1. STEPS TO GET
EXCUSES
7 BEYOND
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2. G!!" #$%&'& r(r')* $!))'$+ "%&+.
W' %&' +,'-, (." %&' +,'-, (."
%&' +,'-.” ― A."* S+(.)'*

3. Excusesblock our progress and
prevent us from launching our life into
great success

4. Have you had these thoughts before?
If only I had…
I should do this but…
If only I could…

5. Habitual patterns of
making excuses is the
dis-ease of
excusitis.

6. So how can you get over
excusitis?

7. #1 BECOME VIVIDLY
AWARE OF EXCUSES
IN YOUR LIFE
“I attribute my success to
this – I never gave or took
any excuse.” ― Florence
Nightingale

8. Become aware that there
are only a few real
limitations...

9. #2 Successful vs. Unsuccessful:
The no-excuses Link

10. “A+ +,' '." !f +,' "(*, )'+ +,'r' b'
.! #$%&'&, .! #p)(.(+/!.&, .!
r'0r'+&.” ― S+'v' M(r(b!)/

11. Dr. David Schwartz- The Magic
of Thinking Big: “you will find
that the more successful the
individual, the less inclined he
is to make excuses.”

12. Decide to go for it! Meet the
challenges and
adventuresof your life with
no excuses!

13. Can you imagine what life
would be if you decided to
launch and take action
towards your greatest dreams
and aspirations?

14. #3 Types of Excusitis
Health, intelligence, age and luck
“N!v!r "#$! %&'(!(. Y)'r fr*!+,( ,)+’- +!!, -.!" #+, /)'r f)!( w)+’-
b!0*!v! -.!".”― J).+ W)),!+.

15. Dr. Schwartz says that the best way to lick health excusitis is to not
talk or worry too much about our health and be grateful for what we
have. He advises you to remind yourself often: “it is best to wear out
than rust out.”

16. We underestimate
our brain power and
overestimate other
people’s brain power.

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$!.fr!.+ p!!r r!)' -!"')& !r p'!p)'
w,! "! .!+ ,'&/+(+' +! r'-/." %&
+,(+ w' )($1 /. /.+'))/0'.$'.

18. EQ or emotional quotient or the ability to have
empathy and communicate effectively with others
trumps intelligence as a measure of success. If you
cannot connect and communicate and solve problems
for others, having intelligence will not help.

19. do you have age
excusitis?
Many young people have become very
successful and older people in their
80ʹ′s have taken up martial arts and
have gotten black belts.

20. L!"# $"!%&'&% "() b* "!r*+ b, r*-&)+&).
,/!r%*0f '1(' b*1&)+ (00 '1* 0!"# &% ,*(r%
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%!""*%% /r 1(v&). “./''*) 0!"#,.”

21. Understand how we use health, intelligence, age and luck to make excuses
and remain stuck in our own life. Find examples of people who have taken
action, cast aside their excuses and created remarkable lives.

22. #4 Peeling the layers of Excusitis
“D/)'' !%* ,/!r p(%' (% () $"!%*, $"!%*
,/!r $"!%*% ()+ '(#* ("'&/) )/w!!!”
― B*r)(r+ K*0v&) C0&v*

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b',/." w,* w' -(1' #$%&'&,
w' -(* $!.fr!.+ !+,'r r'(&!.&
+,(+ w' "/" .!+ #p'$+.

24. do you make excuses
because you feel like you
are not good enough?

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%*0f b*0&*f, &' -(, b*)*4' ,/! '/ v(0&+('*
,/!r%*0f ()+ +*v*0/p ,/!r %*0f-"/)"*p'
()+ w/r'1.

26. R*(ffir- ,/!r b*0&*f ()+ 'r!%' &) ,/!r
/w) (b&0&'&*% ()+ w1*) ,/! f**0 () !r.*
'/ -(#* $"!%*% ()+ q!&', (00/w ,/!r%*0f
'/ %'(, w&'1 '1* +&%"/-f/r' ()+ -/v*
(1*(+.

27. Feeling great about yourself and your abilities to
do something is a very powerful first step towards
an excuse free life.

28. O)* /f '1* b&. r*(%/)% w1, w* +/
)/' '(#* ("'&/) &% b*"(!%* /f f*(r.

29. ARE YOU AFRAID
TO TAKE ACTION?

30. Fear paralyzes our best intentions and because
of the discomfort associated with going through
the fear, we make excuses.
Are you afraid to make
decisions?

