10 Excuses That Prevent You From Becoming Successful

Banned 12 years ago

My problem is no 2 ,
2. I am too young or too old to go for it
this is totally a bad and boring thinking that I always suffer ,
my doctor give me hard core meditation as a medicine , but the thinking stick with me and play an important role against success.

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Joe Crosbie

12 years ago

Great post!

I would add one more reason (which is my biggest problem) which is:

I will do/start it tomorrow.

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JeremiahSay 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Joe Crosbie

Great post!

I would add one more reason (which is my biggest problem) which is:

I will do/start it tomorrow.

I second that.. and 10. The idea is not perfect or might not work
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ownergolan 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Joe Crosbie

Great post!

I would add one more reason (which is my biggest problem) which is:

I will do/start it tomorrow.

That's more like it lol
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  Procrastination, Yes!
  But sometimes I justify it by not calling myself a Robot
  We deserve to kill some time and delay the work for tomorrow..lol
  
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  That's more like it lol
  
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Huy Phan 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Joe Crosbie

Great post!

I would add one more reason (which is my biggest problem) which is:

I will do/start it tomorrow.

Also known as procrastination

Anyway, it's a great list, and i think all of us thought at least two things from the list
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whland 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Joe Crosbie

Great post!

I would add one more reason (which is my biggest problem) which is:

I will do/start it tomorrow.

lol. I do that with a lot of offline projects. For example. There's a big gaping hole in the floor underneath one of my bathtubs that needs fixed.

I keep saying I'll do it tomorrow. Then tomorrow comes and it doesn't get done. lol

I'm gonna have to get onto that job before long as it's gonna let all the heat out and all the cold air in this winter.

What keeps me putting it off is I've got to remove the toilet, then pull out the bathtub to get to the floor. Then take up the old particle board and put down some new plywood.

It's a bigger job than it seems. lol

Chad
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mrswagset 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Joe Crosbie

Great post!

I would add one more reason (which is my biggest problem) which is:

I will do/start it tomorrow.

LOL OMG I just did that today!!
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danielotc 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Joe Crosbie

Great post!

I would add one more reason (which is my biggest problem) which is:

I will do/start it tomorrow.

yeah tomorrow is usually the day we do all the awesome things we always wanted to do .....

solution is : do it today
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marktheonlinesurfer

12 years ago

Nice post- I would also ad FAILING to TAKE ACTION! Without implementation, it doesn't matter how good your plan, vision, goals, system or strategy is. You HAVE to take action!

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Jarmila

11 years ago

Originally Posted by marktheonlinesurfer

Nice post- I would also ad FAILING to TAKE ACTION! Without implementation, it doesn't matter how good your plan, vision, goals, system or strategy is. You HAVE to take action!

I agree, you can think 'til the cows come home but unless you get up off your chair and do something... like Einstein said, "Nothing happens until something moves!"

I would also add another excuse - "you can't make money doing THAT."

I've been told countless times that I can't make money as a photographer. Or an artist. Or a writer. Well, guess what? I wanted to make money doing those very things, and I am. But it took getting off my butt and doing something about it!

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Mousumi

11 years ago

Great that you followed your passion and have been making money

I liked the excuse that "you can't make money doing THAT."

The very thing had happened when I started blogging. Ignore your critics and keep on moving.

Originally Posted by Jarmila

"Nothing happens until something moves!"

I would also add another excuse - "you can't make money doing THAT."

I've been told countless times that I can't make money as a photographer. Or an artist. Or a writer. Well, guess what? I wanted to make money doing those very things, and I am. But it took getting off my butt and doing something about it!

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Amandasimmons

12 years ago

Well, my problem is #6 "I don't have time." I am yet to figure out whether I feel this way or I've really been falling short of time.

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Folofa 12 years ago

Yes, I have to admit that I too use the excuse about not having time. I work as a health care professional and am a wife and mother which also takes up quite a bit of time but......my internet business is always on my mind and even when I'm not actively working the business, I'm always planning ahead of when my next free day is and what exactly my goal for that day is and it's been working well for me. Remember, " The will to succeed is worthless without the will to prepare", and I do spend many hours preparing.
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chukster

12 years ago

It is terrible people who use this one "5. I don’t know how" They should remember Rome was not built in a Day. If they take the time and effort to build their skill or increase their knowledge they will eventually know how

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12 years ago

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Nicholas Ferrante

12 years ago

I love excuses. how fun are they... we have all made them, some on a daily or even by the minute instance... How extreme, but the best thing about excuses is learning to overcome them. without an obstacle to overcome how are we to grow, but when you find yourself making an excuse, call yourself out and argue the opposite point...

I'm to young or old... argument... "well their are millions of other young/old people doing it for the first time every day, why should i be any different.

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muzzy4u2

12 years ago

"Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes everyday. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientist can't invent new minutes and you can't save time to spend it on another day.Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you have wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow"

(Denis Waitely)

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OmarNegron

12 years ago

Great list, they all seem to point to one thing and that is, we are in full control of what we do by completely shifting our mindset from thinking up excuses to thinking up ways to make it happen. =-)

Great share!

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CoachJohn

12 years ago

All the excuses could be replaced with "I just don't really want to do it" that would be a more honest answer.

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Amandasimmons 12 years ago

Well said John!

Originally Posted by CoachJohn

All the excuses could be replaced with "I just don't really want to do it" that would be a more honest answer.
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tonyna

12 years ago

This is well said!

