{"id":4480,"date":"2018-01-31T13:35:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T13:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=4480"},"modified":"2018-01-31T13:35:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T13:35:40","slug":"234-how-to-prepare-for-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/234-how-to-prepare-for-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 234 How To Prepare For When Opportunity Strikes (with Shawnee Kilgore)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-4480\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-4480\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent 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href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/233-shawnee-kilgore\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">233<\/a>, Shawnee shared her amazing journey and how a film director backed her Kickstarter campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Although we seemingly have little control of the great opportunities out there waiting for us, we explore how to best prepare for the greatest of opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>[00:41]<\/span> Introducing this short action episode.<\/p>\n<p><span>[01:27]<\/span> Introducing Shawnee Kilgore.<\/p>\n<p><span>[01:50]<\/span> How to prepare for when opportunities strike.<\/p>\n<p><span>[02:05]<\/span> Shawnee shares how she prepares for her A-game.<\/p>\n<p><span>[03:33]<\/span> Another tip preparing for the best opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><span>[04:48]<\/span> Trusting the process.<\/p>\n<p><span>[05:10]<\/span> Summarising today\u2019s tips on preparing for the right opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Links and Resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawneekilgore.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shawnee Kilgore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/shawneekilgore\">Shawnee on Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>If you enjoyed this podcast, you&#8217;ll also like:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/233-shawnee-kilgore\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ICP 233 A Crowdfunding Fairytale with Shawnee Kilgore (full interview)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/168-ask-anyone-for-anything-crowdfunding\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ICP 168 The Art of Crowdfunding : How To Ask Anyone For Anything (with Ariel Hyatt)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/197-bree-noble\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ICP 197 Bree Noble on Making a Living as a Female 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