Three Excuses You Need To Stop Telling Yourself

These three false assumptions impact more than half of your decisions.

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Unfortunately, it’s extremely easy to make excuses.

We make excuses all the time, and we often don’t even realise we’re doing it.

To give you an example, the other day I needed to edit a podcast episode. But everyone else in the house was busy preparing for a small party. I felt guilty about not helping so I hung around—not actually helping much…

Then at night, I finally got to editing the episode and my wife said: Why didn’t you do it this afternoon when you said you would?

Apparently, they had given me permission to go edit my podcast. I just didn’t hear it.

And this leads me to the first excuse we make all the time.

“They won’t like it”

How often do you stop doing something or don’t even get started because you believe people won’t like it?

You want to hang out with some friends but you think your wife wants you to stay at home, so you don’t mention it and just stay at home.

Or the other way around. You’re hanging out with friends but you’re actually bored and would rather be at home. You’re afraid to…