Excuses — are nails with which people build a house for defeat.
Don Wilder
Yesterday there was a great video on Lifehacker about "resigned fleas". But people are not fleas, they have a brain and a consciousness that helpfully suggests the reason why you can't jump out of the jar. Despite the fact that these "insurmountable circumstances", as a rule, exist only in our head, they are the most powerful brake for change.
Some people, in order to overcome these internal barriers, need to get into some extreme circumstances, get the same kick in the ass. For others, it is enough just to undergo psychological training, to be able to see their life from the outside. But in any case, in order to destroy the walls, you first need to see them. We give you the most popular excuses of all time. Read them and find «your» points.
1. I don't have time.
2. It's already too late, if only I had started earlier…
3. It's too hard.
4. I'm just waiting for inspiration.
5. I don't have enough money yet.
6. I'm too tired today.
7. I will definitely start tomorrow, next week, next month, next year.
8. I'm too young.
9. I'm too old.
10. I don't have the right talent.
11. It will take too much time.
12. I'm not smart enough for that.
13. I don't have the necessary experience.
14. I'm too busy.
15. I'll have to abandon the people who need me.
16. I'm not sure if this is the right decision.
17. What if I fail?
18. I'm not living badly anyway.
19. It's too risky.
20. I'm scared.
21. I don't have the right resources.
22. I have invested too much in my current job.
23. I don't have the right connections.
24. A lot of people before me have already tried and failed.
25. I do not know how to do this.
26. No one will support me.
27. I'll do it when the kids are older.
28. I don't have the skills.
29. In the economy, now is not the right time.
30. I don't know where to start.
31. I don't have enough strength.
32. There are too many competitors.
33. No one has ever done this before.
34. Everyone says it's impossible.
35. Now is just not the time.
Have you read it? Did you find your favorite excuses in the list?
And now just throw these items in the trash, wipe them from your memory.
Changes will never come if we fence ourselves off from them with barricades for good reasons. Take a piece of paper and make a list of the reasons why you should definitely succeed in your chosen business. List in it all the favorable circumstances, your strengths and skills, remember the people who believe in you.
Good luck, and may the force be with you!
