The Excuse - What Kind of Excuses Do You Make?

The Excuse

You’re late for work because you overslept, but your boss hates over-sleepers. He does love entertaining stories, though, so create the most outlandish excuse as to why you were late.

Hey friend,

So I had to break up with my excuses in order to become successful. You know it is sometimes easy to give yourself reasons to not do what you know you should or can do.

Definitions from Google of what an excuse means

verb

/ɪkˈskjuːz,ɛkˈskjuːz/

1. 1.

   seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify.

   "he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob's cruelty"

   Similar:

   justify

   defend

   make excuses for

   make a case for

   explain (away)

   rationalize

   condone

   vindicate

   warrant

   mitigate

   palliate

   apologize for

   forgive

   overlook

   disregard

   ignore

   pass over

   turn a blind eye to

   turn a deaf ear to

   wink at

   blink at

   indulge

   tolerate

   sanction

   extenuate

   Opposite:

   condemn
2. 2.

   release (someone) from a duty or requirement.

   "it will not be possible to excuse you from attendance"

   Similar:

   let off

   release

   relieve

   exempt

   spare

   absolve

   free

   liberate

   dispense

   Opposite:

   hold to

noun

/ɪkˈskjuːs,ɛkˈskjuːs/

1. 1.

   a reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offence.

   "there can be no excuse for any further delay"

   Similar:

   justification

   defence

   reason

   explanation

   mitigating circumstances

   mitigation

   extenuation

   palliation

   vindication

   grounds

   cause

   basis

   call

   argument

   apology

   apologia

   plea
2. 2.

   INFORMAL

   a poor or inadequate example of.

   "that pathetic excuse for a man!"

I learned to take responsibility. 

I learned to feel the pain for not doing what I should and then go after what I should be doing with a vengeance.

Don't give reasons why you cannot do your responsibility, make things happen.

Get the work done... 

Don't accept less. Do not do less. Do not be afraid to put in the work. Be responsible and responsive. Get the best.

So why was I late?

One simple answer. Procrastination. Pray for me. 

Have a great weekend guys.