01182016 ‘Stop Making Excuses fr Who ana Where You Are | SUCCESS PERSONAL EYELOPMENT (/SECTIONS/PERSONAL- DEVELOPMENT) Aittude (sections atid) Stop Making Excuses for Who and Where You Are ‘Because alt of small choices can make a big difference. DanWidachmist(profsizan-valaschmlt) | Septomber9, 2016 What you do matters. Everything. Te big stuf The litle stuf. Even the annoying stu. "matters that you waste timo. (htp/www success. com/blog8-things-successful paople-never-waste-time-doing) It matters that you blame others tor your failures. It matters that you are lazy at times, “matters because achieving your goals matters. And eliminating excuses is the pathway that takes you there i's the same path that every great achiever has followed. 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He went onto set the MLB record for homeruns and held that record for 33 years, to a rione’s sister for about $50. Ho painted aver 800 masterpieces, seven of which are by his professors, He want onto become one ofthe wor g Living excuse free is about taking responsibilty for every aspect of your He. Its about creating a future youre proud of.» {ttpstwnw success. comfarticleirohn-the-major-xey-lo-your-bost-futureis-you) ‘So what fithasnt been done before? Be the first, ‘So what t you gett wrong a few times? (hipsiwmw.success.comvartcle/21-quotes-aboutaling-earessly) Reinvent yoursalt, ‘So what you don't have a college degree? Be curious, Learn more, ‘So what tno one believes in you? ‘You don't need approval to be successful ‘So what it gets hare? (htipiiwwww_success.convartlelop-of-mind-<-ways-to-make-progress-when-youre:no-eelingt) All big things require pain and loss. ‘So what you keep trying and never gett right? ‘Audacity is always the right move, ‘So what f people aren't folowing you? ‘They will follow once you do something amazing. ‘So what you get hur? (hp siwwnw-success. comilogibad mood: heres-tow-o-bounce-back-into-2-good-one) ‘That's the price of boldness. ‘So what youre under-apprectated” Ego would only make you complacent. ‘So what # everything you thought was right tums out to be wrong? Mako up new rules. ‘So what the experts disagree with you? Tho experts might be wrong. ‘So what you give more than you get? You might just be happier. ‘So what? So what? So what? The rest ofthe whats are just excuses. You have to look within yourself and challenge the demons that hold you back from being successful,» Youl never rise to be a champion untl you ‘an look past the fear and the fallre andthe excuses holéing you back, itp hewn success. comfarcllstp-making-axcuses-fr-who-anc.where-you-are ansore2016 ‘Stop Making Excuses fo Who ara Where Yau Are | SUCCESS Rolatec: 10 Daily Habits Holding You Back From Success (http:/www.success.comiblog/10-dally-habits-holding-you-back-trom- success) ‘That stats with believing that you can be amazing regardless of who or where you ae in ie rght now, Carl “Sugarfoot” Joseph was born in Madson, Florida, eas of the state capital. The fourth of 10 chien, he was raised by a single mom, They were a poor family living inthe country without any real access to recreation or sports facilities ‘Thats probably why Josoph worked so hard to become a slarathlote. Growing up, he played basketball and stroet football. He fought with the older boys and i taught him tobe tough. He would get thrawn vielnlly tothe ground but spring back up and launch himself back into the action, In seventh grade, he made the basketball team, Standing under the rim, he would jump straight up and dunk the basketball, That was just the beginning In igh school, he played basketball and football and ran track, setting records (htpJwww.success.comiblogihow--broke-a-gunness-workt-record) in almost every spor. At one track event, he high jumped 5-foot-8-inches then tumed around and threw the shot put 40 feet and the discus 130 feet. ‘And in one football game against much bigger, doubletseming opponents, Joseph exploded with 1 tackles, an interception anda blocked punt “The young superstar didnt lat down one bit as he made the transton to college. He played middle nebacker at Bethune-Cookman University, where five of his teammates went onto play in the NFL. The Wiklcats won their conference championship, and alt oft had todo with te inspiration that came direct from Joseph. You see, he was born without a et eg Every competion Joseph participated