53 Days Till I Do

Feb. 4th

37 days!

Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure. ~Don Wilder and Bill Rechin


Every morning you make your day. No excuses, you either get it done or you don't. You either find something to make your day Great or you don't. Cassie and I share the same outlook, No Excuses. We wake up every morning knowing that we will make the next 24 hrs amazing some how.

I feel that No Excuses goes beyond just us and our perspective. It's really a way of life. It follows into my business, community, and family life. When you give your word to do something, either you do or you don't. I am President of my Rotary Club. I give my word to get things done and I am expecting the same from my officers and members. I listen to everyone and when an excuse pops up I ask, "When are you going to get it done and do you need help?" Don't get me wrong I am not cold hearted. I actually had a time when one of my members did not get the report out on time and I asked why not. He responded, "I was in Tampa with my sister-in-law and she is dying." I said, "I appreciate the hard work you have done, my deepest condolences to you and your family, How can we help you to get it done? Would you like for someone else to take your responsibilities for the time being? Let me what you feel most comfortable doing?" His sister-in-law died 3 months later. I was deeply sadden by his loss but I feel we helped him devote more time to his family by shifting his responsibilities. The work had to get done.

Now I don't mention time anywhere in the paragraph. No Excuses can and cannot be time sensitive. Its your decision. I know with the boys we are teaching them the same perspective. Did you get your homework done? Yes or No. If No, well stop playing and come and finish. We ask, "Do you need help?" We don't want excuses.