Society's Misuse of the Word Opportunity

& How to Receive Transformational Relationships

Opportunity is defined as - a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. 

An opportunity is basically just a fancy word for “option”. Literally every option we have ever, by default of how the universe works, is literalllyyyy a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. Opportunity has a positive connotation but it doesn’t need to be positive or negative. It’s just a choice. It’s an option.

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Now, a lil word math from a previous article…

Out With The Young and Hungry :

OUT WITH THE YOUNG & HUNGRY.

IN WITH THE YOUNG & FULL!

FULL = FUELED

FUELED = HIGH PERFORMANCE

HIGH PERFORMANCE = INCREASED VALUE

INCREASED VALUE = EMPOWERMENT 

EMPOWERMENT = SELF-FRIENDSHIP™

SELF-FRIENDSHIP™ = GROWTH

GROWTH = EVOLVEMENT

EVOLVEMENT = HUMAN NATURE.

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For todays commentary -

People who attempt to dangle an “opportunity” in exchange for bigger discounts on a young artist’s work and simultaneously say they want to support the artist are part of the problem that is society. Life itself, the universe, is abundant and this behavior is limiting.

I say, and Blissi says it too, pay full price if you actually wanna support someone starting out. 

To bribe someone with an “opportunity” so you can be cheap is a limiting mindset.

If the circumstances provided by these types of people is so great, they can likely afford to pay you adequately. Budget my bum is what I say to that. Again, life and money are abundant.

It’s limiting the potential for an optimal and transformational relationship by disrespecting the value of the creative. Which circles us back to my word math:

Increased value = empowerment. EMPOWERMENT = SELF-FRIENDSHIP™

SELF-FRIENDSHIP™ = GROWTH

GROWTH = EVOLVEMENT

EVOLVEMENT = HUMAN NATURE.

This reminds me of another one of my Planit Butter substack articles, 2 Types of Relationships. Here’s the opening quote from it:

“Transformational relationships as oppose to transactional ones are entered into for the purpose of change and growth. In transformational relationships, all parties give more than they take. There’s an abundance mindset and an openness to novelty and change.” - Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy, Who Not How.

I go on to say - 

Much like every relationship, Self-Friendship™ is a two way street. It’s our outer self meeting our inner self. And BOTH need to be giving and willing participants as we embrace, understand, and enjoy ourselves; which, is practicing Self-Friendship. 

When we apply the concept of transformational relationships to our Self-Friendship practice, we will sooner embody what I call our Party of One; having fun with ourselves, for ourselves, as ourselves… anywhere, everywhere. No matter who's there.

Equal to the concept of transformational relationships, the daily practice of Self-Friendship is ‘entered into for the purpose of change and growth’. 

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Now, to tie all of this together, DESPITE my generalization of many people’s misuse of the term opportunity in the context I described, it is up to each of us as individuals to practice Self Friendship and recognize…

When we focus on the 3 Core Methods of activating Self Friendship: boundaries, confidence, and alignment, then the proposed “opportunity” simply becomes a choice. Does the opportunity respect our boundaries? Yes or no.