Limitations are not excuses

How many times have you heard that someone couldn't do something because they were limited by x, y, and z? We live in a world where people find it easier to make excuses than to accept responsibility for their actions or to take a risk. Lets expand on the latter part of that last statement. Have you ever caught yourself saying to yourself - if only I didn't have _______ or if I only had ________ then I would be successful? It is no secret that life will hand you challenges but it is your decision whether to let those challenges limit you or propel you towards success.

Henry Ford found himself in the midst of a functional limitation in the production of his cars. It was too time consuming and too costly to have so many workers working on a whole car at the same time. There had to be a better way to streamline the process so that he could produce more cars, faster, while keeping his payroll costs down. It was at this point the idea of having each person only be responsible for one aspect of a car's construction and they would focus only on that aspect of the construction. By dividing up the construction responsibilities of a car amongst the workers, his payroll went down, those individual workers became so specialized in their construction area that production increased and behold - the birth of the assembly line. Now if Henry Ford had not decided to tweak his production methods to get around a recognizable limitation, he probably would have gone out of business.

I just recently saw that a para-olympian, who had her legs amputated was among the top three finalists on a popular prime time, dance competition show. Did Dr. Stephen Hawkings allow his physical limitations prohibit him from being such an outstanding contributor to science? Think of the limitations that Helen Keller was faced with and look at all that she achieved in her lifetime.

The reality is that we are going to find ourselves face to face with some type of limitation(s). It is how you deal with them and the decisions that you make which will determine whether said limitation will hinder you or inspire you to greatness.

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