DON’T MAKE EXCUSES – Motivational Speech

Curated By Ralph

"The Road Not Taken" is a source of inspiration for me, because it encourages me to seize opportunities and chart my own course in life.

Don’t make excuses.

Spoken by Andy Frisella, Chadd Wright, Tim Grover, Jocko Willink.

Music: We Are Gods by Audiomachine.


There is not a day that I get out of bed
there is not a f*cking day That I wake up
that I don't feel like going back to sleep. Or that I don't have anxiety about what my
day is gonna bring. And I'm nervous
and I'm scared. And I'm like f*ck, alright
what do I gotta handle today? And you know what I do?
I wake up And I go handle it.
Ideas are a dime a dozen. People say
"oh, I got a great idea!" Everybody's got a great idea.
The real question is, can you execute? Can you get yourself to follow through?
That's the only way That you're gonna expand.
Making a freaking plan is the easy part. And you have to understand
if you don't execute On the plan
if you don't get up in the morning When you're feeling tired, scared
if you don't execute You're not just cheating yourself, dude.
You're cheating your family You're cheating your employees
you're cheating your team Whatever you're a part of.
It's bigger than you, man. Many of you have given control of your life
to your feelings. You gotta take back control
right now. You must harden your f*cking mind.
You gotta discipline yourself. When it's time to rise
you f*cking rise. When it's time to work
you f*cking work. Regardless of how you feel
you gotta execute on your mission. You don't give yourself the option to take
it easy. You don't make excuses.
You don't blame any thing Any person
because this is your life. You're the one who's responsible.
Do you think Michael Jordan
was interested In just being a basketball player?
Do you think Kobe Bryant Was just interested
in winning championships? Do you think Tom Brady
is just interested In being an NFL quarterback?
Your mindset Has to change
right now. Interested
is a f*cking hobby.

That's what interested is.
That means you can't make a decision. If you wanna win
you want what's next You can't be interested
you have to be Obsessed.
Winners don't cut corners. Winners don't avoid problems.
Winners don't make excuses. Winners do
whatever the f*ck they've gotta do To be a winner.
Don't wait 'till tomorrow 'cause tomorrow may never come.
Start today. Start now.
Start being who you're supposed to be And doing what you're supposed to do
now. Time is running out on you.
There are only 86,400 seconds in a day. And you gotta not only operate in them
you gotta do it fast. You have to quit being so casual.
You gotta work like your life depends on it. Because it does.
Things just don't go your way. That's not the way the world works.
You gotta make them go your way. You think things are gonna
just go your way? Well, they're not gonna just go your way.
You think things are gonna just happen for You?
Well, they're not just gonna happen for you. You gotta make them happen.
Guess what? That's the way life is. You don't have enough time.
You gotta make time. It's not just gonna happen
you got to make it happen. Go make things happen.
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention
sincere effort And intelligent execution.
It represents the wise choice of many alternatives. Choice
not chance Determines your destiny.
When you said "I'm all in"
were you really all in? Let me tell you what the cost of being all
in is Early mornings.
Late nights. Being misunderstood.
Having very few friends. Being your own cheerleader.
Are you those things? People always talk about
"oh you know, you gotta work smarter And not harder."
No, you gotta work smarter and you gotta work Harder.
There's no shortcuts

No hacks.
It's hard work, determination and grit. Stop looking for the easy ways
and start believing in the process. You wanna win?
Make movement. Move forward.
Go f*cking execute. Go f*cking work.
Because it's not in the dreaming It's in the doing.
If you stay in bed If you stay on the couch
if you stay in your comfort zone If you only do what is easy
your life will be hard. But if you do what is hard
if you get up If you grind
if you are relentless If you work as hard as possible
when other people are slacking off Your life will be easy.
If you're willing to take the harder way The more complicated one
the one With more failures at first than successes
the one that has ultimately proven To have more meaning, more victory
more glory Then you will not regret it.
Whatever you choose for a career path Remember the struggles along the way
are only meant To shape you for your purpose.

Hey... I'm Jasper!

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