How you explain your problems determines what solutions you see

There is a lot of ego in Finance.

When it comes to decision making, financial professionals are like drivers: they mostly believe themselves to be better than the average.

These are thoughts that cross my mind as my mission is not reaching as many minds as I hoped.

These are my own excuses.

I recognize the fallacy.

I challenge my narratives.

I look for what else is at work.

And I know that there are  decision makers out there who are ready to do the same with their own results. 

Those who have the nagging feeling that they can do things better.

Those who trust their worth enough to recognize luck in some of the good results and  excuse-making in poor results.

Those conscious leaders know that a little humbleness goes a long way in building lasting success.

I'll  work on doing a better job at reaching them. 

Excuses, while often founded, show us just part of the story and is not the part that helps in problem solving. The way you explain what happens determines whether you have a choice or not. 

What excuses are you challenging when it comes to your results?  What choices are you creating by self-challenging?