Most great opportunities in life are fleeting.
If your boss asks you to help out on an assignment above your pay grade and you screw up, that’s probably the only time they’ll ask. If you and your romantic partner are absolutely perfect for each other, but something one of you says gets lost in translation, chances are that perfect match was for nothing. There won’t be a rekindling. It’s not how life works!
And if you’re a NFL team accustomed to dwelling in the basement, armed with a one-time shot at injecting excitement and consistency, like, say, the Lions — you’d do well not to waste such an opening. Who knows when that shot comes again?
