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by Dennis A. Curyer, M.A.
The Excuse Peddlers
Have you noticed that we have an endless capacity for producing excuses? Some we believe in, and will fight
for, others we know are just excuses. After a while using excuses can become our way of life.
Here are some of our favorites.
Excuse 1. It will take too long
We live in an age of instant gratification. Everything has to be now. There are some things that just take longer.
When Dennis Curyer (the author of 7 Ways to Live Life to the Mac) decided to go to university at age thirty-six,
he did not like the idea of how long it would take him to get a degree. He supposed he was being reminded of
how old he would be by the time he finished. He had to remind himself that he would get older, with or without a
degree. So he chose to be older with a degree.
We must learn that it is rare to sow and reap in the same season. Time is required for all things. We may say we
do not have the time and yet we always find time for the things we really want to do. Now is the time to act, it is
neither too early nor too late.
To build a successful business takes time to put in a strong foundation. You
cannot build from the top down. As a young insurance salesperson Dennis Curyer
could not work out how all the older guys got all the business while he was
struggling to make a sale. Some twenty-five years later he was one of the older
guys and he was making all the sales while the younger guys were finding it difficult.
It takes years to develop any successful business. It is possible but unlikely that
you will skyrocket to the top in an instant. If you see someone standing on
Mount Everest one thing is for sure, they did not fall there, it was a long, hard
climb to the top.
It took Edmund Hillary seven weeks to climb from the base camp to the top and only three days to come back
down. There has to be a message in this. Even the gifted have to work hard. That is why Zig Zigglar once said,
“There is plenty of room at the top”. Time is the price to be paid for achieving anything of
substance.
In 1828, Noah Webster published “An American Dictionary of the English Language” in order to research the
origins of his own nation’s tongue. He learned twenty-six languages, including Anglo-Saxon and Sanskrit. This
dictionary contained seventy thousand entries and took Webster thirty-six years to compile.
Edward Gibbon worked twenty years on his authoritative book “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”.
Goethe’s most complex and profound work “Faust” was written over sixty years, Goethe was eighty when he
completed this work.
George Bancroft spent twenty-six years of his life writing his monumental work ‘History of the United States’.
Upon completion, it became a benchmark for American history and has been translated into a number of
languages. His pen has created a monument to his ability to endure and finish.
When an author told the poet Wordsworth she had spent six hours on a poem he replied, “I would have spent six
weeks.”
Excuse 2. What will people think?
If you allow your actions to be determined by what others may say or think, you will never do what you want to in
life.
Aesop in one of his fables tells the story of the man, the boy, and the donkey. A man and his son were going with
their donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You fools,
what is a donkey for but to ride upon?” So the man put the boy on the donkey and they went on their way. Soon
they passed a group of men, one of whom said: “See that lazy youngster, he lets his father walk while he rides”.
So the man ordered his boy to get off, and got on himself. But they hadn’t gone far when they passed two
women, one of whom said to the other: “Shame on that lazy man to let his poor little son trudge along”. So he
lifted his boy up on the donkey with him.
Coming to the town, the people began to jeer and point at them. The man stopped and
asked what they were scoffing at. The men said: ”Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for
overloading that poor donkey with you and your son?” The man and boy got off and
decided to solve the problem by cutting down a pole, and tying the donkey’s feet to it.
They then raised the pole and the donkey to their shoulders.
They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to Market Bridge,
when the donkey, getting one of his feet loose, caused the boy to drop his end of the pole.
In the struggle the donkey fell over the bridge, and drowned.
You will never please everybody so do not worry about what other people think, no matter
how well meaning they may be. Many will try to talk you out of doing those things that you
want to achieve. We call them ‘The Dream Busters’. Mark Twain said of them:
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that,
but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
There was a fisherman who never put a lid on his basket of lobsters. When asked was he not afraid of them
climbing over the edge and getting away, he said, “Heck no, the moment one makes a bid for freedom all of the
others drag him back in”.
The lobsters in our life are in the form of parents, children, relatives, friends, work associates, those in authority,
etc. who will attempt to discourage you from your ambitions. In most cases they are well meaning and have your
interest at heart. They do not want you to fail, to be disappointed, and to lose what you
have. If you are swayed by the way they see life you will finish back in the basket with them.
Christopher Columbus was thought of as mad, but he ignored all as he lived his dream and sailed to discover
the new world.
Galileo, one the world’s greatest astronomers, was persecuted for what he believed. He was labelled a heretic
and his writings were banned, but he continued to write until he went blind.
Have you noticed that we have an endless capacity for producing excuses? Some we believe in, and will fight
for, others we know are just excuses. After a while using excuses can become our way of life.
Here are some of our favorites.
Excuse 1. It will take too long
We live in an age of instant gratification. Everything has to be now. There are some things that just take longer.
