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Words are powerful. They have the ability to evoke any human emotion. Words can start, or end fights. They can make you a friend, or create an enemy. You are judged by the words you use. Use the wrong words and you risk being misunderstood. If the words you choose aren’t clear, no one will know what you’re talking about. We all know the frustration of interacting with people who can’t convey a cogent thought, regardless of how much they say or write.

Questions turned into consternation when a mysterious stranger tried to buy every square inch of public land in Cameron Parish in 1883.
The news of the offer first appeared in the Lake Charles Commercial in May, in a report that “a gentleman from Cameron Parish … went to Baton Rouge [to buy] some State lands, and was informed … that an application had already been made [for] all of the State lands in that parish.”
The Cameron gentleman was so flummoxed that he “returned as he went, not even being able to ascertain who it was that made application for the lands.”

When striving to accomplish a goal, it’s easy to conjure up a long list of excuses as to why you can’t reach your objective. It is amazing how many excuses can be found in a short time. Although you may have dozens of excuses for failure, you only need one reason to succeed. Let’s look at some excuses and how to counter them.