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Are You Looking For Reasons Why Or An Alibi?
I believe there are two groups of people in the world – people who are focused on taking action towards their goals, and people who are focused on finding reasons why they can’t take action towards their goals.
This second group of people spend their whole lives looking for their alibi – the reason why they can’t possibly do, or have done, something. Now, alibis are useful things, and if the police ever turn up at your door to question you about a crime… your stress levels will stay a whole lot lower if you have a good alibi.
But too many people are creating fool-proof alibis in other areas of their life, usually to explain their own inaction. You definitely know people who routinely do this, and you’ve probably done it yourself at least occasionally.
Alibis are used by people to explain why they haven’t risen to live their dream life – whatever that may be to them. They couldn’t do it because:
- They grew up in a bad neighbourhood
- Their parents didn’t love them
- They fell pregnant too young
- They never had anyone believe in them
- They didn’t have the time
- They didn’t have the money
- They didn’t try hard enough at school so never got a degree
- They were told their dreams were silly and unrealistic
- Their spouse didn’t support their dreams
- They used to have a drug problem
And there are probably a million other alibis that people around the world are using to excuse them from moving towards their goals.
If you’re in the habit of looking for alibis, it’s time you realised there are no alibis. Every single alibi listed (and all those not listed) can be overcome and even used to your advantage, if you’re only willing to acknowledge the fear you possess about stepping towards your dream life, and begin finding reasons why you can do it.
It’s your choice.
But here’s the sad truth about people who find, and use, alibis to excuse them from achieving their dreams: they hurt nobody but themselves. Not the parents who didn’t love them, or the spouse who mocked them, or the children who bullied them at school. And while they continue through life with their chosen alibi ready to be used if anyone should question their lack of achievement, they know that ultimately they could have done more, done better, tried harder.
What a crushing realisation to live with. What a way to waste a life.
You deserve much better!
Katie Williams
http://www.MakeMoneyThisYear.com | 
