Dump That Excuse Here ... Excusipedia

[Torty Emmanuel]

"I like to work smart not hard."

Sweet cover-up excuse for lazy, do-nothing, wait-for-that-perfect-idea wantrepreneurs that want to feel smart but have zero results to show for it.

 

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[Willy]

Already said probably many, many times.

I'm not an adult yet, so I can't do anything.
I can't think of any ideas for products to improve if I want to do eCommerce.

 

[Mosfet]

I need to check my email.
I need work more on my unscalable side income thing.
I need to fix my attention deficit so I can focus on starting a business.
It's too late in the day to think about business, so I will check the forum.
My eyes are too tired.
My back hurts.
I am about to move, so I can't register a company on this flat.

God, I sound like such a wuss. My picture should be put in the dictionary under "procrastinate".

 

[Torty Emmanuel]

I need to check my email.
I need work more on my unscalable side income thing.
I need to fix my attention deficit so I can focus on starting a business.
It's too late in the day to think about business, so I will check the forum.
My eyes are too tired.
My back hurts.
I am about to move, so I can't register a company on this flat.

God, I sound like such a wuss. My picture should be put in the dictionary under "procrastinate".

Pesky excuses...LOL

I observe that the more I write down excuses (so-called obstacles) or read the ones people post, the more they lose their power. I practically step over them.
Thanks @Dru1991

 

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[Torty Emmanuel]

Another excuse I found,

"My parents are poor because they weren't given the same technological advantages we have now when they were younger. They didn't have the internet when they were young...so I'm poor"

Meaning

[My parents are poor so I'm doomed to be poor.]

 

[Ultralite]

some people said to me: "I wish I was smart, then I could do it too"
.... what do you even say to that? lol

 

[Torty Emmanuel]

some people said to me: "I wish I was smart, then I could do it too"
.... what do you even say to that? lol

Nothing. Just laugh!

 

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[Torty Emmanuel]

I'm not a morning person. I can't wake up that early just to put in some more work. Nah!

 

[Mike Kavanagh]

"My life is set. I'll probably be dead in 10 years anyways"

This one hurts. I've heard it from so many people in their 40's and 50's. They just accept their fate.

 

[Torty Emmanuel]

"It's too hard and risky. I can't just leave my job. My family depends so much on me."

Soo sloooowlaaaannnneee...and feeeeaaaarrrrfuuuullll.

 

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[Torty Emmanuel]

"I'm in school. That's all that matters right now."

 

[CaptainAmerica]

- I don't know how.
- I'm too shy.
- My money beliefs were strangled to death in 1980. (ie getting past the idea that $10000 is a lot of money - it isn't!)

 

[Torty Emmanuel]

Bump

 

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[devine]

My personal favourites:

- I assume people are not interested in <insert business idea>.
Each time I hear this I want to bitchslap the guy.

- I don't think I can spend all available funds on <insert any smart investment without which his business will bleed to death until he calls it quits>.

- A friend of a friend of mine has already tried it and it didn't work. (later you open his business url and see a half-arsed website built with online constructor)

- I want to be more successful, but I can't pay $xxxx to learn <insert skill>. (recently bought a second-hand BMW to look more successful)

- I need some motivation to change something.

- I don't want to upset my <insert a family member who won't be responsible for his/her life>.

You know, it's an icing on the cake.