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RESOLVE TO BECOME MORE ASTUTE
“How many opportunities have passed you by because you waited too long? and don’t tell me it’s okay to lose opportunities because there is nothing okay about it!”
The word astute means having an ability to accurately assess situations or people and then turning this to one’s advantage. Today life has become complicated. People are sophisticated and situations are complex.
The simple and slow in thinking and actions get to suffer more and more in today’s world because life is no longer simple, and slow. Now more than ever, being astute is non-negotiable. Life happens fast. Deals, alliances, and agreements are made quickly and money changes hands at lightning speed.
It’s now a world where opportunities can pass you by overnight yet during the speed, it is expected that you still need to make quality decisions and pull profitable moves. So how do you pace up in terms of quality choices and quality actions?
How do you capture opportunities that present and disappear at light speed without compromising yourself? Well, the answer lies in becoming astute. Reality check: In today’s world, you snooze, you lose. Time and opportunities will not slow down to accommodate your pace.
“Two people don’t see the same event as opportunity. When one sees it as a problem; other look to capitalize it for optimum…
