Excuse Me!

Hi guys. I want us to look a little bit into the world of Excuses.

Excuses are reasons, why you failed to do something or to achieve a goal, or to complete a project at the expected time.

The thing about excuses is that they could either be justified or not, but in any case, the end result remains the same. Failure to do or achieve something.

There's a simple point I wish to bring out about excuses. It's a very important point and knowing it alone can help you overcome excuses and get more things done in your life and career.

Here's the point:

There's ALWAYS an available excuse for failing to do something.

How can this point help you?

Simple. When you realize that there's always a plausible excuse to find when you fail to achieve something, then you realize that people who achieve success or who accomplish what they set out to do are not those who didn't find any excuses for failing.

There is no single person on earth who achieved anything of worth that did not experience one thing or the other that could very comfortably justify as an excuse.

If you have this at the back of your mind, it makes things easier for you.


THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS THIS

When you encounter something that could serve as an excuse, whether it's valid or invalid is not the question. Simply ask yourself this.

Is there anyone on earth in my situation, who experienced this particular difficulty or challenge or excuse but still went ahead to achieve that specific goal?

You'll find out more often than not, there are hundreds of them.

The world does not celebrate excuses. There are no awards or monuments for people who almost achieved something or whose excuses were perfectly understandable for failing to achieve success in their lives.


WHAT TO DO WITH EXCUSES

Just like the athlete running the 100m hurdle, acknowledge them and jump over them.

Focus on your goal- the finish line. Focus on what you wish to achieve. Focus on strategies to help you complete your project.

Eliminate negative feelings and excuses from your mind of why you might not succeed. Be focused.

Remember, if you fail, no one's even going to listen to you or your excuses,

But if you succeed, narrating the challenges and the difficulties that you encountered while pursuing your goal will in addition to glorifying your achievement, inspire others to go for success.

Remember that nothing of worth comes easy. There has to be challenges and difficulties. If it were easy, everyone would be successful and rich and wealthy and happy.

It is those challenges that make success desirable and valuable.

When you're facing them, persevere. Realize that after the night, comes the rising of the sun. After rain, comes sunshine. After hardwork comes success.

Like our people say, 'Sandy and Dirty hands lead to Oily Mouth'.

Hope you have learned a thing or two.

To your success.

Cheers...