{"id":3580,"date":"2021-04-12T16:37:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T15:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piece-of-mind.co.uk\/ianyoung-birmingham\/?p=3580"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:04:01","slug":"are-you-tired-of-excuses-holding-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piece-of-mind.co.uk\/ianyoung-birmingham\/blog\/2021\/04\/12\/are-you-tired-of-excuses-holding-you-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you tired of excuses holding you back?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Are you living a life of excuses?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Excuses are like opinions everyone has them.<\/p>

We all come up with excuses for not doing stuff it’s part of what we do. But why is it that we make so many excuses for not changing the things in our lives that don\u2019t work?<\/p>

The funny thing is we believe these excuses. These little stories we tell ourselves keep us in our own little bubble even though at times it makes us miserable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The thing is being comfortable does not allow for growth.<\/p>

How many excuses do you make when it comes to making changes?<\/p>

We make these excuses for not dealing with stuff and justify doing it with more excuses, it’s crazy.<\/p>

Excuses let us off the hook. It\u2019s much easier to accept things the way they are instead of changing them.<\/p>

If you want to change things, you need to stop making excuses.<\/p>

Working with clients I have pretty much heard every excuse under the sun from:<\/p>

You don\u2019t get it everything happens to me
My upbringing was different
You don\u2019t understand my Ex is a so and so
My depression is different
My anxiety makes me do X Y and Z<\/p>

Listen I\u2019ve been there, I was an expert at excuses. I made excuses every day.<\/p>

I made excuses why I didn’t exercise and why I wouldn\u2019t deal with the way I was feeling. The excuses just kept piling up until I got comfortable with a life I hated.<\/p>

I got really good at not being happy.<\/p>

Make an excuse, get unhappy, make a load more excuses and on and on it would go.<\/p>

The anxiety experienced when horrendous..my excuses had a grip on me and I was stuck.<\/p>

Until one day I decided I had enough. I got tired of making excuses for not dealing with my stuff. It was then I decided to take personal responsibility for my life.<\/p>

So do you feel like you are a spectator of your own life?<\/p>

If that\u2019s a yes you can change it. You can create a new story, you can change whenever you want, once you stop making excuses.<\/p>

In the UK the average person lives to the age of 81, if you are lucky you may live to your 90 or 60 or 55 nobody knows..nothing is guaranteed.<\/p>

Who knows how long we have left so stop allowing the excuses from holding you back. It\u2019s never too late to do something.<\/p>

Don\u2019t do that BS thing of thinking I don\u2019t have enough time or the time isn\u2019t right just now.<\/p>

If you are honest with yourself and looking at your life you will see you do have some time.<\/p>

How much time do you spend on Social Media or watching TV or buying tons of stuff you don\u2019t really need from Amazon? Be honest with yourself.<\/p>

Keep a record of what you do over the next couple of weeks it will surprise you how much time you waste. This exercise will make you sit up and realise that not having enough time is just another excuse.<\/p>

So just think how much time are you wasting on believing your excuses?<\/p>

How much time are you wasting on meaningless stuff?<\/p>

How many times have you said I will start tomorrow if I have the time. There will never be the right time, there is no such thing as the ideal moment in time to start something new.<\/p>

If you are anything like I was you\u2019ll say
I\u2019ll start tomorrow
I\u2019ll contact so and so tomorrow
I\u2019ll go and see my GP tomorrow<\/p>

The problem is tomorrow is never a day away, is it?<\/p>

Tomorrow ends up being the next day or the day after that. You put things on hold always getting ready to do but never take any action.<\/p>

You are allowing excuses to control your life.<\/p>

Don\u2019t wait for motivation to turn up that’s just another excuse.<\/p>

Motivation is not something you can rely on to make changes. Motivation is fleeting, sometimes you have loads and other times your like naa I\u2019m not feeling it today.<\/p>

Motivation should never be the reason you do something. We do things because we want it more than what we have now.<\/p>

Not having motivation is just another excuse.<\/p>

So you have to decide to live rather than existing.<\/p>

If you don\u2019t take action to bring about the change you are too comfortable with your current situation.<\/p>

Choosing to do nothing is a choice.<\/p>

You are smart enough, you do have enough time, you are not too old. If you want to change be honest with yourself and take personal responsibility for the change.<\/p>

You can read thousands of self-help books, read positive memes, you can watch my videos. But if you don\u2019t take action, then nothing will change.<\/p>

So why put off changing things until tomorrow or the next day or whenever the time is right. Don\u2019t allow these excuses to control you.<\/p>

Is it time for you to stop being a passenger in your life and start to drive it?<\/p>

So what are you waiting for…go create your story!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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