What’s Your Excuse?

We all have excuses. We blurt out a reason for why we’re less successful than we want to be. Or we excuse our poor behavior.

Excuses run rampant in our lives. It’s become an epidemic of massive proportions.

I was recently thinking about a few excuses I’ve used. My excuses include:

  • But I don’t have a compelling and challenging upbringing
  • But I was raised in a great home
  • But I don’t have the great immigrant story to tell
  • But I have never truly struggled for much in life
  • But I don’t have enough experience

Many of our excuses lack substance. Other excuses people use are:

  • But I’m too young
  • But I’m too old
  • But I’m a white male
  • But I’m an African American male
  • But I was born an immigrant
  • But I’m not an immigrant

Considerations To Keep in Mind if You’re Serious About Your at-Home Business

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A lot of us have started to look into running online businesses to help supplement our income and chase something that we’re really passionate about. But if you’re serious about starting an at-home business then it’s important to remember that your home will effectively become your office.

This is a strange thought for some people, especially if you’re not accustomed to freelancing or even working from home. Distractions suddenly become huge productivity hits and you’ll realize that working on a laptop in bed isn’t as comfortable as it sounds.

So if you’re thinking about getting serious with an at-home business, here are a couple of things to keep in mind so that you’re prepared for the challenges ahead.

Change Requires Action

As I was recently reading the John Maxwell Daily Reader, the statement made by John Maxwell struck me hard. Really, really hard. I think his statement will strike you hard as well.

January 29th’s reading shared a quote from John Maxwell’s book Your Roadmap For Success. The piece that struck me was this:

Change requires action.

Man jumping off of a deck in water

Photo by Ethan Elisara

How many of us want to see a positive change in our lives? I see those hands. I think that’s everybody reading this.

Come on… I mean, who doesn’t want to see positive changes happening in their lives? I know I do.

Some positive changes I would like to see are:

  • To lose another 13-16 pounds
  • To release my first book (I have two in the works!)
  • To improve my marriage
  • To increase the amount I can lift

New Business? Here’s Four Places You’ll Spend Your Money

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When you bootstrap your business, you choose the easiest and best solution to starting a business. Going ahead with a business idea without a huge wedge of cash in the bank can feel impossible, but it’s easier than you think. The more money you have, the more time you can put into your business to get it going. When you don’t have any lenders on your back you guarantee that this is your business and no one else’s – it’s you calling the shots, and that can change everything for you.

The problem is that a lot of businesses take cutting back a little too far. As a new business, especially one in construction, you need to spend money. You can still save on what you’re spending, though, and you do that by ensuring that you have the right RIB CCS’s construction & engineering solutions at your side. You can also take on the information below, which tells you four key places you’re going to spend your money as you get started.

Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Missing In Action

A Missing The Action Reel Leadership Article

There’s something special about movies from the ’80s. It was a mystical time for movies when even bad movies are fun movies.

Missing In Action is one such ’80s movie.

Starring the quintessential action star, Chuck Norris, Missing In Action tells the story of Colonel James Braddock as he seeks to go back to Vietnam to find missing United States soldiers. He is sent to Vietnam, first, to sit in on a government investigation.

Chuck Norris in Missing In Action

Braddock couldn’t wait to get out and begin searching for his lost comrades. He upsets those leading the investigation and is given a chance to sneak away into the night.

While out, he discovers what he’s looking for: The missing in action.

Chuck Norris’ James Braddock found the people he was looking for in Missing In Action. Viewers of Missing In Action will discover something else. They will discover Reel Leadership lessons.