Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Stop Making Excuses

You need to go after what you want.  Live the life you want and deserve.  Don’t be too scared to take the steps to make that change.

First you need to be completely honest with yourself and admit that you truly do make excuses.
What are you really saying?


Your excuse: I don’t have the time
What you’re really saying: I am not willing to create the time needed to change my future.

Your excuse: I work outside of the home.
What you’re really saying: I am exhausted and want to continue to live my life like this forever and ever.  I am too scared to make a change or step out of my comfort zone. I want to come home from work, make dinner, watch TV  go to bed and do it all again the next day even though I hate my job.

Your excuse: My business isn't working.
What you’re really saying:  I am not following the system (trainings) provided to me.  I am not taking action.


Your excuse: I am not getting results /  My network is too small to help me succeed.
What you’re really saying:  I am not talking to people daily.  I am not taking the right actions to create results.  I am scared to pick up the phone.

Your excuse: I have been working so hard and nothing is happening.
What you’re really saying: I am not truly following the system.  I don’t have faith/belief in myself.  I am unsure of myself and that this really can work.

Your excuse: Why is everyone moving up/getting promoted and I stay where I am at.
What you’re really saying: I am comparing myself to others so I don’t have to face my own issues.

Your excuse: I have children.
What you’re really saying: I am hiding behind the fact that I am a parent and am scared that if I put in more time into my business that I’ll neglect my kids.  I am not treating this like a business.  It is not on the top of my priority list. 

First off,  STOP SAYING “I”.  Take yourself out of the equation.  What you do needs to be about others and helping them, so come from the heart and not the mind.  
Don’t make time for excuses!!!!!!  

6 comments:

Wow I really like that list of excuses and what you are really saying and they are all true.

Love these! I hear many of these excuses.I am going to save this and send to anyone I think should read it.It will step on their toes!

Great article! For nearly a decade I worked with entrepreneurs growing homebased businesses and I confess that after awhile everytime one of them gave me an excuse of why they weren't working on their business I had this internal dialogue going on with much the same translations as you provided above. Very insightful!

Great post Laura and I like how you broke down the excuses to what is really behind them.

Great list, I might have to share this with a lot of people as I hear these quite often. Don't we just love our excuses sometimes but at the end of the day, we know they won't lead anywhere good. Great share!

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