There is a difference between missing an opportunity and refusing to chase one before it is ready.

There is a difference between losing something and declining to grab at it prematurely, though both feel like watching an opportunity pass. Chasing what is not ready usually produces the unready version of it, and calling restraint a missed chance is how impatience defends itself.

When you feel you are letting something go, ask whether it exists yet in the form you want. If it does not, you are not missing it; you are waiting for it to be real. Keep the door open and stay in contact with the situation. What you are protecting is your ability to take it properly when it arrives.