You know what really chaps my a$$? Excuses. I can’t stand them and I can’t stand when people complain and make excuses as to why they can’t resolve their issues.
We have a lot of people in this country who are either out of a job or fearful of losing their jobs. Why aren’t they honing their skills? Why aren’t they starting businesses on the side? Why aren’t they looking for other jobs? EXCUSES!
Question: Why aren’t you honing your skills or going back to school to learn a new and more useful trade?
Typical Answer: Because we can’t afford that!
Bologna. No matter how bad your situation you can improve upon your skills. You can get a book from the library and start learning something new. You can learn on the internet. You can find a job in a field willing to train you.
Question: If you’re fearful of losing your job, why not look for another one.
Typical Answer: There are no jobs out there, it’s a bad economy!
Just because it’s a bad economy it doesn’t mean NO ONE is hiring. What does it cost you to bust your butt a little and look?
Question: If you aren’t making enough to get by, why don’t you look for additional income?
Typical Answer: I just don’t have the time.
You can MAKE the time, for things that are important for you. Not having the time is not an excuse for anything.
I’m just sick and tired of hearing people make excuses for the situations they are in in life. Stop making excuses and start doing things to better your life.
PREACH!
I hate people that complain and make excuses too man, it’s ridiculous.
AMEN to that brother!
I just had this exact conversation with a friend of mine. I hate complainers.
I was gonna read your post, but the weird red font color scared me away. Maybe I’ll catch the next one (if I’m not too busy dealing with the bad economy thats stealing all my time, money, and women that is).
@Marc – LOL
“There are no jobs out there, it’s a bad economy!”
I have listened to that excuse a lot in the last two weeks.
Dude, I’m over here starving and you mention Bologna in your post… the economy is so bad over here, I can’t even afford my Oscar Meyer.
Seriously… I was just talking about people crying about losing their jobs and nobody is hiring. Such bullshit.
AT&T is hiring 2,000 new employees in Dallas, alone. We keep hearing of “so and so needs bailout money or they MIGHT have to layoff [enter amount] people.”
Right… doom and gloom for Bailout money. Us normal people get to give Corporations who have robbed us over the years WELFARE MONEY, and they get to rob us again.
Not worried about “Bob” working at “GM” – to be honest. It sucks, but I’ve seen far too many people REALLY suffering to be worried about him losing his $40 an hour job while there’s others TRULY suffering.
Spot on! I despise the type of complaining that is so commonplace today.