Excuses! Excuses! When we are late for an appointment we always
blame the traffic jam. More important, when we fail to do
something we are expected to do, we almost always have an excuse
for it. However, if we analyze it closely, an excuse is a
self-destructive alibi for having failed to do something,
especially when it involves attaining a goal. We should find
ways to strive to continue achieving a goal rather than resort
to excuses.
Tell Your Success Story
Even a handicap cannot be used as an excuse. Many handicapped
but determined people have become achievers and champions.
Instead of using a handicap as an excuse, let us turn it into an
asset. Let us explore this further.
A handicap need not be a reason for failure. On the contrary, a
handicap can be a reason for success. Many of them can tell you
their own success story.
A person with a handicap has one obsession - to lead a normal
life. Depending on the handicap, a person would prefer to be as
independent as possible. So he struggles and finds ways to
overcome his impediment. When he is able to achieve his goal,
this raises his self-esteem. In turn, he inspires others.
Everybody has handicaps in varying forms and degree. That is
why, it requires effort and determination to overcome them.
Handicaps can either be physical, financial, or emotional. And
they can either be real or imagined.
Whenever we look at a handicap, we almost always look on the
negative side only. It's about time we take a look at the
positive side of it. The positive side may be the difficult
side, but it's the one worth looking into. It's the side that is
going to lead us to excel in life.
If you think your handicap is physical, like having a weak body,
you can counteract this through proper diet and training
exercises. As long as the physical parts of your body are intact
and mobile, there's no reason why you cannot make it strong and
useful. Why? Even those without a leg (for example) can be made
to walk or run normally. With the advancement of science,
artificial legs can help a handicap function with great mobility.
If you thought your financial status limits your educational
attainment to improve your life, think again. The school is not
the only place to learn. It your handicap is financial, then the
more reason you have to rise above your present status.
Certainly, there are help centers to get you started even from
zero level. Once you are initially warmed up with the basics of
an education, the rest is up to you. Make use of libraries. Once
you are educationally equipped, use your brain and come up with
creative ideas to improve your life.
If you are emotionally disturbed with negative thoughts, it is
like you are sitting on a chair with wobbling legs. Try sitting
on a chair with sturdy legs; meaning, look at the bright,
positive side of life. Put aside negativity and start thinking
positively. The only one who can stop you is yourself.
Congratulate yourself if your handicap is a combination of any
of the physical, financial, or emotional type. You have a
success story in the making, you have more reasons to strive
more to overcome them, because a double layer of perseverance
results to more than double the achievement. Though the odds are
greater, the reward gets much bigger. After all the efforts you
have exerted, the prize of success shall be a well-deserved one.
So what's your excuse for being not successful?
About the author:
Ronald Yip has been learning and applying intuitive and creative
processes in personal, business and community life helping
people to change. Visit
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