Success Is a Choice by John C. Maxwell

Author:John C. Maxwell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harpercollins Leadership
Published: 2020-10-13T00:00:00+00:00

Excuses: Eliminate Them

One of the most striking things that separates people who sustain their success from those who are only briefly or never successful is their strong sense of responsibility for their own actions. It is easier to move from failure to success than it is from excuses to success.

According to Bruce Nash, author of a series of “Hall of Shame” books on sports figures, one notorious person for making excuses was Rafael Septien, former placekicker for the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Nash wrote, “We’re all guilty of using excuses. When we do, we place ourselves in the company of great sports heroes. Take Rafael Septien, for example. Rafael Septien has no peers—when it comes to making up lamebrained excuses for missed field goals.” Among the excuses, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, that Septien offered:

“I was too busy reading my stats on the scoreboard.”

“The grass was too tall.” (Texas Stadium doesn’t even have grass; its surface is artificial turf.)

“The thirty-second clock distracted me.”

“My helmet was too tight and it was squeezing my brain. I couldn’t think.”

“No wonder [I missed]. You placed the ball upside down” (said to his holder).6

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