Seventy three years ago Americas greatest generation took the battle to Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy. Many of the soldiers believed they were going to their death on the beach that day. The allies had 160,000 soldiers for this historic amphibious operation. The soldiers fought courageously and came up victorious. Throughout the day the allies lost 10,000 brave men. These men all showed that they refused to allow excuses from stopping them in their quest to liberate Europe and protect the United States. Staring death in the face, they chose to sacrifice themselves for the greater good.

Today’s world find a much different group of individuals who choose to allow excuses to stop them from accomplishing goals. It has become a self made barrier that many fail to overcome. While we aren’t facing the same monumental task as the soldiers did in WW2, we must still maintain focus as those brave people did and accomplish task that face us.

I relate this to my goal of seeking higher education as an adult. I didn’t choose the common route in going to college, graduating and then starting a family. Instead I married at nineteen, had my first child at twenty and worked full time jobs.  In between being a husband, father and employe I had to attempt to complete my college education. Through hard work and dedication I obtained an Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree and Master Degree. This was a painstaking process that took twenty two years. Excuses never held me back as I strove to accomplish my goal. 

The driving factor for me was to better myself because that would better my family and to set a good example for my children to follow. Any of you can do the same thing if you put your time and energy into the right goal. It won’t be an easy road, however, the payoff will be monumental. To complete your goals you need to apply the no excuse rule.

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