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What does it mean?
Receiving opportunities depends on building the capacity to accept them.
In plain terms
You must be ready to receive what belongs to you.
What can you take from it?
Prepare yourself to accept opportunities before they arrive.

Where it applies

  • career development
  • personal growth
  • receiving gifts

Putting it to work

  • upskilling
  • self-reflection

Questions to consider

  • What capacity are you building now?
  • Why do you feel unprepared for opportunities?

Another view

External barriers can prevent receiving things even when capacity exists.

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