#571: Excuses that Are Holding You Back and How to Stop Making Excuses for Good

Podcast #571 EXCUSES THAT ARE HOLDING YOU BACK AND HOW TO STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR GOODYou may not be consciously making excuses, but chances are, you're probably holding yourself back with some of these common and sneaky excuses. If you want to stop tip-toing in life and playing smaller than your potential, then it's time to identify and put a stop to the excuses, subconscious or conscious, that are holding you back and keeping you stuck. This episode explores the excuse mentality in depth, our excuse culture and how it leads to micro-quitting, and how to become someone who makes excuses a thing of their past once and for all. In this episode of The Confidence Podcast, we're coaching on:* Sneaky excuses you might not realize you're making that are keeping you stuck* How to overcome your common and default excuses so you can stop micro-quitting on yourself* The secret to becoming a person who doesn't make excusesREVIEW OF THE WEEK:ANNOUNCEMENT:NO EXCUSE NOVEMBER is starting!Your potential is exceedingly above what you can imagine.Two Problems:* Lack of Vision* ExcusesQUOTES ON EXCUSES:"Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." — George Washington Carver"Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure." — Don Wilder"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." — Benjamin Franklin"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it." — Jordan Belfort"Excuses will always be there for you, but the opportunity won't." — Unknown"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one." — George Washington"Your excuses are just the lies your fears have sold you." — Robin Sharma"Don't make excuses, make improvements." — Tyra Banks"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything." — Theodore Roosevelt"Excuses are the tools with which persons with no purpose in view build for themselves great monuments of nothing." — Steven GrayhmWHAT EXCUSES DO:They limit us.They hold us back.They make life harder.They create a state of constant micro-quitting."Results, not excuses.""No shortcuts, no alibis.""Embrace the challenge, reject excuses.""Accountability over excuses, always.Excuses are the enemy of progress.""Commit to your goals, not your excuses.""No room for alibis, only room for action.""Excuses limit, determination unleashes.""Zero tolerance for excuses, 100% effort.""Make it happen, no matter what.""Excuses won't achieve your dreams; action will.""No more 'I can't,' only 'I will.'""Success demands no excuses, only dedication.""Excuses are the crutches of the weak; stand strong."SNEAKY EXCUSES:Average Excuses:-I don't feel like it-I don't know how-I don't have enough time-I don't know if I can-They're better than meNot Knowing What to Do ExcuseNot Enough Time ExcuseDon't Feel Like It ExcuseSneaky and Undetected Excuses:-Overcommitting -Perfectionism-Exhaustion / Sleep deprivation-Unprepared -Stretched thin-Not readyOVERCOMING EXCUSES:Change the story you're telling yourself.Raise your personal standards. -What are your standards?-Where are you sloppy?-Where are you living other peoples lives instead of your own?THE SECRETThe secret to being a person who doesn't make excuses is to stop making them.Get curious about the following:-Where have you accepted excuses?-What do you really want? How can you make your vision bigger?-What are your sloppy micro-excuses?-Are you blaming anyone? / Being a voluntary victim instead of an overcomer?OTHER EPISODES YOU'LL ENJOY#005: Eliminating Excuses#033: No Excuses: Be YouTranscriptEmailDownloadNew TabUnknown Speaker 0:00 Are you tired of working hard, I'm not seeing fast enough results like really hard,