Excuses let us off the hook.
If you have a reason prepared for why you didn’t succeed before you even start, then you don’t have to feel the sting of not achieving what you set out to achieve.
But you didn’t really set out to achieve that thing if you had already let yourself off the hook by having an excuse ready.
A long time ago I got so many driving infractions I received a letter that said if I got another my drivers license would be suspended. I had a good excuse for every one of those tickets and for a long time I would rattle off all of the reasons.
I am always surprised at how humble you need to be in order to make progress and learn life’s lessons.
There isn’t any room for excuses because excuses block the energy flow and shirk the responsibility you have to make things happen.
Excuses send a message to the universe that says, “I don’t want to learn what I need to learn because it’s not my fault.”
We hide behind excuses.
It’s so much more helpful to stop resisting and admit you don’t know the answer than try to find something to blame. Surrendering to the journey allows the teacher to appear, life starts to get more interesting and less frustrating.
I have had a (mostly) clear driving record since I stopped allowing myself to make a pre-planned excuse about why I wasn’t doing my best.
As a matter of fact my whole life has turned around since I figured out I was the one responsible for the results I was getting.