Are You Living a Life Full of Endless Excuses? Here’s How To Stop

You can’t read this article. There’s another excuse.

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Have you ever caught yourself making an excuse when things didn’t go your way?

Have you neglected responsibilities?

Have you explained to someone (or yourself) that you didn’t, shouldn’t, or couldn’t do it?

We all have.

People rationalize their procrastination and neglect their responsibilities by making excuses. Excuses are a means of blaming external reasons instead of addressing your internal problems.

Why Do Humans Repeatedly Turn To These Lame Excuses?

Over the years, you may have developed some kind of fear from what you have experienced in the past. There are many reasons for someone to make an excuse. But it mostly rises up from our fears.

Fear stops you from moving forward.

There can be —

1. Fear of Failure
2. Fear of Change
3. Fear of Uncertainty
4. Fear of Embarrassment
5. Fear of Making Mistakes