​Stop Making Excuses

Have you thought that sometimes you stopping yourself and be complacent of what you are doing at this moment? Sometimes you did feel that what you are doing is not enough and you know that you can do better.

But again, you just stop at thinking and not put any action to it.

Being good is the big enemy of being great!
_{I must put a disclaimer: Focus on what you can control as what falls in your circle of influence.}

Start somewhere and you will see your circle of influence growing.

A story of The Goose That Laid Golden Egg reminds us “those who have plenty want more and lose all they have”. Quickly, It is a story of a farmer who hoping to become rich all at one, he then kills the goose that laid a golden egg everyday but when the goose died not a golden single egg did he find.

Consider the goose as your capacity and the golden egg as your production. We got to find balance so we can reach our aims without harming ourselves.

So, if you fall in category that you want to optimize your potential, but you stop only at your thoughts, hence, these advice below is for you….

Challenge your negative thought through identifying negative emotions;

This is too hard

You are cutting yourself too short, too soon. You have to stick with it in order to get to it

I will do it later

Procrastination is very dangerous. When a goal is set work on it until it is accomplish

I cannot concentrate

You surely do not want to give up that easy. Concentration is something you have to bring out from your inner self

I am way too busy for this

We all live busy lives. Find time for something you wanted to do. That is where you put it as your priority.

I am just stupid

Nonsense! No one born to be stupid and everybody can learn new skills

Article written by:

Nurul Fatihah Binti Amir I UTP Counsellor I fatihah.amir@utp.edu.my