What Is Your Excuse?

We live in a world where everyone grapples to survive and succeed, with tragedies blooming everywhere and the light at the end of the tunnel seeming very difficult to behold.

Daily, we toil to see our efforts rewarded with bliss and solace but end up at night with a dessert full of frustration and anxiety. With all this setbacks and disappointments that trail our every path in the course of living, very few still make ahead and go all the way against all odds to succeed.

It has always been said that the keys to success are ample but only little of these keys do you need to open the doors of possibility for your accomplishments. The first of these keys is a DREAM; having one makes life worth the while and keeps you going. The second is a VISION; when others say seeing is believing, those with vision bask in the philosophy of believing is seeing.

The third in the list is the key of commitment. Experts told Benjamin Franklin to leave alone all the foolish experiments with lightening, that it was a waste of time. Franklin did not quit. He was committed! Also, was Thomas Edison, Abraham Lincoln, they were committed! Commitment gets you started while others stand, and keep you going while others quit.

Most importantly, how you think determines who you are and who you will become. The secret is not to think you can’t do it but with optimism say, I can try. Ralph Emerson asserts that everything begins with a thought. But then, you must think big, seeking insights to propelling you to act in accordance with attaining your goal.

According to Daniel Webster, “there is always room at the top.” But the invisible ladder to the top can only be seen with the eyes of determination and a sense of purpose. Not excluding faith in God and the belief in your abilities. 

“His childhood was marked by abject poverty, domestic violence, sexual abuse and family illiteracy. Situations forced him with his son to sleep in bus stations, under the desk in the office, bath in public rest room sink, etc but he kept struggling till success was in sight.” The inspiration for the block buster movie, the Pursuit of Happiness; he rose from hopelessness to wealth because he didn’t stop trying to make it- his name is Christopher Gardner.

If Christopher can make it, if Franklin can overcome his setbacks and make it, what stops you from making it? Obama didn’t wait for the perfect moment to become president of USA; he prepared himself and turned his circumstances to the best moments of his life. And if he and others like Oprah Winfred, John Demartini with worse situations can still make it, what is your excuse?