Bill Gates is quoted as saying “there has never been a time like the present, with so many opportunities”. It’s almost like the California gold rush, only its so much bigger, because of the global reach of the Internet and other global technologies. The possibilities are endless.

Everybody is “looking” for opportunities, but very see it and even fewer exploit it. There’s the now famous story of the two men who visited India together. Upon their arrival in India one of the men was so struck and rather appalled by the abject poverty of the masses. His companion however, saw something else.

He saw an opportunity, an opportunity to shoe millions of feet and make himself a fortune in the process.

This man is said to have gone on and established a shoe company which produced millions of shoes and made him a very wealthy man.

There are thousands of other similar stories, of people who turned what seemed to be somebody’s problem into a fortune, including the story of South African born Hotel magnate Sol Kerzner.

Kerzner turned an Island in the Bahamas which was considered only good enough to be used as a rubbish dump, into what is today known as the resort Island, Atlantis.

Opportunities come disguised in many forms and shapes. They may come disguised as hard work, hardships, difficulties
and obstacles. When you see them as opportunities and take them, who knows where you may end up?

Consider this: You may say I’m not going to knock on that door, because I don’t like knocking on doors. The person opening that door may give you the big break you have been looking for, but you may just have missed it forever. After allhow could you have guessed? That’s right! You couldn’t have.

Ever heard someone say, “It was a blessing in disguise”?

There are opportunities to make money, opportunities for happiness but there are also opportunities for personal growth. Opportunities to discover what you are capable of, to turn weaknesses into strengths. Oportunities to help others and help yourself in the process. There are opportunities to bless and be blessed in return.

Do you see all these opportunities? And if you do, do you take them? Or are you like those people who are only looking for that one big opportunity that will turn you into an instant millionaire.

Sun Tzu puts it so eloquently when he says, “opportunities multiply as they are seized”. People who disregard all other opportunity, while waiting for that one big opportunity don’t know what they are missing. They may in fact be missing the big opportunity itself, because you never know where every opportunity may take you, if you embrace it.

However there’s one thing I know, won’t get you anywhere. And that is sitting in your comfort chair, trying to figure out which is opportunity and which is not.

So, here is my advice, try everything and test everything. So what, if you failed or if things didn’t work out. You have would have learned at least one thing. That particular venture isn’t worthwhile or the method doesn’t work. Don’t allow your own cynicism or that of other people rob you of what may potentially be your biggest and best opportunity.

Nail Biting is a habit where a person usually bites their fingernails or toenails. This maybe because a person is feeling bored, nervous, stressed or he/she maybe hungry. The reasons are varied. Excessive nail biting is a sign of mental or emotional disorder. This habit can be compulsive and a person maybe busy nail biting unconsciously where the person is not at all aware that he/she is doing it. In extreme cases, some people bite their nails while sleeping. Sometimes people do bite very hard, so hard that the shape of their nails is altered. This happens in case of a bad dream or stress when dreaming.

Nail biting is a symptom of oral fixation according to the Freudian theory. The medical term for nail biting is chronic onychophagia. Nail biting is observed in nearly all stages of life. An estimated percentage is as follows: About 30% in the age group of 7 to 10 years old, 45% of adolescents, 25% in young adults and about 10% in older adults. Nail biting is more common amongst younger males.

So what is the harm in nail biting? Some of the most important reasons to stop nailing biting are:

Nail biting paves the way for bacteria that reside below the nails surface. They are difficult to clean and enter your mouth easily, which in turn can cause a viral infection. The bacteria may spread throughout the body as it’s mixed with saliva. Fingertips, which are bitten, are often sensitive to pain as the soft skin is left exposed. Russian researchers have stated that children who habitually bite their nails have a low IQ. Those who are working with materials such as iron, paint may end up poisoning themselves because nail biting ensures that the chemicals enter the bloodstream through open wounds.

There are many simple ways to avoid nail biting. One can visit a doctor and get the nails examined. Take a picture of your bitten nails and imagine how would they look when they are healthy and clean. If you can’t quit biting all your nails at once, select one nail, which you would not bite and after few days you will have a fully grown and clean nail.

This is your reward for not biting the nails. This can motivate you to stop nail biting. Eating calcium and magnesium tablets will help you. Distract yourself with a hobby where you can keep your hands busy. Nail biting can harm your health and honestly a set of such shoddy hands is certainly not a healthy site.

Hypnosis is a fantastic way to stop biting your nails and nowadays the process is available in easy to use hypnosis downloads in MP3 format. Using these downloads, you can get the results that you desire and all in the comfort of your owns home. These hypnosis downloads are also just a fraction of the price of going and seeing a hypnotherapist locally. So will you get the results that you want today and stop biting your nails?