Readiness

everything that happens in terms of large-scale changes in one's life is the result of being "self-confident" enough to step up to the opportunity

when it is presented

no matter what comes your way, if you feel confident in yourself, you have a chance to succeed

if you don't feel confident, your efforts are not exactly doomed

but your probability of meeting the challenge, of course, goes way down

can you make opportunities "happen" ? Not really

you can do things (such as go to school, get credentials, work on your grooming, etc) that enhance the probability of your efforts meeting with success

but no matter what efforts you make, things are never 100% within the control of an individual

one thing you CAN change, though, is your state of mind in readiness for when opportunities DO show up

work on your self (and your level of self-confidence and self-acceptance) as it is the only thing, truly, in life over which you have some control