Our mind is strange. We realize what we are doing, what we should and what we should not – still we do it. And to do that, we tend to find a slew of ‘justifiable’ excuses for every occasion.
I can sleep just 20 minutes more as I slept one hour late yesterday.
Though he did an excellent work but he does not deserve a promotion as he got angry at a team meeting.
I’m sorry, I have not been able to follow my hobby of writing daily as I am so busy in my office work.
I got late as I there was an emergency at home.
I was not able to finish this deliverable as this data was a piece of crap.
Not every time the excuses are just for the sake of finding excuses, many a times they are very much genuine. The question is how many times, we are able to justify that excuse in our conscience. We almost know every time that if we would have stretched that extra bit, we would have been able to complete that deliverable, or reach the place on time.
It is more about honestly to ourselves, honesty in our communication to others. It is more about being a bit more disciplined, showing less of procrastination and collaborating with people. In summary, it is about trying to find a solution and go that extra mile to not to take an excuse.