{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"When a Good Opportunity Isn\u2019t the Right Opportunity","description":"Sometimes the hardest opportunities to turn down are the good ones; Suzie Price shares a four question Opportunity Filter to help you decide what truly deserves your time, energy, and attention right now.   TOP 3 TAKEAWAYS 1. Being able to do something doesn\u2019t mean it belongs in your life. Capacity and calling are not the same thing. An opportunity can be good, flattering, profitable, or interesting and still not fit what matters most to you right now. 2. Every yes has a trade-off. Instead of asking only, \u201cCan I fit this in?\u201d ask, \u201cWhat gets less of me if I say yes?\u201d Time, attention, energy, relationships, health, strategic work, or simply breathing room always pay part of the price. 3. The goal isn\u2019t to say no more often. It\u2019s to choose well. The Opportunity Filter can lead to yes, no, not now, yes-but-differently, or \u201clet me take another look.\u201d The goal is a conscious decision that fits the life you\u2019re actually living now.   KEY GUEST QUOTES \u201cI can do this and I should do this are not the same thing.\u201d \u201cCapacity is not the same thing as calling.\u201d \u201cBeing good at something doesn\u2019t mean you should build your life around it.\u201d \u201cEnergy is information.\u201d \u201cYour history is data.\u201d \u201cWhat gets less of me if I say yes?\u201d \u201cA good opportunity and the right opportunity are not always the same thing.\u201d \u201cWhat you don\u2019t do determines what you can do.\u201d  \u2014 Tim Ferriss   PRACTICAL APPLICATION Think of one real opportunity, request, project, role, commitment, or possibility in your life right now and ask: 1. ALIGNMENT: Does this fit what matters most to me right now? 2. ENERGY: What happens to my energy when I picture actually doing it? 3. TRADE-OFF: What gets less of me if I say yes? 4. SEASON: Does this fit the life I\u2019m actually living now? Then ask one final question: What do I already know? Sometimes we keep collecting information because we don\u2019t like the answer we already have. Other times\u2014as Charles\u2019s story demonstrates\u2014we genuinely do need more information.   ABOUT THE GUESTS Charles Schrauth - Charles shares a very different lesson. After disappointing experiences with programs serving adults with disabilities, his family initially said no to a new opportunity for their son\u2014but trusted people encouraged them to look again. More information changed the decision, reminding us that discernment also requires flexibility. Patricia \u201cPat\u201d Burnett - Pat shares what happened when she found herself in what seemed like the perfect job\u2014work she enjoyed, strong compensation, respect, and learning opportunities\u2014yet realized something else mattered more. Her experience illustrates the Alignment question beautifully: sometimes nothing is wrong with an opportunity; something else is simply more right. Tracy Winkler - Tracy shares how her love of learning can make a new course or program immediately appealing. Her insight\u2014\u201chistory as data\u201d\u2014shows how looking honestly at our own patterns can help us distinguish the excitement of an opportunity from whether we will actually use it.   FULL SHOW NOTES ","author_name":"The Wake Up Eager Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.pricelessprofessional.com\/wakeupeagerworkforce.html","html":"