Excuses
excuses, commitment
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"Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can." -Willis R. Whitney
I hear excuses regularly, whether it is why people don't have enough time to exercise, why they can't eat healthy, they cannot afford Juice Plus+, and why they can't accomplish a myriad of other tasks that would be beneficial to their journey on this planet. Although I am annoyed by these excuses, I do feel sorry for those who use them. They are cheating their body and soul out of an improved quality of life, longevity, and emotional wholeness.
I would love to be able to help them see the folly of their ways, but using a 2x4 upside the head probably is not the right way to approach them. In order to make an impact, I think that we need to raise our game, we need to not only work on our personal health, we need to work on the way we communicate and interact with people.
Here is a short list of things that I think can help us to reach out to people who use excuses:
1) Ask Questions. People zone and lose their ability to interact when they're given lectures, so why bother? Instead, ask them lots of good questions that are about them, people love to talk about themselves. Not only that, but people also like to solve their own problems, when you ask questions, you become a sounding board for them to figuring stuff out. Ask questions that lead people to find the "one" reason why they CAN make things work for them.
2) Be Enthusiastic. Denis Waitley said, "Enthusiasm is contagious. It's difficult to remain neutral or indifferent in the presence of a positive thinker." Maintain a positive attitude around those people whom you are attempting to help, and they just may catch the bug.
3) Make suggestions. Be careful not to tell people how to live their... read entire entry
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on 8/20/2008
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