Excuses are a list of self imposed obstacles that prevent you from having a better life.
Interpretation
Excuses hinder personal growth and achievement.
This quote by Tony Horton emphasizes that the excuses we make serve as barriers we create ourselves, which ultimately restrict our ability to improve our lives. By recognizing and overcoming these self-imposed obstacles, we can pave the way for a more fulfilling and better life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about achieving personal goals.
Bad habits are easy and discipline is hard-and βeasyβ is where people gravitate. A good work ethic requires a painstaking daily effort. Easy typically leads to a life long list of problems but the discipline of having a plan leads to an extraordinary rewarding life. In the long run, the easy way makes life harder and the harder way makes life easier.
Exercise for the joy of feeling good and getting better. Eat right with the intention of fueling your body with the things it needs to perform.
Don't go backwards - you've already been there.
I didn't know much. It wasn't possible to buy a book about Nurmi, but I found out that in order to be faster over 10,000m, he ran 5,000m many times in training. And to be better at 5,000m, he ran 1,500m many times. And to be better at 1,500m, he ran four times 400m in training.
It's a new day, a new beginning for your new life. With discipline you will be amazed at how much progress you'll be able to make. What have you got to lose except the guilt and fear of the past?
The dedicated life is worth living. You must give with your whole heart.
Saying no to loud people gives you the resources to say yes to important opportunities.
It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude.
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