When Dennis Curyer (the author of 7 Ways to Live Life to the Mac) decided to go to university at age thirty-six,
he did not like the idea of how long it would take him to get a degree. He supposed he was being reminded of
how old he would be by the time he finished. He had to remind himself that he would get older, with or without a
degree. So he chose to be older with a degree.
We must learn that it is rare to sow and reap in the same season. Time is required for all things. We may say we
do not have the time and yet we always find time for the things we really want to do. Now is the time to act, it is
neither too early nor too late.
To build a successful business takes time to put in a strong foundation. You
cannot build from the top down. As a young insurance salesperson Dennis Curyer
could not work out how all the older guys got all the business while he was
struggling to make a sale. Some twenty-five years later he was one of the older
guys and he was making all the sales while the younger guys were finding it difficult.
It takes years to develop any successful business. It is possible but unlikely that
you will skyrocket to the top in an instant. If you see someone standing on
Mount Everest one thing is for sure, they did not fall there, it was a long, hard
climb to the top.
It took Edmund Hillary seven weeks to climb from the base camp to the top and only three days to come back
down. There has to be a message in this. Even the gifted have to work hard. That is why Zig Zigglar once said,
“There is plenty of room at the top”. Time is the price to be paid for achieving anything of
substance.
In 1828, Noah Webster published “An American Dictionary of the English Language” in order to research the
origins of his own nation’s tongue. He learned twenty-six languages, including Anglo-Saxon and Sanskrit. This
dictionary contained seventy thousand entries and took Webster thirty-six years to compile.
Edward Gibbon worked twenty years on his authoritative book “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”.
Goethe’s most complex and profound work “Faust” was written over sixty years, Goethe was eighty when he
completed this work.
George Bancroft spent twenty-six years of his life writing his monumental work ‘History of the United States’.
Upon completion, it became a benchmark for American history and has been translated into a number of
languages. His pen has created a monument to his ability to endure and finish.
When an author told the poet Wordsworth she had spent six hours on a poem he replied, “I would have spent six
weeks.”
Excuse 2. What will people think?
If you allow your actions to be determined by what others may say or think, you will never do what you want to in
life.
Aesop in one of his fables tells the story of the man, the boy, and the donkey. A man and his son were going with
their donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You fools,
what is a donkey for but to ride upon?” So the man put the boy on the donkey and they went on their way. Soon
they passed a group of men, one of whom said: “See that lazy youngster, he lets his father walk while he rides”.
So the man ordered his boy to get off, and got on himself. But they hadn’t gone far when they passed two
women, one of whom said to the other: “Shame on that lazy man to let his poor little son trudge along”. So he
lifted his boy up on the donkey with him.
Coming to the town, the people began to jeer and point at them. The man stopped and
asked what they were scoffing at. The men said: ”Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for
overloading that poor donkey with you and your son?” The man and boy got off and
decided to solve the problem by cutting down a pole, and tying the donkey’s feet to it.
They then raised the pole and the donkey to their shoulders.
They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to Market Bridge,
when the donkey, getting one of his feet loose, caused the boy to drop his end of the pole.
In the struggle the donkey fell over the bridge, and drowned.
You will never please everybody so do not worry about what other people think, no matter
how well meaning they may be. Many will try to talk you out of doing those things that you
want to achieve. We call them ‘The Dream Busters’. Mark Twain said of them:
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that,
but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
There was a fisherman who never put a lid on his basket of lobsters. When asked was he not afraid of them
climbing over the edge and getting away, he said, “Heck no, the moment one makes a bid for freedom all of the
others drag him back in”.
The lobsters in our life are in the form of parents, children, relatives, friends, work associates, those in authority,
etc. who will attempt to discourage you from your ambitions. In most cases they are well meaning and have your
interest at heart. They do not want you to fail, to be disappointed, and to lose what you
have. If you are swayed by the way they see life you will finish back in the basket with them.
Christopher Columbus was thought of as mad, but he ignored all as he lived his dream and sailed to discover
the new world.
Galileo, one the world’s greatest astronomers, was persecuted for what he believed. He was labelled a heretic
and his writings were banned, but he continued to write until he went blind.
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and bits lies wisdom for the ages. Not just a guide to happier living, it is a treasure chest of
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Are you down in the dumps?
Do you suffer from depression?
Are you burnt out?
Looking for a new lease onlife?
Are you lacking goals or direction?
Wondering what life is all about and what your role is?
This book has been written to empower people to live with excitement and energy. What are
the 7 Ways To Live Life To The Max?
Maxers Know the Big Picture While Not Ignoring The Small One
Maxers Live In The Real World
Maxers Live By A Code Of Ethics
Maxers Live Their Dreams By Conquering Their Fears
Maxers Are Lovers
Maxers Let Go To Hang On
Maxers Give And Know That Giving Is The Measure Of Greatness
You were not created to fail. You were created to win, to live a meaningful life, and to fulfil the
measure of your creation. Remember, the greatest gift you have been given is the freedom to
make choices.
