I’d like to have a little chat with you about excuses. I consider myself a bit of an excuse savant— which means I have a lot of experience in coming up with ways to get out of things. When I started realizing that so many of my excuses led to missed opportunities, it forced me to be more conscious of my decisions. Why would I ever give up an opportunity to be healthier, a chance to make a new friend, or even a way to help my business grow? Fear, yes, but mostly it was the old “now isn’t a good time” speech that I got so good at giving myself. Some people spend their whole lives waiting for “the right time” to take a leap, when really that’s just the mother of all excuses.
If you are reading this, it’s the right time, right now. Think of that one thing you’ve been making the most excuses about. Maybe you’ve been wanting to ask for a raise, but you think it will be better to wait until there’s more money in the company budget. Maybe you want to sign up for a 5K race, but you want to wait until you can find time to practice running. Maybe you want to learn how to play the tuba and join a marching band, but you think it would be better to wait til your kids are grown up so you won’t embarrass them (as much). Whatever that risk is, you’ve gotta take it.
Now here comes the part where I get really annoying. I want you to share the thing you’ve been making excuses about, in the comments section for all of us to see. And then I want you to share one step you plan to will take to move toward that goal. I’ll share mine, too! We are all in this together. 🙂
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