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Overcoming Excuses
Identify your priorities and make a plan to address them.
Focus on progress, not perfection, and be kind to yourself.
Find accountability and support to help you stick to your priorities.
🌟 Don't let excuses hold you back from achieving your goals! 🌟
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You’ve got to place more value on one than the other.
Your actions will uncover which is most important to you every single time.
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No More Excuses: Prioritizing Goals and Moving Forward
Birthday, holiday or weather are not enough reasons to hold us back. The word "excuse" has negative connotations, but prioritizing is a matter of personal choice. I want to learn Spanish, but it's not currently a top priority. I accept and own that, rather than feeling ashamed or guilty. It's...
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You can't do many things at the same time
When you try to do things simultaneously, like pressing the brakes and accelerator while driving, they cancel each other out and can lead to unwanted outcomes, just like in life. Focus on one task at a time to avoid accidents and achieve success.
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Why Do We Make Excuses?
Excuses are often used to avoid taking responsibility for our actions.
They can also stem from a lack of prioritization or motivation.
It's important to recognize and address the root of your excuses to move forward.
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When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.
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When you want to achieve something in life you have a choice at any given moment. This choice tends to separate the successful from the unsuccessful. The choice is a simple one; Make Progress or Make Excuses. Change becomes you!
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1. Give Up The Excuses
As long as you have excuses, you will never have success. In order to be fully committed, it’s important that you let go of the excuses.
Don’t have enough time?Â
- Set your priorities and eliminate tasks ruthlessly.
Don’t know how?Â
Putting up an accountability plan
- Choose a friend who wants to achieve a similar goal (an accountability buddy) and make a plan. Accountability might mean checking-in once or twice a week to see how you’re doing.
- An app is a great way to add accountability to your day, because
Overcoming Productivity Shame
- Disconnect your Self-worth from your achievements.
- Set realistic, effective goals:Â The three elements of goal-setting are knowing what you want to achieve, how you're going to get there, and why you want to achieve something. If you have a compelling...
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