What’s Your Excuse? – A Motivational Story

What’s Your Excuse? – A Motivational Story

He was born different.

I never met this guy but I am inspired by the wisdom, hard work and the story of his life.

He was born without arms and legs affected by a rare disorder tetra-amelia syndrome. He faced bullying during his school life.

Frustrated from his life, suffered from overwhelming feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem tried to attempt suicide at the age of 10.

Luckily, his life gave him a second chance. Slowly and steadily he started to change his mental attitude towards life, faced his worst fears, fought with the challenges of low self-esteem and inferiority complex.

He graduated at the age of 21 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. After discovering his unique talent and strengths he was no more a physically disabled person. 

Let’s see what he is now.

This is Nick Vujicic a Motivational Speaker, New York Times best-selling author, Entrepreneur, a swimmer, a skydiver, and a painter.

Nick was born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia without arms and legs. He has only two small feet, one of which had two toes. He has two siblings named as Michelle and Aaron.

He was unable to attend a mainstream school due to Victoria State laws. But when the laws changed he was the first physically disable student to enroll in a mainstream school. And you know better what our society plans for special persons?

Same happened with Nick also. He faced bullying on a regular basis and as a reacted person he was affected by the severe depression.

(Tip1: In life If you are facing the situation like this then stop reacting and start responding)

He scrutinized suicide at the age eight and at the age of 10 he tried to attempt suicide by drowning himself in a bath-tap.

The turning point came when his Mother showed him a man dealing with a severe disability in a newspaper article. Nick discovered that he was not alone and accepted all the challenges of nature.

(Tip2: When you have a tough time in life or facing a failure, start searching for those people who are in more critical condition than you. It will help you to regain faith and confidence)

Nick became grateful for his life and started to focus on living a full life without limbs. Accepting the realities, ignoring his past and without been worried about future he started Motivational Speaking at the age of 19.

(Tip3: Accept the things that you cannot change and figure out the blessings that you have)

Nick has learned many daily skills like writing with his toes, throwing a tennis ball, typing almost 45 words per minute on a computer, playing drum pedals, getting a glass of water, combing his hairs, attending a phone call, brushing his teeth, and shaving.

Career

He is a motivational speaker, author, actor, and a musician.

His famous books are:

• Life Without Limits
• Limitless: Devotions for a Ridiculously Good Life
• Unstoppable: The Incredible Power of Faith in Action
• The Power of Unstoppable Faith

He also markets a DVD for young people titled No Arms, No Legs, No Worries.

Awards

He is a New York Times best-selling author, awarded as a Best Actor in Short Film, The Butterfly Circus.

Founder of Life Without Limbs and Attitude is Altitude.

(Tip4: You are also a limitless and Unstoppable dear reader. Just discover your true self)

10 Worth Reading Quotations of Nick 

• If I fail I try again, and again, and again. If You fail, are you going to try again? The human spirit can handle much worse than we realize. It matters How you are going to Finish. Are you going to finish strong?

• We easily become trapped in the someday mentality. Someday I will have all the money I need to enjoy life. Someday I will be able to spend more time with my family. Someday I will have time to relax and do what I love doing.

• I may have absolutely no control over what happens to us, but we can control how we respond. If we choose the right attitude, we can rise above whatever challenges we face.

• To wish for change will change nothing. To make the decision to take action right now will change everything!

• The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It’s about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself, and making a positive difference.

• You are awesome the way you are.

• Life is not about having, it’s about being. You could surround yourself with all that money can buy, and you would still be as miserable as a human can be. I know people with perfect bodies who don’t have half the happiness I have found. On my journeys, I have seen more joy in the slums of Mumbai and the orphanages of Africa and then in wealthy gated communities and on a sprawling estate worth million.

• What really matters are the lives you touch along the way and how you finish your journey.

• There are things in you can’t control and got to live with.

• If you can’t get a miracle, become one.

So, what are your excuses now? 

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