Project Management

No Excuses: Seize the Moment To Make the Life You Want

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I meet with thousands of people a year. They are bright, well-educated, sincere, hard-working, high-potential, good and decent project professionals looking to move their careers forward—just like you. What’s frustrating is that most people I encounter don’t believe in themselves as much as I believe in them. Consequently, they fall short in being the leaders that their position requires. They look for all the reasons why they can’t be the best, blaming their genetics, their upbringing, their boss, their situation or “the system.” They believe that great success is for others but not for them—and that thinking holds them back.

You can rise to the top of whatever hill you choose to climb, as long as you imagine and dream you can.

I would like to plant a thought that just might change the rest of your life.

Consider this: What are the odds that you would be here today? The mere chance of your conception alone—the unique genetic combination that makes you you—were less than one in a million. Unlikely, but you are here!

In other words, if you truly want to see something remarkable, look in a mirror. The fact that you exist today means that you have overcome far worse odds than any lotto on this planet.

No matter your spiritual beliefs, there’s one thing none of us can refute: You are here now; you …


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