The Buck Stops Here

In basic training one phrase stuck with me all my life. “The maximum effective range of an excuse is zero. For the non-military the maximum effective range according to http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/army/docs/fm101-5-1/f545-m.htm is the maximum distance at which a weapon may be expected to be accurate and achieve the desired result. The long is short of it is, the Drill Sergeant was advising us there is never a reason for an excuse. In the Travelers Gift, Andy Andrews  says, “The buck stops here”. Advising his readers to take responsibility for life’s outcomes. It’s time to eliminate excuses.