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<p>Excuses are little lies that we tell ourselves, like we don’t have enough time or we don’t have enough money or resources, or that we don’t have the know-how to move ahead on our biggest dreams. These little words can be deadly.</p>
<p>Think of excuses like weeds in the garden of our life. You don’t just get rid of your excuses at one stage in life, they keep popping back up, so we need to stay really, really vigilant. But the good news is all of us have the power to completely annihilate our excuses, and when we do, we gain freedom. We gain so much energy, and then we really create the life of our dreams.</p>
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Marie Forleo talks about the dangers of falling back on excuses.

Marie Forleo talks about the dangers of falling back on excuses. | SUCCESS

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Marie Forleo, author of New York Times bestseller, 'Everything is Figureoutable', is an American life coach, motivational speaker, author and web television host of Marie TV. Named as a thought leader for the next generation by Oprah, Marie is also the owner of Marie Forleo International, B-School and MarieTV.

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<h3 class="has-text-align-center">Clarity comes from engagement, not thought.</h3>



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<p>Clarity is everything. Clarity is power. If you don't know exactly what you want, how are you going to get it? You can't hit a target that you can't see.  </p>



<p>So a great mantra to live by when you're unclear is this: <em>Clarity comes from engagement, not thought.  </em></p>



<p>This means that you aren't going find answers in your head, sitting on your couch, making pros and cons lists. You need to get out there, you need to take action, and you need to engage physically. That's when you're going to feel your way to your truth and to your clarity.</p>

Clarity is everything. Clarity is power. If you don't know exactly what you want, how are you going to get it? You can't hit a target that you can't see.

Clarity is everything. Clarity is power. If you don't know exactly what you want, how are you going to get it? You can't hit a target that you can't see. | SUCCESS

Why You Need Clarity to Achieve Your Goals

Why You Need Clarity to Achieve Your Goals | SUCCESS

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<p>So here’s the truth: Most of us know that so many things in our world are outside of our control, right? The way other people act, the way they behave, the way they think. <br><br>But if we want to be happy, if we want to be successful, if we want to be determined toward our dreams, then we need to make a clear distinction between that which we <em>can</em> control and that which we can’t. <br><br>If we’re wise, we put the lion’s share of our attention on that of which we can control—which are our thoughts, our feelings, our behavior, and our responses and reactions to what happens. <br><br>There’s a great quote that sums this up by Pastor Chuck Swindoll, and it goes like this: “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” </p>



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If we want to be happy, if we want to be successful, then we need to make a clear distinction between that which we can control and that which we can’t.

If we want to be happy, if we want to be successful, if we want to be determined toward our dreams, then we need to make a clear distinction between that which we can control and that which we can’t. | SUCCESS

Why You Should Focus on What You Can Control

Why You Should Focus on What You Can Control | SUCCESS

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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Be brutally honest about how you are spending the most precious resource you have, which is the gift of your time.</h3>

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The opportunity cost of wasting time is huge, so we have to check ourselves before we wreck ourselves. Everything you say yes to means you’re saying no to something else, so for example, if you say yes to watching Netflix or watching <em>Stranger Things</em>, then you’re saying no to some of your long-term goals. The truth is, you really have to be clear on what you want and be brutally honest about how you are spending the most precious resource you have, which is the gift of your time.
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The opportunity cost of wasting time is huge, so we have to check ourselves before we wreck ourselves.

The opportunity cost of wasting time is huge, so we have to check ourselves before we wreck ourselves. | SUCCESS

The Cost of Wasting Time

The Cost of Wasting Time | SUCCESS

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