed immediately and thereby ensuring a flow of opportunities coming your way, both big and small. Opportunities are everywhere. It is upto us to spot it,assess it and grab it and employ it to improve our lives. According to the author this search for ideas or opportunities is not all bed of roses. Opportunities come cloaked in various forms. Problems and failures are doors to opportunities and we must be “prepared “ to deal with them. As Abraham Lincoln said, “I will prepare and someday my chance will come”. Opportunities are thus linked to preparation. The next stage is how to prepare ourselves for opportunities. We can, the author suggests create our own “vision board”. This should include elements like a mantra, an image and an emotion. Visualization is a powerful tool for creating opportunities especially if you link your emotions with your goal or desire. Do opportunities exist through our own subjective perception or do we create them from our own experiences or perceptions . The answer to this is, it is a mixture of both. Hopelessness and failures should be seen as windows of opportunity. As Richard Branson says, “You have to fail to suceed”. The path to success is not just converting opportunities to your advantage, but also getting to know the real you. Some parts of your personality maybe constant but some others can be changed to your advantage. The author suggests that we interact more with people, as visibility is credibility and nothing exists in a vacuum. You have to priortize and position yourself in such a way that you start building and nurturing relationships and start to connect more; which will in turn bring more opportunities your way. The author says that he had widened his positioning through podcasting and authorship. Opportunity is not just grappling with problems and turning it into an advantage. The silver lining lies in what the Stoics believed in. They believed in “Memento Mori” or that death is inevitable in order to remind themselves to live. The sun will always go down on one day and come up on another. So seize the day and if you want to make that change, make it now. Fight procrastination, perfectionism, overwhelm, indecision and fear of the unknown. But not every opportunity is useful. You must use your diligence and quality research to assess oportunities and apply risk assessment process before you embrace them. You have to get your, “return on investment” on opportunities and take only those that have some value to you in life. You can also make a “to do “ list of tasks that only you can do and leverage the rest. This exercise will give you more clarity in mixing and matching approaches to opportunities. Life is a journey in self-development and you are on a learning curve. Success can mean different things to different people. Basically it is related to your goals, aims and purposes. The author feels that when you achieve the goal that you had set out to do, you will smell success. But the chances are greater if the goal that you set is “smart”or meaningful and not unrealistic. Don’t let extremes or the “comparison curse”bog you down or derail you. Happiness can come your way if you constantly measure your progress and keep an eye on the prize or your ultimate goal. In the process there is no harm in seeking advice or help or even being accountable for your actions. It is all about developing the right mindset and turning negatives into positives, like what some famous personalities that we know of did; from Thomas Edison, J K Rowling to Malala Yousafzai.They maxed their opportunities and cocked a snook at the world. In the final analysis, the author Rob Moore has in his book revealed that there are opportunities in abundance and hope for all humanity. We just have to make a grab at them and experience happiness through winning at life. Indeed, a pragmatic recipe for success.

[Barrowsend · Rating 2 out of 5]

Want to know why Rob Moore is so great? Don't worry he will tell you.. many, many times. It's a shame as there are some interesting tips in amongst all the self congratulation.

[Jack Buck · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hooked at the beginning as he talks about his life and the fact he only read a single book like me - but after the half way point the amount of references to his other books started to do my head in. Happy for his success, and the intro made me feel more validated, but the rest was not as relevant for someone trying / wanting to make films for a living.