Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
THE LIMITATIONS OF PERSONAL WILL
A person should not be limited by what he thinks are limitations. Color of skin, money in wallet, class of birth, and even qualities of gender are ultimately meaningless. Far too many people concentrate on their ephemeral qualities and not those that matter. This concentration on the ephemeral gives it a solidity that is unwarranted, and makes it seem that it is hard to overcome. It is these limitations that are truly the problem, and that they seem be insurmountable. By recognizing these artificial limitations and their role in your life, you can make your own path to success.
Although some differences are important, especially in particular situations, to let those differences impede your personal progress is to commit a special sin, that which oddly combines all of the Seven Deadly Sins. It is easier to take no action than to create action (Sloth), and to become angry when your particular limitation is called into play (Wrath). Ironically, you can take pride in your limitation (Pride) to the point that you become angry if it’s challenged (Wrath again) and become jealous of those that become famous (Envy). The person will look only for those that became famous that share their limitation (a fact-based Gluttony), even to the point that they will need to demonstrate their knowledge at any opportunity, demonstrating their knowledge as a rich man demonstrates his wallet (Greed). Even Lust will be evident, as the person will ignore any of the opposite gender that don’t share the limitation, and will have an increased attraction to those that do.
THE ROLE OF SELF-AWARENESS
It is necessary to define what you think your limitation, and then proceed to ignore them. Although any limitation has some applicability (such as women need to allow for their menstrual cycle), it needs to be realized that most limitations are essentially artificial, and should not be overcome; after all, overcoming them gives them credence. They do need to be overcome any more than a wall of air needs to be broken down in order to be passed through; just act as if the limitation does not exist.
Obviously some limitations will need to be allowed for. Lack of wealth can be overcome through Charisma and good character, which encourages others to donate and loan to the person, as investing in a good person is always a good investment. Lack of social class is a limitation placed by others, and can be overcome by simply being oneself, as only ignorant people limit themselves to one class of people. However, race and gender are reasonably easy enough to deal with, once you allow that they are relatively minor in the Grand Scheme.
A FINAL NOTE
All that truly matters is that you have the will to succeed, and that you persevere to some end. Anyone can make excuses, few will be successful. Those few are successful because they have stopped making excuses, and have decided to allow their limitations to become solid as chains rather than as ephemeral as clouds. Let them be as clouds and you will pass through them, but let them be solid, and they will weigh you down.
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