By: Dr. Napoleon Hill
People who do not succeed have one distinguishing trait in common. They know all the reasons for failure and have what they believe to sir-tight alibis to explain away their own lack of achievement.
*If only I had time…
*If times were better…
*If other people understood…
*If conditions around me were only different…
*If I could live my life over again…
*If I did not fear what "They" would say…
*If I had been given a chance…
*If I were only younger…
*If I had the talent that some people have…
*If I dared assert myself…
*If only I had someone to help me…
*If I could just get started…
*If my talents were known…
*If I could just get a "break"…
*If I didn't have so many worries…
*If I were sure of myself…
*If luck were not against me…
*If I didn't have to work so hard…
*If I didn't have a past…
*If other people would only listen to me…
*If—and this is the greatest of them all—if I had the courage to see myself as I really am…
Building alibis with which to explain away failure is a national pastime. The habit is as old as the human race and is fatal to success!
God said: Build a better world. "I asked, How? the world is such a big place, cold and complicated, I'm too young. There's little I can do." But God in all His wisdom said: JUST BUILD A BETTER YOU."
