Stop making excuses. I find myself in this trap often and I don't like the feeling that comes over me when I make an excuse. The remedy? Just stop making them. I am beginning to think that all there is to life is showing up. You make your own heaven and your own hell. Some people live in ways that I couldn't fathom living, but they are happy and others are in situations that continue to drive them crazy. What seems to be true everywhere is that people (me included) have a million excuses for not doing.
I don't have time.
I forgot to do that.
I was meaning to do that.
On and on, but all those excuses just add up to more nothing.
The reality is that every time I make an excuse for not doing something I am shortchanging myself and I have two real options. I can either do it or I can say I don't want to do it. Both can be difficult depending on what it is that I am supposed to be doing. Often though, if I am putting something off it is because I really don't want to do it - and wouldn't being honest about that be better than continuing to make excuses?
No, I don't want to attend a meeting where nothing gets done.
No, I don't want to meet with you and talk about something until it is dead.
No, I don't want to work on that project because it won't move anywhere.
Granted, in some situations you just HAVE to do it - and I'll talk about that more at a later date.
What I am frustrated by is my own unaccountability. That I will make excuses rather than just do something - it is as if there is some mental block to just doing what needs to be done and then stress happens because stuff piles up.
So, I propose that living a NO EXCUSES life would be easier, less stress filled, and more balanced. Things would get done, I would have integrity, and commitments would be met.
A challenge, but definitely worth considering. What is your experience with excuses?