Use this gift to its maximum. Do not let it sit on the shelf and rust, or gather dust and become a
museum piece. Do not give anyone your Power of Attorney to make decisions and choices
about your life.
Make the right choice now. . .don't wait. . .you deserve to "live life to the max"!
maximum. You have in front of you the key to secret wisdom. If you use it, you will unlock the
secret to having all your dreams come true.
7 Ways To Live Life To The Max is that key and it's just within your reach! Within the bytes
and bits lies wisdom for the ages. Not just a guide to happier living, it is a treasure chest of
principles that will make your every wish come true.
Are you down in the dumps?
Do you suffer from depression?
Are you burnt out?
Looking for a new lease onlife?
Are you lacking goals or direction?
Wondering what life is all about and what your role is?
This book has been written to empower people to live with excitement and energy. What are
the 7 Ways To Live Life To The Max?
Maxers Know the Big Picture While Not Ignoring The Small One
Maxers Live In The Real World
Maxers Live By A Code Of Ethics
Maxers Live Their Dreams By Conquering Their Fears
Maxers Are Lovers
Maxers Let Go To Hang On
Maxers Give And Know That Giving Is The Measure Of Greatness
You were not created to fail. You were created to win, to live a meaningful life, and to fulfil the
measure of your creation. Remember, the greatest gift you have been given is the freedom to
make choices.
Use this gift to its maximum. Do not let it sit on the shelf and rust, or gather dust and become a
museum piece. Do not give anyone your Power of Attorney to make decisions and choices
about your life.
Make the right choice now. . .don't wait. . .you deserve to "live life to the max"!
PREFACE of 7 Ways to Live Life to the Max
This book has been written to empower people to live with excitement and energy. Its principles are based on
ancient and modern wisdom from a variety of sources.
The author has had a difficult, but interesting and exciting life. He shares his personal experiences with his
readers in the hope that whatever years they have left, it will be the best years of their life. It is about living to
the fullest, not just watching life go by as a spectator or living through the experience of someone else. It was
Helen Keller who said, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
Life is a banquet table. Upon it we find every delicacy imaginable. The lamb, beef, venison, duck, chicken,
turkey and pheasant have been cooked to perfection in sauces that tempt the taste buds (unless you are a
vegetarian). A cornucopia of vegetables, pumpkin, potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli are to be found
in a state of perfection. Exotic seasonings, poppy, wild marjoram, thyme, capers, and ginger enhance the
flavor of the dishes. Fruits of every kind, the common and the uncommon, even the exotic quince, currant,
mango, durian and pomegranate grace the table for taste and decoration. For the wine drinkers, there are
reds and whites of every kind and vintage that would make Bacchus jealous.
We have all been summoned to attend the banquet of life. As special guests we arrive in anticipation and yet,
instead of sitting on the gold embossed chairs provided for our comfort, we elect to sit on the floor and eat the
crumbs that fall from the banquet table. Too many of us, for far too long, have sat on the floor eating the
crumbs that fall. This book is about getting up off the floor and feasting at the banquet table before it is too
late. To waste a day would be to waste our inheritance.
The final words of this introduction are left to Henry David Thoreau, who said,
“Oh God! To reach the point of death only to realize you have never lived.”
This book has been written to empower people to live with excitement and energy. Its principles are based on
ancient and modern wisdom from a variety of sources.
The author has had a difficult, but interesting and exciting life. He shares his personal experiences with his
readers in the hope that whatever years they have left, it will be the best years of their life. It is about living to
the fullest, not just watching life go by as a spectator or living through the experience of someone else. It was
Helen Keller who said, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
Life is a banquet table. Upon it we find every delicacy imaginable. The lamb, beef, venison, duck, chicken,
turkey and pheasant have been cooked to perfection in sauces that tempt the taste buds (unless you are a
vegetarian). A cornucopia of vegetables, pumpkin, potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli are to be found
in a state of perfection. Exotic seasonings, poppy, wild marjoram, thyme, capers, and ginger enhance the
flavor of the dishes. Fruits of every kind, the common and the uncommon, even the exotic quince, currant,
mango, durian and pomegranate grace the table for taste and decoration. For the wine drinkers, there are
reds and whites of every kind and vintage that would make Bacchus jealous.
We have all been summoned to attend the banquet of life. As special guests we arrive in anticipation and yet,
instead of sitting on the gold embossed chairs provided for our comfort, we elect to sit on the floor and eat the
crumbs that fall from the banquet table. Too many of us, for far too long, have sat on the floor eating the
crumbs that fall. This book is about getting up off the floor and feasting at the banquet table before it is too
late. To waste a day would be to waste our inheritance.
The final words of this introduction are left to Henry David Thoreau, who said,
“Oh God! To reach the point of death only to realize you have never lived.”
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