51 Excuses Entrepreneurs Hide Behind

1. I’m not creative – Everyone is, look at your dreams, your personality
2. I don’t have money – Almost all start without money
3. I’m not talented enough – Determination trumps talent
4. I’m not capable – You’re the only one who is.
5. It’s too risky – Doing nothing is much more risky
6. It’s too much pressure – No more than not being in control of your future
7. That’s been done before – Execution not originality leads to success
8. That’s never been done – Pioneering something can pay off
9. I can’t focus – Sure you can, it just takes some practice
10. I can’t make decisions – You do everyday, what to eat, what to wear, where to go
11. I make decisions to quickly - Timely decisions are important
12. My parents weren’t and it worked for them – Perhaps but it won’t in the future
13. My parents were and it didn’t work – Your opportunities are better
14. My ideas are horrible – Horrible ideas can be successful too
15. I have ideas but I don’t know what to do – You’re already well on your way
    
16. My friends would laugh – Then they aren’t friends
17. My spouse would freak out – Not when you’ve sold your plan in detail
18. I don’t have time – You better make it or it will be made for you
19. To much effort – Like eating an elephant you do it one bite at a time
20. I’m happy where I am – Great, but things change faster than ever these days
21. I have to much to loose - You have much more to gain
22. All the good ideas have been done - Not by you. You’re the difference.
23. How long will it take to be successful – Not long if you start today
24. I don’t care about money – Great, because that motivation wears off
25. To much stress – Putting your future in someone else’s  hands is pretty stressful
26. I’m too young – Never. In fact most people start off as entrepreneurs – example
27. I need a consistent routine – it will be your company, design it that way
28. I don’t like to travel - you can be successful right from your house
29. I don’t know what to do next - there are tons of resources, feel free to email me if your stuck
30. I’m not meant to be – Everyone’s an Entrepreneur, you were born that way
31. I’m not good enough – Good has very little to do with it
32. I don’t like failure – Great but failure gets you closer to success
33. I’m not a good leader – You don’t have to be
34. I’m not motivated – If you’ve read this far you’re plenty motivated
35. I don’t like hard work – When your doing something you love it won’t be hard work
36. I like to do things with my hands – Great, create something and outsource the rest
37. I don’t like paper work – Find someone who does
38. I don’t know how to use a computer – That’s ok, others do and they can help
39. I’m not passionate - Sure you are, finding it is the challenge
40. I don’t really like anything – Think real hard, we know there’s something
41. I’m too tired – You probably work too hard for someone else
42. I like to have too much fun – That’s exactly what being an entrepreneur is about
43. I need safety – Nothing safer than controlling your own destiny
44. I need comfort – It’s very comforting to know that you have input on what lies ahead.
45. I’d make a horrible boss – Then don’t have any employees
46. I’m horrible at marketing – That’s easy to fix
47. I don’t know much about business – You don’t have to, you can learn
48. I hate selling – What you offer will be so great it won’t seem like sales
49. I’m afraid – That’s normal, now step out, embrace the fear and move ahead
50. I can’t think of anything to do- Look around you.  There are millions of ideas.
51. I’m too old –  Never. The average age of an entrepreneur starting a company is 40.

Stop hiding behind the excuses. Everyone’s an Entrepreneur, it’s your time.

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