I have been thinking about excuses for some time now. They are like menacing demons that creep into our lives without us knowing. They are roadblocks, white lies to our-selves, and a reason to set the bar lower, self-justification for achieving less.
I looked up the definition, which read: an excuse is an effort to explain a fault or an offense in the hope of being forgiven or understood. Hmmm… Why do we need to be forgiven? Are we misunderstood?
I would guess that if I need to be forgiven for something, I should apologize.
If I need to be understood, perhaps I should explain myself better.
If I am making excuses on the other hand, maybe I need a swift kick in the ass!
There we go. We’re on track now. We are on track to chase down those excuses we have been harboring and eradicate them! Game on!
In book three "3 Off The Tee: NO EXCUSES", I am going to walk you through a model that will let you identify and crush excuses. I am going to challenge you to work through this model with me.
After taking a poll of peoples' top ten excuses for not achieving their goals – failure to lose weight, get in shape, or get healthy has consistently hit the top of the list. So, that’s where we are going to start. We, you and me - we are now on the same team.
Are you up for a fitness challenge?
I am taking an active role in transforming myself into the best shape of my life by the 19th hole. There will be no lip service. I’m doing it!
If you are willing to set aside your excuses now – great, let’s go! If you need help to get psyched up, then put your protective headgear on and continue to the 1st hole. We will get ramped up together, build a game plan and get fit.
You will not only be in shape at the end, you will know how to easily recognize, manage and obliterate excuses – all excuses – not only those interfering with your fitness track.
So, why do I use golf in my books? To me golf is a great representation of both healthy competition and dedication. It’s a head game and a physical game. One without the other just doesn’t work. It’s all or nothing.
Hey ... that’s life too!
In my experience "Excuses" are:
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Laziness; it takes effort to achieve a task, if you're physically lazy it won't happen!
Lack of motivation; you need to convince yourself mentally (no matter what)that you want to achieve a task, otherwise it won't happen!
Failure to set Goals; if you have a goal in mind and are mentally committed 100% then you have a purpose, with that comes the motivation and desire to achieve!