Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure. – Jim Rohn

I read this one this morning and my first reaction was that it sounded a little harsh.

After thinking about it for a minute I realized that maybe we need a little bit of harshness every once in a while.

Like the sandpaper that uses it roughness to produce a finer edge on a piece of wood, maybe we need something a little rough to knock down our pride a little.

Next time we make an excuse, let’s picture ourselves nailing a nail into a house of failure.

Imagine it as a really poorly constructed shack. A bunch of mismatched lumber with a garbage bag for a roof (or something like that). And there we are, hammering in another nail.

Got it pictured in your head?

Seem a little foolish?

Let’s stop it. End construction permanently.

No more excuses.

Make it a great day.

Jake