info@tomiwao3.sg-host.com +234 809 660 4576

logo
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Partners
  • Programs
    • Competitions
      • Salimo-Wits Leadership Competition for Nigerian Students
      • Salimo-Wits Entrepreneurship Competition For Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club
    • Salimo-Wits Book Review Competition
  • Get Involved
  • Media
    • Salimo Wits Foundation SOS4 (PETRA)
    • Salimo Wits Foundation SOS4
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training November 25th, 2017.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training August 5th, 2017.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Capacity Building Training April 21 and 22, 2017
    • Salimo-Wits Youth Leadership Club Training, March 18th, 2017
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training December 12, 2015.
    • Salimo-Wits Youth Leadership Club Training August 22, 2015
    • BooK Review Competition December 19th, 2014
    • Leadership Training on Personal Growth July 12th, 2014
    • Dongo Youth Empowerment Programme April 11th, 2014
    • Goal Setting and Mentoring Training February 22nd, 2014
    • Goal Setting Training December 14th 2013
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Partners
  • Programs
    • Competitions
      • Salimo-Wits Leadership Competition for Nigerian Students
      • Salimo-Wits Entrepreneurship Competition For Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club
    • Salimo-Wits Book Review Competition
  • Get Involved
  • Media
    • Salimo Wits Foundation SOS4 (PETRA)
    • Salimo Wits Foundation SOS4
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training November 25th, 2017.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training August 5th, 2017.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Capacity Building Training April 21 and 22, 2017
    • Salimo-Wits Youth Leadership Club Training, March 18th, 2017
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training December 12, 2015.
    • Salimo-Wits Youth Leadership Club Training August 22, 2015
    • BooK Review Competition December 19th, 2014
    • Leadership Training on Personal Growth July 12th, 2014
    • Dongo Youth Empowerment Programme April 11th, 2014
    • Goal Setting and Mentoring Training February 22nd, 2014
    • Goal Setting Training December 14th 2013
  • Blog
  • Contact
logo
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Partners
  • Programs
    • Competitions
      • Salimo-Wits Leadership Competition for Nigerian Students
      • Salimo-Wits Entrepreneurship Competition For Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club
    • Salimo-Wits Book Review Competition
  • Get Involved
  • Media
    • Salimo Wits Foundation SOS4 (PETRA)
    • Salimo Wits Foundation SOS4
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training November 25th, 2017.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training August 5th, 2017.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Capacity Building Training April 21 and 22, 2017
    • Salimo-Wits Youth Leadership Club Training, March 18th, 2017
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training December 12, 2015.
    • Salimo-Wits Youth Leadership Club Training August 22, 2015
    • BooK Review Competition December 19th, 2014
    • Leadership Training on Personal Growth July 12th, 2014
    • Dongo Youth Empowerment Programme April 11th, 2014
    • Goal Setting and Mentoring Training February 22nd, 2014
    • Goal Setting Training December 14th 2013
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Partners
  • Programs
    • Competitions
      • Salimo-Wits Leadership Competition for Nigerian Students
      • Salimo-Wits Entrepreneurship Competition For Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club
    • Salimo-Wits Book Review Competition
  • Get Involved
  • Media
    • Salimo Wits Foundation SOS4 (PETRA)
    • Salimo Wits Foundation SOS4
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training November 25th, 2017.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training August 5th, 2017.
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Capacity Building Training April 21 and 22, 2017
    • Salimo-Wits Youth Leadership Club Training, March 18th, 2017
    • Salimo-Wits Leadership Club Training December 12, 2015.
    • Salimo-Wits Youth Leadership Club Training August 22, 2015
    • BooK Review Competition December 19th, 2014
    • Leadership Training on Personal Growth July 12th, 2014
    • Dongo Youth Empowerment Programme April 11th, 2014
    • Goal Setting and Mentoring Training February 22nd, 2014
    • Goal Setting Training December 14th 2013
  • Blog
  • Contact
January 28, 2019 by SalimoWits Inspiration 0 comments

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY WITH DAN: Take Ownership! Take Responsibility (2)

“Making excuses instead of taking responsibility for actions and goals are the hallmark of failures.” Dan Ekoko

It’s another Monday again. I pray it opens the door into a week of new opportunities, growth and progress for you. Here’s the second part of the piece I started last week.

?What are Excuses?
▪Excuses are imaginary rationalizations and justifications we make to ourselves and then to others.
▪Excuses are lies we tell ourselves so that it doesn’t have to be our fault. 
▪Excuses are the nails used to build the house of failure. 
▪Excuses allow us to stay within our comfort zone.
▪Excuses are an easy way to shift the blame from an internal problem (inaction, lack of discipline, laziness, lack of vision) TO an external situation (finances, people, economy).

?We always invent reasons to defend our excuses while we neglect taking action and responsibility. Making excuses instead of taking responsibility for actions, goals and situations are the hallmark of failures. Relinquishing control and shifting responsibility for your decisions and life to others set the stage for creating an unhappy life — a life that fulfills none of your dreams and aspirations.

?You are totally responsible for your life. This is the foundational principle you must embrace if you truly desire happiness and success in life. For many people, every problem can be explained away with reasons why they can’t change the situation or the outcome. For many people, everything is someone else’s fault. “It’s His Fault.” “It’s Her Fault.” “It’s Their Fault.” “It’s Not Me.”

Why You Need To Stop Making Excuses:
▪Excuses prevent you from living to your full potential.
▪Making excuses prevents you from recognizing resources, opportunities and skills you have which could be the answer to your problems.
▪Excuses won’t get you anywhere at all. Benjamin Franklin once said, “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.”
▪Excuses provide no value. Instead, they erode your self-belief and personal power to alter situations and outcomes.

?Accept responsibility for who you are, who you will become, the choices you make, and the consequences that result. Hold yourself accountable. The moment you take responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you can change anything in your life. To your success! 

0

Related Posts

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY WITH DAN: Prepare, Reflect, Evaluate and Plan (PREP).

July 24, 2017
Read More

The ‘Ant Philosophy’

January 23, 2016
Read More

To Lead People, Walk Behind Them

August 31, 2015
Read More

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY WITH DAN: The Power of Positive Thinking (2)

March 4, 2019
Read More

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY WITH DAN: Take Ownership! Take Responsibility!Previous Post
MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY WITH DAN: Take Ownership! Take Responsibility (3)Next Post

Location:

16 Harvey Road, Yaba

Telephone:

+234 809 660 4576

Email:

info@tomiwao3.sg-host.com

© 2021 Salimo-Wits Foundation. All Rights Reserved