\ufeffI’ve been thinking a lot lately about excuses.  It seems like there’s always a reason (excuse) for not being successful (and that doesn’t necessarily mean making lots of money).  I can’t speak to all of them, but the one in my life has been\/sometimes still is:
I’m Fat, so . . .<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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• People don’t think I’m attractive. (Yes, but some people also think brunettes, redheads, skinny people, black people, etc. aren’t attractive.)<\/em><\/li>\n
• People won’t listen to me. (If you really have something to say, they will listen.)<\/em><\/li>\n
• I can’t find nice clothes. (Maybe you just need to look harder?)<\/em><\/li>\n
• I don’t get promotions. (Good employers advance good workers.)<\/em><\/li>\n
• I’m invisible. (A sparkling personality always gets noticed.)<\/em><\/li>\n
• I can’t be smart. (What, do you really think that?)<\/em><\/li>\n
• I must be a weak person. (Do you get up every day and fulfill your responsibilities?)<\/em><\/li>\n
• No one wants to be my friend. (I guarantee there’s always people looking for a friend – try being one.)<\/em><\/li>\n
• And the list goes on . . . and on . . . and on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  The older I get the more I realize these are issues that lots of people deal with at any given time in their life.  You could change it from I’m fat . . . to I’m poor, I’m short, I’m tall, I didn’t go to college, etc. You get the picture.<\/p>\n

  So, what’s your excuse today and what are you going to do about it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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