Maddy

taken from Life Coaching... Change your life in 7 days by Eileen Mulligan

NO MORE EXCUSES

You may have heard of Roger Black. An Olympic and world 400 metre silver medallist, twice european and also Commonwealth champion as well as the world 400 metre relay gold medallist, he became the Great Britain athletics team captain and was awarded an MBE. What makes roger's achievements all the more exceptional is the fact that he suffers from a heart condition.

throughout Roger's career his condition remained a secret, "I didn't want to have an excuse if I failed"

If one thing really makes Roger stand out in my mind it's his attitude. I'm bing on excuses. Not on making them, but on blowing them out of the water.

Excuses are the little voices in our heads telling us why we can't do something. To some people, they are "the voice of reason" but I don't think much of that description. As an experiment, try substituting the word "Excuse" every time you want to use the word "Reason". I think you'll find you don't get the same comfort factor from it.

Presented with a challenge, you can either slip into a mind-set that looks for umpteen reasons as to why it is not achieveable, or one that looks for ways to overcome the challenge. The distinguishing factor is attitude. which one will you choose?

PUT YOUR ATTITUDE TO THE TEST

People who achieve goals stand out through attitude, through their determination to succeed even against the odds. That involves not only seizing opportunities but also creating them. One obvious cuase of excuses is fear. If you keep giving yourself reasons for not doing something, the chances are you won't do it.

EXERCISE

Write down some exerciseweight loss goals for the coming year.

On a piece of paper, divide a page in two halves and draw a vertical line down the middle. Write a goal across the top of the page. On the right hand side list as many reasons as you can for achieving that goal. On the left hand side of the page list all the reasons you can think of for not achieving your goal.

It doesn't matter whether one list is longer than the other. What counts is what you make of the list.

All your apparent weaknesses can be converted into opportunities. You can't deal with seaknesses by ignoring them or crossing your fingers and hoping for the best. Now is the time to be up-front about them and find a way to turn them into strengths. If you are determined to succeed, you will, so long as you have your goals clearly in mind.

do you remember your first day in a new job? Remember how unnerving, even hostile that unfamiliar environment was? And yet, miraculously, by the end of the week it appeared so much less daunting. You adapt, you unwind a bit, you get to know people, to know your way around. Setting out on your goal can feel like that first day: opening the door on something new it's all too easy to feel tempted to run back to the security of familiar ground.

Sabotaging your own goals is an all too common phenomenon, which is why you need to eliminate as many excuses as possible to determine what's really holding you back.

Successful people have the right attitude. They don't look for excuses to fail.

It's up to you to achieve your goals. Don't make other people your excuse.

Push beyond the excuse and find the reason reason that's holding you back

Goals can mean you stepping into new territory. Recognise that excuses are part of the fear process

Read your goals daily. For a goal to be achievable it needs mental attention. Keep it in mind - your thoughts influence your actions.

Allocate a time frame for achieving your goals.

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