Guest author Pamela Slim on I Will Teach You To Be Rich shares excuses on why people don't start their own business and what to do about it. This is Part 1 of 2. Episode 121: Top Excuses and Tactics: Why Haven't You Started Your Own Business Part 1 by Pamela Slim with I Will Teach You to be Rich. Instead of saying “no” to spending on everything, Ramit wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for personal finance, but all aspects of life: money, careers, relationships, business, fitness and more. Since then, he's been testing and sharing his findings with the world via I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He's also written a New York Times bestselling book, been profiled in a 6-page Fortune article and pictured next to Warren Buffett Forbes Magazine, and have been featured by a long list of media, including the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, NPR, Fox Business, PBS, CNBC and more. He also has tons of documented success stories—more than 20,000. The original post is located here:  and