Excuses.
I’m tired of hearing them.
Every day men give up on their dreams.
The reasons (aka excuses) we use to justify give up on our goals seem perfectly reasonable.
You won’t have to think hard to find a reason not to become a leader in your industry, get in the best shape of your life, or become the man deep down you know yourself to be.
I'm too broke to invest in myself, too busy to spend time with family, not enough experience to start a company.
What are excuses?
Imaginary rationalizations and justifications we make to ourselves. And then to others!
We invent reasons to defend our excuses while neglecting to take action and responsibility.
Excuses are an easy way to shift the blame from an internal problem (lack of discipline, resourcefulness, vision) TO an external situation (finances, people, economy).
Here's why you need to stop using them:
- Excuses prevent you from living to your full potential.
- Making excuses prevents you from recognizing resources, opportunities and skills you have which could be the answer to your problems.
- Excuses won’t get you anywhere at all.
- Excuses provide no value. Instead, they eat away your self-belief and personal power
If you are unable to achieve the results you want – ask yourself if you are making any of these 3 excuses: