As I continue to work with people in the area of building a profitable business, I hear the same excuses over and over. Some of the more memorable ones are:
“But you don’t understand. My business is different.”
“Sure, that works for you, but I’m new.”
“I’m too old.”
“I’m on (insert guru’s name here) list, and they said I should try (insert name of latest product or service here).”
And my all-time favorite:
“I can’t afford a mentor.”
When I started my serious exercise and eating plan at the first of this year I soon realized that I was making the exact same excuses!
Even though I was showing up at the gym each week, I found myself telling the trainers that they did not understand why I wasn’t making much progress because my body was different.
As I observed others losing weight and replacing fat with muscle I explained that it was working for them, but not for me, because I was new and needed time to settle in to the exercise and fitness routines they were teaching me. I also told them that I was too old to be able to make the kind of progress some of the others were making.
I soon began searching the Internet for help and found myself telling the trainers at my gym that people online were recommending an entirely different regime that I was going to check out. When they recommended that I work out privately with a trainer three times each week I told them that it was just too expensive for my budget.
I had effectively taken myself out of the game and ensured my failure by not trusting them to guide me in the right direction. When I finally realized this I apologized profusely and began to make a serious and consistent effort to follow exactly what they were recommending. The result was that I began to lose weight, increase my muscle mass, decrease my BMI (Body Mass Index), and feel better overall.
Once I stopped making excuses and started focusing on how to do the best I could under the guidance and direction of those I trusted, everything changed overnight.
Have you found yourself making any of these excuses when it comes to building a profitable business online, or in any other area of your life?
Connie, this is really great!! It is wonderful to see your example here and how it relates to every area of our lives. I will certainly pay closer attention to the excuses I make and will help others to pay closer attention as well. This is a serious dream killer that needs to be taken down, hee!
This post and the story you share here is just exactly what I needed to hear today! I am really happy and blessed to have found this message on a day that I needed it most and can really feel that it has hit home and WILL make an impact! Thank you!! xox