Making excuses or Being More?

I love blog ideas from friends. Recently a friend sent me this, "Anyone can find an excuse not to do something but only the strong look for an excuse to do something." How many times have you made an excuse NOT to do something? Too many to count?  The time and effort we often spend planning a way out of doing or procrastinating is such a waste. It is better to just bite the bullet, do whatever it is, get it over with and move on to something else. Have you ever listened to someone tell a story and it goes on and on and on to the point you are thinking seriously are you ever going to get to the point? To me that is like making excuse after excuse to avoid a task or making a decision. Now on the flip side, the strong look for an excuse to do something. I put some thought into this analogy and it does make sense. Strong, determined and self-driven individuals do look for reasons to do something. These type of people do not idle along in life. They are the ones that are reaching for the stars and actually touching them. They know success because they make it happen. Excuse is not a word in their vocabulary. These folks are leaders, winners, champions, etc. that strive to "Be More" every day. What are you doing? Making excuses or being more?

Today is Your Day...... and Tomorrow is Too!

Today being the first day of school for my kids, a Senior and a Fifth grader, where does the time go?There will be two graduations this school year to look forward to as well as many other events like Senior night, college visits, scholarship applications and the list goes on. It is going to be a busy school year for many of us. As we embark starting new chapters, it might be at school for both teachers and students, new projects at work or a position change or reorganizing our schedules home, don't allow your mind to limit possibilities that are within your reach. Often we are content with the same ole' same ole' therefore we do not apply ourselves to our fullest potential. We do not stretch ourselves to reach a little further, become a little stronger, grow a little wiser because we are satisfied with what is considered average or normal. I challenge you to break out of the normal and go for the gusto! You don't have to wear a superhero cape or leap from tall buildings. I believe there is a superhero in all of us waiting to seize opportunities, make a difference, conquer fears and share talents with others. It takes courage to be more than content and leap forward into the unknown. I am sure there were a lot of kiddos (teachers too) that experienced their first day of school scared of the unknown but I assume that by the end of the day everyone left school braver, stronger and smarter. Tomorrow will be another day and the process begins again over and over until your child drives off for their Senior year of high school. As adults we are merely the same but just in a different setting. Dr. Seuss stated, "You're off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting so get on your way!" Adjust your cape, take that step forward, claim what your future is holding, for your mountain is waiting. You can either climb it or sit at the bottom talking about climbing it and never leave the ground. I'm going with Dr. Seuss's recommendation. I'm on my way and hope you are on your way too!