Who Profits from Excuses?

Success Principle:  An important success principle is “don’t belief your reasons and excuses for not trying, for procrastination”. 

Excuses:  We have plenty, millions, of reasons and excuses for not doing things:

• It’s the weather. 
• It’s the Stock Market.
• I didn’t understand.
• I didn’t know. 
• I don’t have the energy,
• I’m too tired.
• I came from a bad family.
• I had a difficult childhood.
• My mother kicked me, but loved the dog.
• My father was a drunk.
• I had a whole lot of money, but lost it.
• I was really famous, but now no one likes me.
• The dog ate my wallet.
• My car wouldn’t start.
• I’m too old.
• I’m too young. 
• They hate me.

And it goes on and on.  Do you have a favorite?

Empowerment:  We manifest what we empower, what we put our energy into.

• But if we empower our excuses, we have successful excuses instead of successful goals.
• If we empower all of our reasons why we didn’t do it, then we what are we left with? – A pile of terrific reasons! 

Buying into Excuses:   Sometimes it seems like everyone is buying into our excuses – using or accepting them.  For example: 

• I’ll take that reason; it sounds good

• That’s a good reason, no wonder you didn’t do it. 
• I certainly understand that, who could have done it under those conditions. 
• Well that is absolutely the reason why we don’t succeed. 

Accepting Excuses:  Do you accept your excuses?  Does your family, friends, co-workers, etc. accept your excuses?  Our real friends are those you don’t accept our excuses - those who don’t enable us to continue using excuses.

Selling Excuses?  Too bad I don’t “sell” excuses’; I’d be a very rich person. 

Success:  But if you want to make it to the top of the mountain, you can’t say your shoes are too tight. 

• Get knew shoes. 
• Buy some moccasins. 
• Go barefoot. But, Go!

My Aunt who baby-sat me while Mom worked would say:  “Get off the pity-pot.  I don’t want reasons or excuses.  Either you do it or you don’t.” 

Now:  Live in the “Now”!   It doesn’t matter -

• about your childhood or
• how old or young you are or
• what your ex did to you,
• or your present one is doing to you, or
• what happened last night or last year, and so on. 

Don’t Set Yourself Up for Failure:  Let me give you an example:

Did I tell you? Well, I’ve decided not to vote anymore.  I know you think its terrible. But I had a bad experience.  In the last election I voted for myself.  I didn’t win and I didn’t get any response.  And I wrote in my friends names for the other offices.  I just don’t understand it.  No one wants me…..Do you get it?

Conclusion: 

• Stop using excuses;
• Stop procrastinating.
• No one profits from excuses, least of all you.
• So get on with your life, with your goals and dreams.
• Make them a reality, now!
• For, only you can.