Excuses! Excuses! When we fail to do something we are expected to do, we almost always have an excuse for it. However, if we analyze it closely, an excuse is a self-destructive alibi for having failed to do something, especially when it involves attaining a goal. Instead of trying to persevere in finding ways to continue achieving a goal, some of us resort to excuses. Even a handicap cannot be used as an excuse. Many people experience challenges but determined people have become achievers and champions. Instead of using a handicap as an excuse, let us turn it into an asset. Let us explore this further. A handicap need not be a reason for failure. On the contrary, a handicap can be a reason for success. Everybody has handicaps in varying forms and degree. This is why it requires effort and determination to overcome them. Handicaps can either be physical, financial, or emotional. And they can either be real or imagined. Whenever we look at a handicap, we tend to look on the negative side only. The positive side may be the difficult to see at first but it's in realizing your strengths that you are able to overcome your obstacles. It's this process that can lead us to excel in life.

If you think your handicap is physical, like having a weak body, you can counteract this through proper diet and training exercises. It is a matter of assessing your strengths and addressing your weaknesses. Continue to work to your body's potential using others that have succeeded before you as guides to your goal. If your handicap is financial there are help centers to get you started even from zero. Professionals can help in debt control, improving your credit, and help you work a budget to allow you to attain your financial success. If your financial status is limiting your educational goals to improve your life then college financial aid counselors can work with you. Once you are initially warmed up with the basics of an education, the rest is up to you. Make use of libraries. A no cost solution that allows you to use your brain and come up with creative ideas to improve your life. If you are disturbed with negative thoughts, it is like you are sitting on a chair with wobbling legs. Try sitting on a chair with sturdy legs; meaning, look at the bright, positive side of life. Put aside negativity and start thinking positively. The only one who can stop you is yourself. If your handicap is a combination of any of the above then extra perseverance and care will be required on your side. Where the odds are greater, the prize gets much bigger. After all the efforts you have exerted, the prize of success shall be a well-deserved one.

So what's your excuse for not being successful?

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