Are You Making Excuses Instead of Pursuing Your Dream?

I‘ve been hearing an awful lot of “excuses” lately.

* “It’s always been this way for me, so I can’t do it any differently.”
* “I don’t know how.”
* “I’m not qualified to do that” or it’s slightly better version, “I’m not qualified to do that yet.”
* “I can’t do it where I live.”
* “I don’t have enough time.”
* “I have to support my family, so I can’t take the risk of starting a new business.”
* “No one will want what I have to offer.”

In the deliciously parallel way the world operates, I can relate, because as I’m exploring new directions for my own life and work, some VERY interesting excuses are coming up. I know it’s just my fearful ego-mind and my gremlins saying, “No, no! Run away! Change is not safe! What are you thinking?!”

The problem is that we allow these excuses to stop us dead in our tracks from pursuing our dreams. Sure, these naysayer messages will come up. But it’s our choice to decide whether we listen or not.

Remember, these excuses are like a code — if we pay attention, they point us to what’s really going on. We are afraid, and usually that we “aren’t good enough.” We’ve been trained to think that way by our less-than-supportive cultural model that programs for conformity.