If You Can Make an Excuse

I'm a firm believer that if I can make an excuse for my behavior then I can make an improvement for myself. I have heard too many people make excuses for their poor behavior, or deficient skills, throughout my life that I really don't have much tolerance for hearing people's excuses. I've seen people ride their excuses to their graves. Because of this, when I catch myself making an excuse for something, then I mindfully think about a small change that I can implement which will improve my situation.