“Every man has the opportunity to make more of himself than he does in his own environment.”
- Source
- Acres of Diamonds
- Date
- 1890
Meaning of “Every man has the opportunity to make more…”
Opportunity can exist close to present circumstances when a person develops skill, attention, and initiative instead of assuming progress is available only somewhere else.
Where does it come from?
Acres of Diamonds; Conwell repeatedly argues that useful opportunity can be found and developed near one’s existing circumstances.