47. I'll just do it later and 3 other excuses we make

No more excuses! If you’ve read up on habit culture, you know
that habits are the key to productivity, big moves, and getting
your life and business into that next level of success.


“I’ll Do It Later”


How many times have we all said, ‘“I’ll just do it later”? It
seems to be ingrained in our society these days.  We
overpromise and under-deliver. Habits like these create poor
customer experiences. It’s not too late to begin working on this!
That perfect customer experience is so worth it.


I did a small experimental program with a group of students once.
I was helping strategize workflow for their businesses and at the
end of the program the data showed that the unsuccessful students
only completed 5-10% of the tasks assigned. The problem here is
when we say “I’ll do it later” we don’t meet the expectations
that we set for ourselves. This can lead to our businesses not
being successful and not making the waves that we’re looking for.
Everything takes work.


“I Don’t Have Time”


Sometimes we do have to have grace for those times when we can’t
just power through because we really don’t have the time. But
let’s evaluate why we don’t have the time. Are we spending too
much time on parts of our business that don’t need it? Are we
operating in a reactive or proactive way? Did we accurately plan
for those busy times and accomplish the tasks at hand instead of
rushing later?


This one is hard for me. I can often work in a reactive way, and
that’s because I crave freedom. I don’t naturally like boundaries
or habits and that’s why I’ve had to seek out the right processes
to build healthy boundaries and habits. Often when I think about
this excuse, it’s because I don’t want to have to do what I said
I would do. Sometimes we say we want something, but we really
don’t. That’s where we have to take ownership over what we say we
want, and how we accomplish those things.


“I Don’t Need Help”


Raise your hand if you’ve been here.


...I like doing things myself.


...I don’t need help.


...I’m a professional DIY’er.


However, if you’re not able to move the needle
by letting someone else help, you’ll never reach that next level.


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