Tomorrow I get to wake up, put on a dress and a new sweater and go be on CreateLive with Michelle Ward as part of her “Create Your Dream Career” course. She’s bringing me on to talk about being an “Excuse Buster,” which surely fits me.
I don’t know what the questions will be, but I’ll admit I’ve been pondering answers all day.
Where I find myself lingering, spending time, is around this quote, which is not really about procrastination or making excuses, but about courage.
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – Meg Cabot
It takes great presence, great courage to really show up and stop making excuses. Everyone has a whole ton of valid of reasons why they can not do something, be something, change something.
But, with love and respect, with lots of work, I learned to stop the excuses. It takes asking oneself, “If not now, then when?” and getting real about what that answer will be. If I don’t do this thing right now, will I be OK with the result in 10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years?
It’s also a lot about intention. If my intention is to tackle my Ten in Three and move in to a new phase in my life, then making excuses is only robbing me of my own future. It doesn’t serve anyone, and it only sabotages me. That’s reason enough to get stuff done.
I can’t wait for tomorrow! I sure hope you’ll follow along with Michelle’s class on CreativeLive, and tune in at 10am to see me as she helps you Create Your Dream Career.