Tell the Truth About Time
That day in the office was , for real , one of the last times I ever let myself say , “ I don ’ t have the time .” Eliminating that phrase ( and others like it ) forced me to tell the truth about time .
Listen to yourself and to the people around you to see how often you either say or hear phrases like this :
“ Sorry , I just don ’ t have the time .”
“ I didn ’ t have a chance to get it done .”
“ I wasn ’ t able to finish it .”
“ I just can ’ t .”
“ I wish I could . It ’ s impossible .”
Do you hear what those phrases have in common ?
Well , first , they ’ re not entirely true . You could have . You just didn ’ t .
Coming to terms with the truthfulness of how I thought about time and spoke about time was one of the hardest things I ’ ve had to do in my adult life . Getting dead honest in the way I envisioned time took away my excuses .
And I loved my excuses .
But you know what excuses do ? They kill hopes , dreams , and goals .
Eliminate the excuses , and you start to move forward , because you can make excuses or you can make progress , but you can ’ t make both .
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