You must be prepared for your opportunity.

Abraham Lincoln said: ‘‘I will prepare and some day my chance will come.” Benjamin Disrael, first ever Jew to govern Britain as premier said: ‘‘The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes.” When the fate of the Jews hung in the balance, Mordecai told Esther that her experience in the King’s palace had prepared her, ‘‘For such a time as this,” Esther 4:14. She responded and saved the Jews. All great people of talent prepared themselves for their opportunities.

Your greatest challenge, therefore, isn’t lack of opportunity, but your being ready when it comes.

UEFA Champions League: Nigerians Set For Exotic Heineken Ibiza Finale

Today, June 6, when Lionel Messi steps out with FC Barcelona in Berlin’s Olympiastadion to face Juventus in the final of the UEFA Champions League, over 300 million viewers will be following the proceedings on their television screens. As usual, some of these viewers will be at Heineken House Lagos, enjoying the match in the company of celebrities. But 20 ‘lucky’ Nigerians will be much further away from home, watching the match as part of an all expense paid VIP experience on the exotic island of Ibiza, off the coast of Spain.