As people travel through life they are presented with a series of decisions, some good and some bad. Some of these decisions are mundane and have little bearing on one's life. However, mixed in with those mundane decisions are great opportunities. When great opportunities come along, they have the ability to change one's life.
Opportunities can be transforming or can simply pass one by. Each opportunity has the promise of something great; however, it is up to the individual to make that promise happen. An individual must be proactive if he wishes for his life to change; he can not sit back and wait for great things to happen to him, he must make those things happen. An opportunity is simply a cracked door, and it is up to the person to open it the rest of the way.
Everyone is presented with opportunities throughout their life. It is how one treats these opportunities that determines his life's path. Those who are successful have taken full advantage of opportunities and have made them into something great. Others choose to wait on an easier path to success, therefore, remaining exactly as they are. In order to be successful and live up to one's potential, one must put forth effort and make the most of opportunities.