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Kyle Chandler - Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Dot com. Welcome to the Daily Quote, the
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  podcast designed to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host, Andrew McGivern and let's dive into today's
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  quote from Kyle Chandler, Emmy award-winning actor, best known
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  for his role in Friday Night Lights.
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  He once said opportunity does not knock.
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  It presents itself when you beat down the door.
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  Think about what we've all been told.
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  Opportunity knocks. Just wait, be patient, be ready,
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  and when opportunity gently knocks on your door, you'll be
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  ready to answer it. Chandler's calling all of that
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  out. Opportunity doesn't knock, it
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  doesn't politely wait for you to notice it, and it doesn't come
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  looking for you. You have to go find it.
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  And when you find it, you have to beat down the door.
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  Not ask nicely, not wait your turn, but beat down the door.
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  This isn't about being aggressive or rude.
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  It's about being relentless. It's about refusing to wait for
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  permission. It's about taking action so
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  forceful that opportunity has no choice but to present itself.
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  Most people wait. They Polish their resume and
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  wait for the perfect job posting.
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  They practice their pitch and wait for the perfect investor.
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  They develop their skills and wait for someone to notice.
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  But the people who succeed, they don't wait.
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  They reach out to the hiring manager directly.
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  They show up at the investor's office.
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  They create their own platform. Instead of waiting to be chosen,
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  they beat down the door. Chandler didn't become a
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  successful actor by waiting for opportunities to knock.
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  He knocked down doors. He auditioned relentlessly.
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  He took roles others passed on. He created his own opportunities
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  through force of will. So here's the question.
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  What opportunity are you waiting to knock?
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  And what would happen if you stopped waiting and started
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  beating down doors? Because opportunity isn't coming
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  to find you. You have to create it.
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  That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off
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  for now, but I'll be back tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod station with another daily quote.