How many times have you come up against resistance after considering a goal - whether it be personal, health, business, etc? It’s not that we necessarily talk ourselves out of making these big changes consciously—rather, our brains are wired to protect us from any sort of change that could feel scary, and as a result will throw all kinds of excuses our way. Our brain likes comfort and uniformity, not shaking things up in order to take big risks and playing a bigger game. So it’s important that we acknowledge the excuses that come up that often derail us when we consider moving from “I’m fine” to “I’m ready to stop setting and take action”. 

In this episode, Kelly walks you through what she believes to be the five most common excuses women fall back on to keep from progressing in their personal and professional lives, and explains what you can do to combat these mental arguments when they come up. She also tells the empowering story of Lucy Hobbs and emphasizes the importance of being proactive instead of reactive in your life.

 

The Finer Details of This Episode:

- The first and most common excuse: that you don’t have time to pursue your goals and enact significant change.

- The second excuse: that you’re not ready to make the necessary changes to turn your goals into realities.

- The third excuse: you’ve failed at this goal or something similar before and you think you’ll fail again.

- The fourth excuse: that you’re not [INSERT TRAIT] enough to pursue your goal.

- The fifth and often most limiting excuse: that you’re fine where you currently are and don’t need to go after any other goals.

- TAKE ACTION: Write down the goal you’re having the hardest time pursuing, and then jot down all of the excuses that deter you from turning that dream into a reality. Think really hard about these excuses and pinpoint the reasons why they are, in Kelly’s words, “bullshit,” and how you’re going to combat them.

 

Quotes:

“No one feels like doing the work to change but those that reach that next level of success do it anyway.”

“You don’t have to prove you’re Superwoman by doing all the things.”

“If you’re doing all of it, you’re not doing it right.”

“There’s so much we can do in ten minutes that literally moves the needle forward.”

“Just find one thing that shows some progress and gets you in the damn race.”

“The failures in our past are opportunities to change our approach.”

“You are meant to do more and you are meant to feel your best doing it.”

 

Show Links:

Kelly’s homepage - http://www.kellytravis.net

Ascend Mastermind - http://www.kellytravis.net/ascend