From the Founder, Brian Mazza 11/3
Adjustments Over Excuses, Always
There’s a universal truth that every parent, entrepreneur, and high performer eventually has to face: you can go from failure to success, but you can’t go from excuses to success. Failure still carries momentum. It means you tried, you learned, and you have data to adjust from. Excuses, on the other hand, are full stops. They end growth before it ever begins.
Excuses are comforting. They protect your ego. They tell you stories about timing, luck, and circumstance. But they also keep you parked on the shoulder while everyone else keeps driving forward.
The only way out is through adjustment. Real growth begins when you start adjusting instead of explaining. You can’t excuse your way out of a problem, you can only adjust your way out.
This principle lives everywhere. As parents, we see it in our kids when they fall short, blame something external, and then we remind them to try again with better effort or focus. As entrepreneurs, we live it when a deal falls apart or a launch misses. The best learn, refine, and adapt instead of rationalizing the miss.
That’s why “nothing changes if nothing changes” is not just a catchy line. It’s the foundation of personal evolution. If you want to model strength for your kids or lead a team that follows you with conviction, you must show them what accountability looks like in real time. Adjust when it’s hard. Shift when it’s inconvenient. Rebuild when it hurts.
Growth doesn’t need perfection. It needs honesty.
And honesty begins where excuses end.
Reflection
Where in your life have you been explaining instead of adjusting?
What would change if, starting today, you replaced every excuse with a small action step?
Application
Audit your excuses. Identify one area of your life where you constantly justify the outcome.
Adjust immediately. Make one small, measurable change within 24 hours.
Teach the lesson. Explain to your children or your team what adjustment looks like, not just in theory, but in your behavior.
When you lead with adjustment instead of excuse, you create momentum.
When you model that for others, you create legacy.