in was a lopsided e prosthesis. No crutch. rt: Everyone else running, turing and jumping on two feet while he di ital on one. No Just he ‘When asked what his imitators were, Joseph said," dont have any: So...what was your excuse again? Eliminating excuses fs important because your future important. you only get the future that you work for, then what you work on is petty important, right? You probably don't want to screw thal. up Wf there sa ist of things to not fib, "your future" has tobe high onthe fst ‘Your decisions (hitp/www success.comarticll9-tips-to-make-smarter-decisions-faster) lead to your destny5}Do you beleve that? You shoul Wes tue. ‘Sooner oF later, what you do—and who you really are—determines what you ultimately achieve. = But what dovs that really mean? Lets gat practical about Let's tak about haw much sleep you relly need and how a decision ike that impacts your results, Getting up eater (ntp:swww success. convartceihow-+became-2-morning-person-and-ow-you-can-oo) means you have more time to conquer the world. Simply gating up one hour earl a day for 80 years equates to an extra 2,281 business days—or 6 1/4 years—of conquest “You win more when you fight more ‘our daly decisions—or the excuses you make—add up overtime. ts easy to say that working hard is important (hpi. success. compblogsuccess takes time-anc-hart-work-folowshese-S-steps-to-stick-with- Itto-the-end). We all know that, right? But just because you say the words doesrit mean you're doing the “doing” part, ‘Your future is about the decisions you make—not the ideas you have. 1's causal rather than casual. You actually have a sayin wat you achieve. itp hewn success. comfaricllstop-making-axcusesfor-who-anc.where-you-are arsore2016 ‘Stop Making Excuses fo Who ara Where Yau Are | SUCCESS We al want that extra 61/4 years of conquest, But when we have a zillion minute-by-minute considerations just to decide whether to stay in bed or ‘get up and conquer, mast af us choose comfort (itpulunw-suecess.comblog/S-ways-slopping-ouside-my-comfert-zone-made-me-a-beler- person). t seems smal tthe time—after all i's just an hour. But the resuls are life-changing. Literal. “The decisions that you make hundreds of times a day buld your future. They all count. So how can you change your future today? ‘Start by believing that you matter. That what you do matters. That what you do right now changes the possibilies for your future, Its a mindset. An edgy mindset Related: § Learnable Mindsets of Highly Successful People (http:/iwww. success. comvblog/S-learnable-mindsets-of-highly- successful-people) Iemeans that you + Choose to be postive (hip:twww success. com/article/4-ways-to-be-more-postve) when things are scary + Fight fo win even when you just got the wind knocked oul of you + Are honest even ft means youll bo embarrassed + Take tne time to learn new skis (ht: /wnw.success.com/podcastvep-12-howc-learn-something-new), new talents and new ideas when i's ‘asior fo just be you in personal inspiration instead of lating anxiety drive your decisions. “The importance of eliminating excuses is in understanding the outcome of individual decisions, Being positive 20 times a day for 15 years is 109,500 opportunities to create a happier future. Wining one more time per year (hp www success. comblog/Srules-o-wir-today-and-every-day) could mean 30 amazing, mind blowing successes over aifetime, “Teting the th just one more time each day gives you 385 more reasons a yearto trust yours. Reading one new book per week or 2 years equates to 1,144 new ideas from the smartest minds in the worl Creating five naw mearingtl (r-person relationships per month over 35 years is 2,100 new paople you can count on when you really need help. Alot of smal choices make abi diferonce. What ifyou had 109,500 happier moments, 30 more successes, 365 more ways to trust yoursel, 1,144 new ideas and 2,100 new friends? ‘Coukl you conquer more? Could you do some outrageous things? Possibly. Probably. You can bet onit So stop making excuses. Roleted: Rohn: You Gan Have More—if You Become More (hitp:/lwww.success.comlartclelrohn-you-can-have-more--you-become- more) Excorpled with permission from EDGY Conversations: How Ordinary People Achieve Outrageous Success {btips:iwivn.amazon.comigp/produc!09895331077ie-UTF8) by Dan Wealischmit Iitp hewn success. comfaricllstop-making-axcuses-fr-who-anc.where-you-are ar