No More Excuses

Good morning,

It’s Friday and today’s motto is No More Excuses! That’s the kick-in-the-pants Sam Silverstein gave all of us who attended the recent Yes Network seminar in Novi. Eliminating excuses is essential to being accountable and…

Being accountable is essential to being successful.

Sam pointed out that it’s easier to be accountable to others than to be accountable to ourselves. Why? Because the easiest person to make excuses to is one’s self. And until we stop making excuses to ourselves, we can’t truly be accountable to anyone else.

Ready to laugh…or gag? Here are some (surprisingly) common late-to-work excuses Sam shared:
1. I dropped my car keys in the snow and I’m waiting for the temperature to warm up
2. I’m sorry I was late but it was foggy and I missed the building
3. My house is on fire and fire engine is blocking the driveway
4. My wife is going to get pregnant and I want to be there

Of course we would never say anything that stupid, right? But perhaps we have our own excuses we give ourselves for why we can’t do things, and our excuses are keeping us from living up to our potential.

Here’s a sobering thought, “The difference between what we know and what we don’t know, isn’t nearly as great as the difference between what we KNOW and what we DO.”

Right now, each of us can think of something we know we need to do, so let’s jump into action – and have a sunny day!

Clarity

“When we eliminate excuses, we’re taking the first step into the Accountability Zone, and when we’re in the Zone, amazing things happen.” Sam Silverstein SamSilverstein.com

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