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It Is Better To Miss An Opportunity Than To Take The Wrong One #1887

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Marketing, Careers, Business

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In episode #1887, Neil and Eric talk about the value of waiting to take the right opportunity. When you chase every shiny thing, you can drawn away from your mission. Stay focused, and stay in your lane and good things will come. Tune in to hear it all! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:25] Today’s topic: It Is Better to Miss an Opportunity Than to Take the Wrong One [00:41] When you try to take everything, you are not focused.  [01:16] Choosing the right one is better than the wrong one.  [01:57] Stay in your circle of competence; you don’t know everything, and that’s fine. [04:07] That’s it for today! [04:07] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or call us on 310-349-3785! Leave Some Feedback:     What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.     Connect with Us:    Neilpatel.com Quick Sprout  Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel  Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Marketing School, the only podcast that provides daily top level marketing tips

0:06.4

and strategies from entrepreneurs that practice what they preach and live what they teach.

0:11.8

Let's start leveling up your marketing knowledge with your instructors Neil Patel and Eric

0:16.8

Sue.

0:17.8

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0:46.1

And it's a great way to improve your low time.

0:50.4

Today we are going to talk about how it is better to miss an opportunity to take the

0:56.0

wrong one.

0:57.7

I could be getting wrong on this quote, but I believe Richard Branson said that business

1:01.7

opportunities are like buses.

1:03.3

The question is, is which one will you choose or jump on?

1:06.0

And again, I'm probably butchering the quote, but it was something like that.

1:10.6

And it's spot on.

1:11.9

There's always a lot of opportunities for you to choose from.

1:14.7

And I used to be the one that wanted to jump on all the buses.

1:17.6

What happens is you spread yourself thin.

1:19.7

There's no focus.

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