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dmarseller

12 years ago

Thank you for this post ! I've laughed a little.

All points are of special concern but in my case, especially the number 6.

"6. I don’t have time".

PS.I'm working on manage better my time.

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Amandasimmons

12 years ago

Sometimes, we can rationalize the "I haven't got time"
Ask the people who do a job, especially the developers...and ask the same question to the organizations they work for

Originally Posted by dmarseller

Thank you for this post ! I've laughed a little.

All points are of special concern but in my case, especially the number 6.

"6. I don't have time".

PS.I'm working on manage better my time.

Regards,
Dmarseller.

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wnatc1

12 years ago

#6 and #10 rank high on my list

I am always looking to find more time. Once you realize you have the time, then you must intend to do something with that time, and affirm each day what you want to head towards.

Always trying to be more perfect can waste time when a better approach is to put it out there and then adjust.

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Amandasimmons

12 years ago

There is one question we often hear at work place..."I'm not feeling well today"

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Shubh Ashish

12 years ago

The biggest reason for failure is poiting fingers at others and not looking at ourselves.
Here I remember a Quote which I love very much.
"Hold yourself responsible for every Failure you face.By doing so,you will directly be credited for the complete success you face on your name."

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RoadCEO

12 years ago

I once heard "Excuses are white lies we tell ourselves to keep from having to do something" I also think this comes in like with "FEAR false, evidence, appearing, real"

Sadly my cup is overflowing with both ...

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eternalsongbird

12 years ago

These are 10 excuses that prevent me from being successful-
1. I feel the blankness of my father
2. My financial problem
3. The system of education of my department
4. The negligence of my husband
5. The socio-cultural condition of my country
6. The jealousy of other people on me
7. The instability of my mind
8. Lack of security
9. Lack of time for studying
10. Rough weather.

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Mousumi

11 years ago

This is a wonderful list. Thanks for sharing

Originally Posted by eternalsongbird

These are 10 excuses that prevent me from being successful-
1. I feel the blankness of my father
2. My financial problem
3. The system of education of my department
4. The negligence of my husband
5. The socio-cultural condition of my country
6. The jealousy of other people on me
7. The instability of my mind
8. Lack of security
9. Lack of time for studying
10. Rough weather.

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ih8themall

11 years ago

Thank you for sharing this!

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betterwtveter

11 years ago

Two biggest excuses I get is that they don't have time or the money.

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jordianis

11 years ago

I stopped caring about these success stoppers because I really want to succeed in this business, so I dont know anything but Im researching and Im making it happen!

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jakearms3

11 years ago

Ideation without execution is a big one.

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therenegadeleader

11 years ago

If people lives in excuses, there is no chance he can go further to his journey.

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ju113n

11 years ago

"Losers find excuses, winners find solutions." — Anonymous

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Dong Lee

11 years ago

If you wont to be successful - NO EXCUSES then.

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aily

11 years ago

Great advice. Iam just lost myself in famous vogue prom dresses and do not follow my own heart to make the unique prom dress for others. So i made little progress for me. I will work hard.

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aily

11 years ago

Everyone work hard and insist on, your dream will come ture.

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Dong Lee 11 years ago

Originally Posted by aily

Everyone work hard and insist on, your dream will come ture.

True, true i wish to be a basketball player when i was a kid and i worked very hard for it and yes it helped me out, because i'm playing baksetball for my city team - cool right ?
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Michael Ten

11 years ago

Nice! Taking personal responsibility is so important!

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Amandasimmons

11 years ago

I think we all fall short time..No time for family, girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife....But we do have time for warrior forum :-)

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pitterz

11 years ago

There's one that needs adding here:

- I think I'm doing it wrong/missing out on something/the latest hot thing and what I'm doing no longer works (before I gave it chance) and jumped into another TACTIC promising easy/fast cash rather than having a business strategy and only buying "tactics" that fit with the strategy

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Mousumi

11 years ago

Procrastination and the excuse that I don't have time are our two greatest enemies.

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eugenedm

11 years ago

If you don't really want to do something, you make a lot of excuses. But if you're determined to do something, you will find a way to accomplish your goals. That's how people think.

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Evocess

11 years ago

Very great thread as well as the blog!

I think I have use those 10 words already in my life.
But at this moment I just take everything in a positive way.
If you take things in a negative way nothing will happen.

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Mousumi

11 years ago

Watch this video if you haven't before

Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do - YouTube

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lovelysue

11 years ago

I love this list. It is from a program by Wayne Dyer called "Excuses Be Gone!". I was listening to it exactly today. It's all in my head - the excuses, how to change them.

For the - do it tomorrow - there was an awesome explanation.

When we tell ourselves an excuse like: I'm scared that I will fail; then it may or may not be true. If we reverse it to - I'm sure I will succeed - this also may or may not be true.

As a result - if we choose to follow the 1st belief: I'm scared that I will fail; then - we don't want to fail, we don't want to feel bad... and leave the work for tomorrow.

If we choose the 2nd belief: I'm sure I will succeed; we at least get a reason to look for a proof that we will succeed.

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Jarmila

11 years ago

I recently came across a great song by Ben Folds, "Do It Anyway" - and I play that when I'm feeling the urge to procrastinate. My new theme song!

This moment is IT, the moment in which we create what we desire!

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Nic Oliver

11 years ago

The 2 biggest excuses I get from clients are blaming everyone except oneself and playing the victim game.

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