“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”

Henry Ward Beecher

You should never hold others responsible for you failure. If you failed it was because of yourself and no one else. If you hold a high standard for yourself it can impact your lives in ways you wouldn't imagine. Let’s say on of your standards is to never settle for less. It’s not that you are money hungry or want everything you could ever want but instead it’s to provide for your family, to ensure you won’t end up in the streets or in a broken family. Also having higher standards means you can outdo yourself and it feels good to outdo yourself. You will feel better about yourself and would motivate you to achieve everything you want. Making excuses won’t get you anywhere it will just stay at the back of your mind wondering what could have happened if you done things differently.