You hate the way you look. You're tired of not being in shape. You don't want to hang out with that friend because they annoy you and you don't have the patience today. You don't want to do that homework. You don't want to face your breakup. You don't want to take responsibility for your actions. All these scenarios can be linked to have one thing in common, each one of these sentences can be a major basis for making an excuse. Don't lie, we've all done it. We've all told that little white lie to get out of doing something we really don't want to do. Well, I'm here to say, no more.

If you hate the way you look, change it. Eat more fruits and vegetables and cut back on sugars. Make the effort to go to the gym. Make smarter choices about your lifestyle. You're going to want to just eat Doritos and Oreos. You're going to have a love/hate relationship with your running gear, but you'll find it in you to keep going. And you'll learn to love yourself along the way.

Tell that friend you don't want to hang out with them. Tell them the truth. You had a stressful day and you want to be alone. If they are your friend, they will understand. And if they don't understand, then you know they don't have your best interest in mind and you walk away.

Go do that homework. You chose college. You chose to get an education. You chose to better yourself. No amount of procrastination by Netflix (no matter how addicting) can ever be more important than educating yourself for the better.

Face your breakup. Yeah, it was his/her fault. Or maybe it was yours. Perhaps a combination of both, but you can't use the "I never really cared about them" line. You deal with it. You're going to be sad. It's going to hurt like hell. You're going to think you'll never love again. You have to stop lying to yourself and you cry, break something, watch chick flicks, or find a rebound. Do what you have to do but don't bottle it up inside.

Take responsibility. You overslept and you're late to work? Well then that's on you. Own up to it. Spent too much money on meaningless crap and now you can't pay your phone bill? Well, you'll know to budget better next time. You have to stop making excuses for yourself and own up to it. You did it on your own accord. Time to put the blame where it needs to fall.

Sometimes it takes hearing things we don't want to hear to make us realize what we need to change. Stop making the same excuses, and start changing for the better so that you can start living your life.