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What does it mean?
Opportunity appears briefly and must be seized immediately or it disappears. Timing and action are critical.
In plain terms
Grab opportunities quickly before they vanish.
What can you take from it?
Act fast when an opportunity presents itself.

Where it applies

  • career moves
  • investments
  • decision points

Putting it to work

  • act on timely offers
  • prepare to seize moments

Questions to consider

  • What opportunity did you miss?
  • How do you recognize the right moment?

Another view

Not every opportunity is worth seizing; some require patience.

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