Part of the reason that five or ten years goes by and you feel like there’s nothing to show for it has to do with failure to seize momentary opportunities. To move faster in social settings is imperative. A chance meeting in a store or at an airport; these otherwise fleeting moments are golden. I want the speed and courage to say yes and take hold, seizing the moment. This effects business, romance, and God knows what else. Failure to do that is from a fear response. And the time goes by with arguably little fruit because, out of that fear, you live the same day over and over.
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Andrew K. Banks 