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2 Reasons Why You Fail and 3 Reasons Not to Make Excuses
Lynn | Jan 23, 2012 | Comments 2
Failure lies between the mile markers on every road to ultimate success. Unless you quit after the first win you will pass through failure on the path to each new victory.
Race for Success
There is one pillar of success built by multiple failures and strengthened by each successive failure – the stronghold of The Excuse.
2 Reasons for Failing at Anything
- Inability, which translates as, “I can’t.”
- Unwillingness, which gives voice to the statement, “I won’t.”
There is no other reason for failure. Please send all challenges through the comments section. It’s fun looking for an exception to truth and failing to find it.
3 Reasons Not to Make Excuses
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“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” ~Benjamin Franklin
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“No one ever excused his way to success.” ~Dave Del Dotto
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“We are all manufacturers – some make good, others make trouble, and still others make excuses.” ~Author Unknown.
One difference between success and failure is properly diagnosing the reason why the failure occurred. Was success sidelined by inability or unwillingness?
This theme runs through much of my work because it is the foundation of successful marriages, parenting, organizations, education, faith, politics, horse racing, and profitability.
Read more about Unable/Unwilling:
The Difference Between Perseverance and Obstinancy
Obama’s Vacuum of Leadership – Here’s Why
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Jeopardy Answers:
Benjamin Franklin (1704-1980) – Another polymath (see previous Jeopardy Answers) and all around know-it-all, did-it-all, and thought -it-all. What few know is just what a miserable example of family values he was and how extensive the never-resolved flaws in his character.
Dave Del Dotto – Dave found great success selling real estate investment courses as one of the pioneers of the infomercial. When the FTC shut that project down Mr. Del Dotto began producing wine at Del Dotto Vineyards in Napa, California. Talk about taking lemons and making lemonade…
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I learned far more from my failures in life than I ever did through my successes. One of the great things about the company I worked for, P&G, was to learn through failure. What happened and what can we learn to do better next time. Rarely did I ever see a desire to find a scapegoat. That’s wasted time and energy in my book.
Peter is my hero when it comes to failure. Boy, did he fail. But Jesus didn’t give up on him and Peter leaned a thousand lessons from his failures.
Dan
Simplicity and personal responsibility are endangered concepts today, particularly in politics. You may be in a treasured minority, Dan. I wouldn’t be surprised if college credit might be available for mastering the Art of the Excuse.
Peter is such a gift for us; completely imperfect and the poster-boy of not getting it right the first, second, or even the third time. It’s comforting to know that Jesus knows our failures better than we do ourselves provides the remedy freely by grace.
Blessings,
Lynn