What if today is your only chance?

Whether we realize it or not, today is our only chance to make the most of this day’s opportunities. When a good friend from afar visits us, this is our only chance to enjoy her company. Similarly, every day at work we face unique opportunities which will never manifest again.

What opportunities?

• Learning - every day at work allows us to learn something new about our job or a colleague or ourselves if we pay attention.
• Adding value - with the right intention, every day at work is a chance to contribute by doing something meaningful.
• Having fun - the urge to play is innate, if we truly open our eyes, every day at work is full of moments in which we can just relax and joy.

Why should we act today?

• To feel engaged by acting with purpose towards something we feel is meaningful.
• To have no regrets about opportunities we may have missed byprocrastinating.
• To get new opportunities that can only come if we act on the current ones.

How can we act today?

• By being fully present at work, we are less likely to allow the defining moments slip unnoticed.
• By giving our undivided attention to everything we do at work we can experience a seamless state of flow.
• By being generous forgetting the "what's in it for me?" we can act genuinely from the depths of our heart.

Today may be our last chance to work with this particular person, to give voice to our great idea, to get involved in this exciting new project… Realizing this should not make us desperate but rather diligent.
By giving our full attention and care to each moment at work we are more likely to make the most of today’s great opportunities.