Excuses Excuses

We all do it, we all make excuses for not doing things.

I have a friend (and yes I'm really talking about my friend) we work together and we always share experiences and stories via email.  And as close of a friend he is I know he always makes excuses for not replying to my text over the weekend.

Its gotten to the point that I look forward to his lame excuse come Monday morning!

Today, I thought I'd do a little research on why people actually make excuses, because after all well all do it right?

It really all comes down to one thing, and that's because making excuses is EASY! That's right! It's easier to make an excuse than to live up to the actual reason why we didn't do whatever it was we were supposed to. (In this case replying to my text).

We also make excuses because we don't want to deal with the truth, or don't want to take responsibility, or its easier to complain or we simply just want to avoid confrontation.

I also have a friend at work who always complains to me that she has gained 28 lbs since working with our company. So I asked her, what are you doing to try and lose the weight. She says shes tried to work out but simply doesn't have the time!

I asked her if there was anything that she could do to eliminate something from her daily routine. Her first response was "That's the thing, I'm so busy with ......" and she sent a list of things.

I didn't have a chance to reply before I received another email that read "I guess I'm just making excuses for not working out :("

She realized that she didn't want to deal with the truth at first and it was easier to complain. Let's face it, working out is hard work! But its hard work that pays off :)

Think about how much more important exercising is to you and you'll make it a priority. Eliminating the excuse removes the fear of starting.

As for my friend who doesn't text me back on the weekend....well the saying goes

“Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.”