The truth is that people who do nothing more than wait for an opportunity won’t be ready to captialize on one if it does appear!  As basketball legend John Wooden says, “When opportunity comes, it’s too late to prepare.”  And for those who receive their wish – of a promotion, start-up money, or anything else – it rarely changes anything in the long term if they haven’t already done all the groundwork to be successful. 

from “Today Matters”  by Dr. John C. Maxwell