Do you have the opportunity in mind? Good. Now finish this sentence: “I want to say yes to this because it would be a great opportunity to _______.” The phrase “It’s a great opportunity” is not actually a complete sentence, at least not here. A great opportunity to . . . what? The literal definition of opportunity is “a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.” If it’s true that this thing is actually a great opportunity for you, you have to be able to finish the sentence. For example, you may finish your sentence in one of these ways: “I want to do this thing because it
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