"We will open the book. It’s pages will be blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and it’s first chapter is New Years Day" — Edith Lovejoy Pierce

This quote was posted to the Jim Rohn FaceBox page on New Year’s day and I thought it would be a good way to start the New Year off on the Daily Attitude Emails as well.

Couple of things I really liked about the quote.

First, as mentioned last week, New Year’s is great because it is a blank slate. The pages of the book for 2012 have yet to be written and waiting on us to fill them.

Second, you are the one that will fill your pages for 2012. This idea is a pretty powerful one. Only you control what gets written in your book, regardless of all the happenings in your life. Make sure you are writing something worth reading.

Third, the title of the book is opportunity. 2012 is a year of opportunity. You will be the one that chooses just how much of that opportunity you seize and just how much you let go by the wayside.

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work." – Henry Ford

Don’t miss your opportunities this year just because they look like work. Most everything in life that is worth anything requires work to obtain or maintain.

Lastly, I liked this metaphor because it is a reminder that as we begin to write our story for 2012 we must remember to paint ourselves a very specific picture of how we want the year to turn out.

Don’t just throw out some vague, meaningless New Year’s resolutions and hope for the best. Paint the picture of yourself and your life a year from now with exact details and then go and make it happen.

I am excited to get writing my story for 2012 and can’t wait to see what you have in store as well.

Would love to hear what you have in store, send me an email if you would like to share your plans for 2012.

Make it a great year.

Jake