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putting blame on other people for my situation, if Iâd made excuses for myself, none of that would have happened.
Thatâs the dangerous part about excusesâthey are so much easier than the hard work you have to put in to be successful in whatever you want to do. It doesnât matter what it is: music, comedy, tennis, drawing, making videos, being a good friend. As Tike found out, talent isnât enough. You have to be willing to put in the work no matter what comes your way, whether itâs a broken leg or no legs at all. Now I canât promise you that if you do the work, everything will work out. But I can guarantee that if you donât do the work, nothing will work out.
So please, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends and family, neighbors and pets, do not ever, ever, ever, ever let circumstances stand in the way of something you want to do or something that needs to get done. Donât make excuses. If itâs hard, donât hide under the blankets. Yank them back and get down to it. Youâll be shocked how much you can accomplish when you approach problems that way. Youâll surprise yourself with how easy it becomes and how good you are at it. And youâll feel better about yourself as a result.
There is just no excuse for not working as hard as you can to be or do everything youâve ever dreamed of. You can âexplainâ until youâre blue in the face, but like my dad would say if he were alive today, you still wonât have a leg to stand on.
CHAPTER 4
ALWAYS HAVE FAITH
     Q:   Whatever is to the left of you is your weapon during the zombie apocalypse. What is it?
     A:   A half-eaten bag of cashews. Hopefully zombies have a nut allergy, because I canât run for jack after my ankle surgery. That thing is held together with hope and a prayer.
When Tike and I got married in 2000, we moved into a new house and joined a church in a suburb of Orlando.
If you are the churchgoing type, and youâre still young, let me just tell you that you still have a lot to look forward to. Thereâs something unique and powerful about joininga church together as a newly married couple. Marriage is about starting a new life as a unit, where you make decisions together in each otherâs best interests.
The problem is, no one really tells you how to go about actually being married.
You might have a big ceremony, and you might hold hands and look into each otherâs eyes while you promise to have faith in each other, then all your friends might throw rice at you as you run to the car. But when they close the limo door behind you, then itâs just the two of you looking at each other like, âOkay, what now?â
Thatâs where a good church comes in. When a church is a nurturing community, the whole congregation gets behind you. When you are struggling, they provide support that oftentimes becomes the foundation for the life youâre building together. When you are having doubts, they will lift you up. Thatâs the ideal situation, anyway. Sometimes, it doesnât quite work out like that.
The church Tike and I joined was deeply invested in us, so we grew to be invested in them. We got to know and like the pastor, as well as many members of the congregation.We tried to go to services as regularly as possible, not just in service to our faith but in service to those growing relationships as well.
It was comforting, though it wasnât always smooth sailing.
One night, the church leaders invited a special guest to lead us in prayer. I forget her name, so Iâll call her Sheila, but she called herself a prophetess. A prophetess is basically a combination of a priest and a fortune-tellerâsomeone who channels the Holy Spirit and will tell you your future.
Sheila, the prophetess, reminded me of one of those old-school preachers who would lay hands on you and baptize you in a
Thatâs the dangerous part about excusesâthey are so much easier than the hard work you have to put in to be successful in whatever you want to do. It doesnât matter what it is: music, comedy, tennis, drawing, making videos, being a good friend. As Tike found out, talent isnât enough. You have to be willing to put in the work no matter what comes your way, whether itâs a broken leg or no legs at all. Now I canât promise you that if you do the work, everything will work out. But I can guarantee that if you donât do the work, nothing will work out.
So please, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends and family, neighbors and pets, do not ever, ever, ever, ever let circumstances stand in the way of something you want to do or something that needs to get done. Donât make excuses. If itâs hard, donât hide under the blankets. Yank them back and get down to it. Youâll be shocked how much you can accomplish when you approach problems that way. Youâll surprise yourself with how easy it becomes and how good you are at it. And youâll feel better about yourself as a result.
There is just no excuse for not working as hard as you can to be or do everything youâve ever dreamed of. You can âexplainâ until youâre blue in the face, but like my dad would say if he were alive today, you still wonât have a leg to stand on.
CHAPTER 4
ALWAYS HAVE FAITH
     Q:   Whatever is to the left of you is your weapon during the zombie apocalypse. What is it?
     A:   A half-eaten bag of cashews. Hopefully zombies have a nut allergy, because I canât run for jack after my ankle surgery. That thing is held together with hope and a prayer.
When Tike and I got married in 2000, we moved into a new house and joined a church in a suburb of Orlando.
If you are the churchgoing type, and youâre still young, let me just tell you that you still have a lot to look forward to. Thereâs something unique and powerful about joininga church together as a newly married couple. Marriage is about starting a new life as a unit, where you make decisions together in each otherâs best interests.
The problem is, no one really tells you how to go about actually being married.
You might have a big ceremony, and you might hold hands and look into each otherâs eyes while you promise to have faith in each other, then all your friends might throw rice at you as you run to the car. But when they close the limo door behind you, then itâs just the two of you looking at each other like, âOkay, what now?â
Thatâs where a good church comes in. When a church is a nurturing community, the whole congregation gets behind you. When you are struggling, they provide support that oftentimes becomes the foundation for the life youâre building together. When you are having doubts, they will lift you up. Thatâs the ideal situation, anyway. Sometimes, it doesnât quite work out like that.
The church Tike and I joined was deeply invested in us, so we grew to be invested in them. We got to know and like the pastor, as well as many members of the congregation.We tried to go to services as regularly as possible, not just in service to our faith but in service to those growing relationships as well.
It was comforting, though it wasnât always smooth sailing.
One night, the church leaders invited a special guest to lead us in prayer. I forget her name, so Iâll call her Sheila, but she called herself a prophetess. A prophetess is basically a combination of a priest and a fortune-tellerâsomeone who channels the Holy Spirit and will tell you your future.
Sheila, the prophetess, reminded me of one of those old-school preachers who would lay hands on you and baptize you in a
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