3800: Making Excuses Zaps Your Motivation. So Don’t Do It by Tyler Tervooren of Riskology on Accountability and Action

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🗓️ 8 November 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3800: Tyler Tervooren shares two powerful true stories of individuals who overcame extreme odds by refusing to make excuses, an 11-year-old Ugandan boy who risked everything for an education and a Detroit man who walked 21 miles daily to keep his job. These examples underscore how taking full responsibility, rather than blaming external factors, boosts motivation, resilience, and long-term success. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.riskology.co/making-excuses/ Quotes to ponder: "Making excuses now has a cascading effect on how you behave in the future." "When you ask yourself those questions, you feel like you’re still in control of your destiny." "If you focus on the story you can’t control, you’ll spiral towards failure. But if you focus on the story you can, you’ll spiral towards success." Episode references: The Journal of Psychology: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/vjrl20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.2	Making excuses, zaps your motivation, so don't do it.
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1:14.6	And I'm Justin Mollick here to help you find a little bit of inspiration, motivation, or happiness in your day.
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1:30.2	Making excuses zaps your motivation, so don't do it by Tyler Tivoran of Riskology.co.
1:38.4	11-year-old James had a big, impractical idea. He's going to graduate from high school. Before he dismiss what would
1:46.2	seem an alarmingly average accomplishment, consider his story. James lived in a rural, war-torn Uganda.
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