Turning a Difficulty Into an Opportunity

Words of wisdom from my friend Tyler Martin:

"One of the quotes in a book I was reading recently really caught my attention. Here it is:

"What is the difference between
an obstacle and opportunity?
It's our attitude towards it.
Every opportunity has a difficulty,
And every difficulty has an opportunity."

My sister is a good example of a thinking big and turning a
difficulty into an opportunity.

A couple years back, she wanted to make some extra money while
raising her two children. She asked me how she could earn a little
extra on the Internet. She had zero technical skills so there
wasn't a lot I could suggest.

At the time, I knew a little bit about online surveys and decided
to research the various services. I found one that appeared to be
real so she gave it a try.

Since signing up, she has consistently received good surveys and
she's done her part by completing them. She doesn't make a fortune
but earns enough extra money every month to pay the "surprise"
bills and have extra for the little things.

But the story actually gets a little bit better. Couple weeks back
I asked her how she was doing with the surveys. She lit up like a
Christmas tree. She went on to tell me that completing those
surveys has provided her a stepping stone to a bigger opportunity.

It turns out one of her friends owns a small business. This friend
asked my sister to come up with questions to ask her customers so
she could provide them with a better shopping experience. My
sister took her up on it and created a pretty nice report from the
way she explained it. They never really discussed pricing but my
sister provided the report to her friend and she handed my sister a
$500 check for her services.

But it even gets better. This lady has a friend who also owns a
small business and asked my sister for a quote to provide the same
service. Guess how much my sister quoted? $1,000. Yes I'm not
joking.

So my sister has developed a skill from answering simple surveys
and now is turning it into a consulting business. Who would have
thought such a small thing could possibly lead into something big?
I'll be first to admit that I let my thinking limit myself at times.

I'm proud of her but more importantly it's the power of turning an
obstacle into an opportunity.

I want to ask a favor of you... If you're hit with an obstacle
this week, think about the quote in this email and see if you can
make it an opportunity.

Deal?"

Talk with you soon,

Melissa

P.S.

If you're wondering about survey sites and find yourself in a spot
like my sister, they really can make you a little extra money.
You're not going to get rich but you will make some extra money and
with a little creativity may even turn into something bigger. Here
is a service that I have researched and believe to be reliable.

http://www.mykidsinheritance.MaxSurveys
http://www.squidoo.com/maximumpaidsurvey