New year means new opportunities: Seize Them

To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab; To grasp with the mind; apprehend; To possess oneself of (something).

Carpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) who was the leading Roman lyric Poet during the time of Augustus. It is popularly translated as "seize the day", although a more literal translation of carpe would be "pluck" ("pluck the day"), as in the plucking of fruit. The most common interpretation of the phrase is as an existential cautionary term with emphasis on making the most of current opportunities because life is short and time is fleeting. It is thematically related to several other expressions and phrases.

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death. James F. Bymes

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein

There is no security on this earth. Only opportunity. Douglas MacArthur

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill