Stop making excuses

“I get excited by the kind of person I know you will become when you give up your excuses and start uncovering what you’ve been capable of all this time. I get excited by the kind of impact you will be able to have when you stop playing small, when you get out of your own way, when you are ready to be done holding back and to become all you were made to be. I get excited by inspiring every individual I meet to access his or her great potential so that the world doesn’t miss what he or she brings to the table. This is what finishing first is about for me. It’s not about proving yourself or beating your competitors but about accessing your deep purpose.

What is your unique purpose? Do you know? If you do know, have you taken any time to stop and make sure you’re doing what you were put here to do?

My faith tells me that everything is meaningful, that nothing happens by accident. You are here for a reason.”

―Scott Hamilton,Finish First: Winning Changes Everything

I so can't wait to get this book!!!! I have loved Scott Hamilton since I was a little girl watching him do his flips on the ice. He was recently on the Matthew West podcast and when I'm done writing this I'm going to listen to the second half! He is so inspiring and he knows he worked his tail off to get where he is. He realized early in his career that he was making excuses for the things he didn't like doing. Once he started working on the things he hated and stopped making excuses was when he got better and won the gold!

I don't know about you, but I am so good at making excuses especially when I'm scared of something. I've had a lot of dreams growing up but was so afraid to put them out there and try. I would do nothing about them and my life showed it. I was depressed, insecure, and unhappy. It's when I decided that I needed to change that these things changed. I'm way more secure and happy in who I am than I was five years ago. Grayson is my reason. I remember one morning during my maternity leave I was eating my McDonald's breakfast and watching him sleep on the floor next to me and realizing I needed to change. I needed to show him a happier mom who could follow her dreams. I started small and gradually worked my way up to writing this blog. I was so scared to share my writing with people, but every week it gets easier and easier. Am I perfect? Heck No! I never will be. But I will keep writing because I love it. I'm excited about the future because I'm starting to believe in myself and my dream. I'm not just dreaming anymore, I'm taking action!

That's where it starts. Taking action, setting goals, and doing one thing every day to get to that dream. I love it when God puts something in my head and I can't stop thinking about it. My Grandma always told us that God will plant something on your heart and if you can't get it out of your mind that means he wants you to do something with it. I never forgot this! Because it's so true! If God has placed something in your heart, DO IT!! He will guide you along the way. It won't be easy and you know there will be twists and turns that make you question it, but if we stick to it and watch God work, man will we be shocked at the outcome! When He's at work, watch out!! He will get the job done. I just wish sometimes it was my timetable, but we know God, He has his own timetable.

Let's dream and take action today!

Always Smile,

Michelle