Excuses Can Be Reasons
I hope I can get this point across without confusing the matter too much. Let’s give it our best shot!
In the last post we discussed reasons versus excuses. We defined a reason (such as the reason for not achieving wealth prior to now) as something based in fact that can be changed; while we defined an excuse as a lazy justification (a bit harsh, but essentially true) for the current state of affairs. Today let’s take this a step further. The reason you are not wealthy (yet!) may just be that you make too many excuses for it.
Is Your Reason Too Many Excuses?
While your excuses may be weak and not based in fact, it could be a fact that you excuse away wealth by 
coming up with a list of excuses for not being wealthy. Think about it. Perhaps your point is that you’re not wealthy because you don’t need money. So you use that as a crutch to not have to put the work into learning how to make money and be rich. Of course, there could be any myriad of excuses, and if you are like the average person, you will have many excuses for not achieving wealth.
It’s important to recognize when you are making excuses and laying blame. For one, by doing that you are focusing your energy in the past and not in the future, so it cannot work progressively for you. Moreover, as long as you continue to justify away your lack of wealth, you will not be able to build wealth; you will not work towards achieving the lifestyle and financial freedom that you really want (and should have!).
No Shame In Past Excuses
I don’t write this to make you feel badly about yourself, I write it only to enlighten you as to why wealth has been elusive up to now. This is a topic that Jamie McIntyre discusses in depth (and in far more eloquence) in his book, What I Didn’t Learn At School But Wish I Had. You can download the eBook for free with the previous live link. You’ll find it right in the first chapter, in the discussion over why most people are not rich.
Do know this, though—this is perfectly normal, human nature. In fact, it’s one of the reasons that most people are not rich; and in most cases, one that every non-wealthy person experiences. So there is no shame in it, and you are not alone, but by recognizing the harm excuses and blame are doing to your wealth creation efforts, you can remove a huge roadblock to wealth, and start securing your financial freedom.
Sean Rasmussen
Wealth Creation Blog
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