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The Uncommon Journal

Remember: Amateurs wait for inspiration;
Professionals do it with a headache.

Joe Polish

This Week’s Thoughts

Have you ever heard the old quote, “Excuses are like assholes. Everyone has one, and they all stink.”

I think about this quote often when I try to justify a mistake.

Didn’t call the leads.
Forgot to submit a report.
Behind on my taxes.
New books are staking up.

It is part of life, we live with ambition yet are measured only by our results.

Action is the great equalizer between the common man and the elite.

Insight as I toil with the daily pressure I stack up on myself looks like this…

Make a list of tasks- paper, digital or mental, Start the list, Don’t finish it ever, Start a new list, Repeat til I die.

I am a ferocious list maker, and the lists just never end…So I live with this open-ended feeling of never getting it all done, so I make an excuse.

I am learning to stop making excuses, as that activity is justifying the mistake.

When you justify you are not accepting that you need do better…which nothing can evolve from that wold.

When you acknowledge it, you can make a subconscious plan to improve.

No one wants to be wrong, or feel guilt or doubt…but if you are always justified for poor results due to stating circumstances outside your control you will never take steps to implement a process for change.

I am beyond proud, but also have to be humble enough to recognize when things are not optimal.

I am improving yet still make mistakes constantly in social circles, business, family, etc…things that are really important.

Today, I am starting to just acknowledge it - I screwed up. I will do better the next time, and keep moving.

Guess what…I sometimes make the same mistake again, and then once more, I acknowledge it, make a plan to improve and carry on.

In Japan, there is a concept known as ‘Wabi-sabi.’ Which means embracing imperfection and accepting that we can be a valuable and beautiful person despite any flaws we may have.

I am not a huge Japanese culture buff, but this one made me feel right at home.

So, let’s make a plan - No more excuses, just acceptance, and then get after it.

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