The Devastating Consequences of Excuses and 8 Ways to Stop Them

You must stop making excuses if you want to live an intentional life

Let me give you a simple example. A few weeks ago, I was supposed to meet a friend for dinner. Unfortunately, “something had come up at the last minute at work,” and he told me he couldn’t make it. I am sure this is an excuse we’ve all heard countless times.

This friend has severe FOMO, which dictates how he lives his life. It is no surprise that a few days later, I found out he ditched me to hang out with another group of people who were out.

People can be highly imaginative when it comes to making excuses. As in my friend’s example, we use them to get out of situations every day for various reasons.

There are many excuses we make every day, ‘I can’t exercise because I don’t have time,’ ‘I forgot to call my best friend on their birthday because I had to work,’ or ‘I am late for an appointment because I was stuck on a call.’

Sometimes, we make excuses just because we don’t want to commit to something or want to leave ourselves open in case something better comes along. Or, perhaps we are just lazy and tend to procrastinate instead of making a commitment.

However, other times, we use them to remove ourselves from something that may be difficult or undesirable or something that is generating fears, worries, or uncertainty.

In this article, I will deep dive into the problem of making excuses, why we do it, how to recognize we are doing it, the…

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