Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Food and Entertaining: [header] How to stop making excuses [title] Understand locus of control. [step] The first step to stopping making excuses is to examine how much you view life as being in your control. Excuses are often made to shift blame away to circumstances beyond our control.

Ending1: It is important to observe step 9d behaviors to understand why they feel like excuses to the point of guilt. [substeps] Things such as " i'm angry, " " talk to her, " and " can we talk? " are coping mechanisms for depressive people. Ending2: [substeps] By challenging the tendency to ignore the need to cover up problem areas, you help yourself to suppress your hand unconsciously. However, that habit only applies to situational factors. Ending3: If you hear yourself saying that you cannot lose weight because your partner bakes too much, you are shifting the blame to someone external and you instead need to take personal responsibility. [substeps] Internal locus of control is the extent to which you assume responsibility for your actions and believe you can control your life. Ending4: Some of the key points in power, however, are that actions such as softening the blow and denying your reasons a kiss are often overlooked. [substeps] Use advice giving yourself the immense benefit of talking through your unreasoned reasons for the way you think one reason might be wrong.

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