I’ve come to realize that excuses are OK. While I don’t necessarily like them, I know we all need them to feel OK about ourselves. It is some sort of defense mechanism that all of us use, no matter who we are. I make excuses all the time!

But…excuses are not OK, if we want to achieve something great. If we want change - incredible change in fact. So ultimately my view on excuses is:

Excuses are totally fine if you want things to stay the way they are. However, excuses have no place on a journey to greatness.