Monday, January 18, 2010

Build up an Excuse-free Culture

About 90% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses: 'I could not complete this work because I was busy with other things', or 'I did try to call you but your line was busy', 'I wanted to attend the meeting but I was unwell' and so on. People give excuses to gain time, to justify themselves and some times because they can't accept failure. However, excuses at the cost of results are more painful than the real causes of failure.

The secret to standing out in career and life in general and getting true results is to be special, different and unique. The most effective way do to this is to get rid of excuses. Replace excuse with the following.

1. COMMIT YOURSELF
'Say it and do it'. Its is as simple as that. Honour your words, because people judge you on the basis of your actions.By keeping your word, you can develop trust, become reliable and gain support. There are only two options regarding commitment, you are either 'in' or 'out'.

2. ACCEPT FAILURE
Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up. Nobody plans to fail; mistakes do happen; the important thing is to accept them, find out the reasons for failures, learn from them and begin again. This time more intelligently, to get desired results.

3. STAY POSITIVE IN YOUR MIND
Those who stand for nothing, fall for anything. To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, and then resolve to pay the price to get it. Going through the grind, making sacrifices and facing challenges is part of the journey. So, don't quit when the going is tough instead dare to be together.

4. IDENTIFY THE REAL PROBLEM AND DEAL WITH IT
Simple things can get complicated creating confusion, stress and worries. When you find yourself in a mess, the easiest way is to point a blaming finger at some one. But results are achieved when you keep your cool, identify the problem and look for alternative ways to find a solution.

5. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE
People usually leave things to the last minute; they convince themselves that they can thrive on the adrenaline which crunching the deadline inevitably includes. This attitude has little regard for the chaos it creates in getting the job done. So act in time to get your results.

Excuse can gain you sympathy, a second chance, some extra time, a little compromise, but it never gets you results.So, go on and build an excuse-free-culture at home and at the work place, because RESULTS MATTER.

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