31. If ,/! p**0 /ff '1* %!p*r4"&(0 0(,*r% /f
'1* $"!%*, ,/! -(, b* "/)fr/)'*+ w&'1
() ()"&*)' f*(r /f '1* !)#)/w) ()+ '1*
f*(r /f f(&0!r* ()+ 0//#&). b(+.

32. TAKE SMALL
STEPS...
When you feel the fear beneath an excuse,
take a very small action. Attempting to take
on huge fears all at once may be futile. Give
yourself a break and confront the fear one
small step at a time.

33. A"'&/) '&p: G/ b*,/)+ '1* %!p*r4"&(0
(pp*(r()"* /f '1* $"!%*. L//# b*)*('1
()+ 'r, '/ !)"/v*r '1* r*(0 -/'&v('&/) /r
r*(%/). A''*-p' '/ (++r*%% '1* r*(0
pr/b0*- b*)*('1 () $"!%*.

34. Halt the excuses process by affirming belief and self-confidence.
When you feel better about yourself and something that you are
making excuses for, you have a better chance to go through with it.

35. 5. R*v*r%(0: "/)%&+*r '1* p7%&b&0&'&*%
-&)+%*'...A%# w1(' &f?
“D)+'- "#$! %&'(!( f)r w./ /)''r! +)- ,)*+1
w.#- /)' .#v! #0r!#,/ ,!!"!, &r*-*&#0 -) /)'r
('&&!((.”
― L)r** M/!r(, N) 2&'(!(, 3! 4- M*+,-4- B),/
S-r#-!1/ B))$

36. VISUALIZE SUCCESS AND
COMPLETION!

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W1(' &f &' &% p7%&b0* f/r -*. P7%&b&0&',
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p7%&b&0&', &)%'*(+ /f $"!%*% ()+ v&%!(08*
%!""*%%.

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#+r/.&/$())* -!+/v(+'"!

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w1*) ,/! %'/p -(#&). $"!%*% ()+ f/00/w
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I-(.&)* '1* 1(pp&)*%% ()+ p*("* /f -&)+
'1(' ,/! w&00 .(&) b, )/' -(#&). $"!%*%.

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1)#0 *+ "*+,.

41. Research in MIT has shown that habits can be broken
into a trigger or cue, an action sequence and a reward.

42. Recognize the cue or trigger that makes you choose excuses
Establish a new worthy and concrete reward and benefit for taking
action- intrinsic or extrinsic
Become excuse free by choosing a new action habit sequence!

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p8*-*v! !")-*)+( -.#- *- w*00 !v)$! b/ -.! 70500"!+- )f #
&!r-#*+ -#($ )r pr)9!&-.

44. “O)"* I r() /!' /f $"!%*%, I
r*"0(&-*+ -, 0&f*. N/w, I +/)''
)**+ $"!%*%.”
― J(-&* A))* R&"1(r+%/)
7. Engage the solutions, not excuses

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pr/9*"' /r ,/!r ./(0 ()+ )/' '1* $"!%*%.
2&% &% w/r'1 r*p*('&).! Gr/w ()+ f**+ '1*
%/0!'&/) ()+ ("'&/)% ()+ )/' '1* $"!%*%.

46. When you engage your life
goals and dreams,
something amazing happens.
You will see the excuses
that you made in the past
fall apart and things will
change very fast.

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(-r)+1!r. S-)p f!!,*+1 -.! %&'(!( w*-. ")r! !+!r1/ -)
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,r!#"( w*00 ,!-!r"*+! -.! !v!+-'#0 70500"!+- )f -.!".

48. 1. Become vividly aware of the role of excuses in your life. Question if the
excuses have any basis or validity.
2. Success requires a no-excuses attitude! Instead of making excuses,
decide to go for it!
Imagine how life would be if you decided to launch and take action
towards your greatest dreams and aspirations?
3. Understand how we use health, intelligence, age and luck to make
excuses and remain stuck in our own life. Find examples of people who
have taken action, cast aside their excuses and created remarkable lives.
4. Look beneath the superficial reason of an excuse and try to uncover
what is the real motivation or reason in an attempt to resolve it. Feel
great about yourself and affirm belief and self-confidence in your abilities
to bust through excuses. Conquer fear by taking small steps and doing
tiny little actions.
5. Develop an attitude of possibility instead of excuses and visualize
success.
6. Allow internal and external motivators to jettison you into a life
beyond excuses. Establish a worthy and concrete reward and benefit in
your mind for taking action.
7. Engage, feed, grow and energize the solution, action and resolution of a
problem and not the excuses that halt you from taking concrete action.
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