“If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got.” – Jim Rohn
At this time, let’s be serious for a few minutes and give honest thought to the following questions: When last did you make an excuse? For what reason did you make that justification? Was it actually necessary?
It is likely, perhaps, that an excuse wasn’t needed. Undoubtedly, a few times, and under some circumstances, making a justification might be the only feasible alternative; however, it is sometimes morally unpleasant if you happen to think back. Why? It is likely that making justification(s) is an indication that you are probably disguising guilt, envy, ignorance, the unwillingness to adjust, or possibly even the fear of facing the challenge or issue laid out for you.
In spite of this, you need to know that you can’t live your life hiding behind justifications as you may eventually be found out. It is only a matter of where and when. But, irrespective of these concerns, you will discover individuals out there who continually make excuses as well as hide behind them.
The single fact is that as soon as you start making an excuse, except if you can refrain from making any more, you certainly will continue to make excuses, each one much bigger and more complex than the previous one. Eventually, it comes to a particularly pivotal point where you are kidding yourself as well as feeling that making justifications is morally and socially allowed. It is when one grows to this level that having the ability to not make an excuse as well as tell the exact truth turns out to be an extremely tough task to do.
What this also implies is the fact that an individual who continually makes excuses for each and every action carried out means that the individual feels and presumes he or she is in control of his or her life; however, it is the reverse. The person just can’t stand up to the truth or perhaps the exact outcomes that will or have already arisen.
Excuses, generally, are simply a covering to hide one’s incapability to endure or acknowledge the truth. They can also be referred to as a tool, a tool which people often employ to tease another’s sympathies when issues in their lives do not go in line with their plans. Or, perhaps, someone is presented with a task which he or she is not ready to act upon and get over.
For a few, specifically, people who love to make excuses be they often or simply only once in a while will certainly believe I am being biased. Nonetheless, we need to realize that justifications cannot lead anyone to become successful; rather, they divert one’s strength along with an opposite path.
Thus, the moral of this discussion is as follows: if you discover you are continuously making excuses or are disguising yourself behind them, I would recommend that you not only quit making them immediately but also step up into the public eye. If you do not, you will probably be reducing your possibility of becoming successful.
In addition, to those who trust that fate will bring them wealth and good results to their doorstep someday just by desiring and hoping, I wish them the best of luck. While I, as well as others, will agree that such good hardly just happens, it obviously cannot be ruled out. But if you are looking to attain the best possible results, ideally in this lifetime, or perhaps you simply desire to live a happier life, it could be time to examine if there is any point in making excuses any longer or hiding behind them.
In any case, making justifications is similar to imprisoning yourself with lies without the physical element: no walls, cell, or the bars, as well as the likely uncomfortable outcomes if you are found out. Regardless, why worry having yourself in this kind of a dilemma of making excuses as a routine? You should simply be yourself, dumping the justifications while doing precisely what ought to be done. You would definitely feel much better as if a lead weight was raised off your shoulders, while obviously not getting that pressing thought of not working on something for the reasons that you couldn’t be bothered or you are worn out.
Whatever you currently choose to do after going through this discourse, it is your decision; however, the next time you are wishing, or making an excuse, strive to place yourself in the other individual’s position. Ask yourself: do I actually desire to be around someone who continually comes up with excuses and hardly does anything at all, or do I need to be with someone who takes action, makes a change, and does not have to make an excuse for what is actually undertaken?