Thousands of people face the same set of circumstances every day. The biggest difference between those who make progress and those who make excuses is how they treat the reasons for the circumstances. You get to pick: you can see a reason as a justification that leads to stagnation or as an explanation that can lead to transformation. Start confessing your role. Start shedding the past. Start owning your shortcomings. Because you can make excuses or you can make progress, but you can’t make both.
