Your circumstances are your blessing or your curse
I’ve certainly met plenty of people who are the opposite - in my network marketing days I encountered so many people for whom their circumstances were the reason they chose not to succeed. Ultimately it all boils down to one thing… EXCUSES!
Life is littered with examples of people who have made fortunes and built incredible companies, organisations and charities in spite of their circumstances and upbringing. To them, it is just a part of life, something to be celebrated and used to motivate them towards their own greatness.
Today, I’d like to ask you which of your circumstances is your excuse for not moving toward your goals and dreams? Ultimately it doesn’t matter what your excuse is - it will prevent you from achieving what you set out to do.
Start by celebrating your circumstances - after all you would not be you today without them!
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Comment by Evita — May 9, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
I agree with you Dan, you can have an amazing life when you see that your circumstances are ALWAYS your blessing. Even if it is something others would consider really bad, there is always something great to learn or get out of it.
So personally I try not to make excuses in terms of life success and growth, I feel like I am exactly where I want to be and moving in the exact direction I want. Now my only weakness is making excuses for not excercising enough, especially knowing what I know and how good it is for a person - shame on me….
Comment by poetryman69 — May 10, 2008 @ 12:31 am
very encouraging. blessings
Comment by Dan O'Neil — May 10, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
Thanks Evita and Poetryman for your comments.
Comment by MVaughn — May 13, 2008 @ 6:22 pm
Some people just lack motivation, I’m not sure if that qualifies as a circumstance or excuse. It’s really easy to say you’re going to do something, but taking the steps and action to actually do it are entirely different things.
@MVaughn Thanks for commenting. I’d be inclined to agree with you! Motivation is so much easier when you work out what you actually want and understand the reasons for taking the actions that will get you there. When it stops feeling like work, motivation is never a problem! Cheers, Dan.
Comment by Jose carlos — May 17, 2008 @ 9:27 pm
Thanks for your words thats all I need.
@Jose - No problem, thanks.
Comment by sophia — June 17, 2008 @ 12:06 pm
Excuses can be given when it is in right way, when it doesnt affect one’s life that is very important. But motivating the people who have fallen in drugs and alcohol is really very tough job to overcome them. But these difficult task was also done by drug rehabilitation center. In this site synergytreatment.com they have given detail motivation for those people who were undertaken by drugs and alcohols.
Thanks Sophia I agree that motivating people to overcome things like drugs and alcohol is tough. Clearly my post isn’t directed at such problems, although there may be some truth in it for some people. Kind regards, Dan.