Soul Proprietor – You can’t build anything on excuses

I have a friend who is a talented yoga teacher. She can bend in ways my body never could. She’s super fit like that. And charismatic? Beyond. Everyone loves her.

Back in the day, she often talked about branching out on her own and starting her own studio. She had tons of talent so I always encouraged her.

But when we talked about her business plans the enthusiasm was there…but so were the excuses.

I can’t start it now because I’m too busy.
I just had a baby. And you know how it is when you have a baby.
I’m still trying to figure out a name for my studio.
My car broke down.
I’ve been under the weather for a week.
I still can’t decide which web host to use.
Do I really need a website? Not sure if I do.
There’s another studio opening up down the street from where I live and you know how much I hate to drive too far plus the car has been acting up again.
I’m trying to figure out my client avatar. That’s what this online business program said I need to do first!
I just fired my business coach and need to find a new one.

And on. And on. And on.

Every single time we talked, it was always something.

For a few years, this was the spiel. Nothing ever got done.

We lost touch for a while and reconnected recently. And guess what? There is still no business. But there are more excuses.

I just had my third child. You know how that is.
I need to lose weight.
I haven’t practiced in a while.
My husband is stressed out about his job.
I bought a domain but I don’t like it any more.
I am thinking about getting certified in Pilates and want to wait until that is finished so I can offer more than one thing….
I’m thinking about becoming a raw food coach.  Do you think that’s a good idea?

You can’t build a business on excuses.

Because business requires effort + focus, no matter what is happening in your life. If you are constantly finding justifications for no-action, you need to ask yourself this: do I want this bad enough?

If you can truly answer yes to that question, you’ll find your detour around your self-sabotage (yes, making excuses is self-sabotage).  .

When you are ready to do that, you’re ready to commit to running a business. Until then, you’re only running your mouth.

“At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.” ― Steve Maraboli

Blessings,
Theresa

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