Why is it so hard to spot a business opportunity?

My friend John was multitasking with his smartphone while having a conversation with Mario.

"I can't find a good business opportunity!" john complained.

"What are you doing to find such an opportunity?" Mario asked.

Mario waited.

"Luigi?"

"What? Ohm, yes... Well, what I mean is that there are NO opportunities out there!" john replied.

"That was not my question Luigi, I asked what are you doing to find them?" Mario insisted.

"What do you expect me to do?" john paused and showed his phone's screen to Mario and said, "ohm, by the way, have you seen ‘Stranger Things’ on Netflix?"

Mario paused and said, "Luigi, your brain can only find what you're INTENTIONALLY searching for. You're distracted. You will NEVER find the business opportunity you desire."

"What?" for the first time, john looked up at Mario. "What did you say?"

"You're clearly NOT in control of your attention. Either you control your brain, or someone else will."

To answer your question, why is it so hard to spot a business opportunity?

Personally, I blame distractions.

We’re the most distracted generation in history!

How do YOU deal with distractions?comment please

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