Getting Past the Excuses to the Reason.

“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses…The gift is yours—it is an amazing journey—and you alone are responsible for the quality of it.” 

~Bob Moawad

If we try, we can always find an excuse not to do what we want to do, 

and it can seem perfectly valid.

We can convince ourselves that we're smart, realistic, or safe, or that we don’t even really want it. We’re great at justifying the status quo because we know what is there, even if it’s dissatisfying. The unknown can seem terrifying. But somewhere in that same realm where anything could go wrong is everything that can go right.

So many times in my life, I’ve finally pushed myself past excuses to do something and then wondered, “Why did I wait so long?” If I had known the benefits would far outweigh my fear, discomfort and every excuse, I would have pushed myself sooner. But we can’t ever know that in advance. We can only realize that our reasons to do something are greater than our excuses not to.

We have to realize what’s behind the reasons to move past the excuse.

There are the easy ones to find first: Time, money, know how, people who need us…. But for me, those usually can be dealt with if my reasons to do something are that important to me. I’ll find a way to compensate and do it well. It’s the biggies I call them that are the excuses which haunt me more often than not. They are more personal and driven by experience. Tomorrow, I’ll discuss the first one which is ‘probability.' 

The reality is there aren’t any guarantees.

Getting past that excuse can be daunting. 

Not wanting to fail, especially if it means a repeat performance can be a show stopper.

What’s your biggest excuse not to do what you want today? 

Take a minute to see what’s behind it. You deserve to know.

Cheers.