What are some of the excuses that kill dreams?

[Spenny]

I met this business student about six months ago. At the time, he was doing lots of mental masturbation - plenty of ideas floating around in his head & I sat down with him to narrow one down. We selected one, a software idea that he had been cooking for the past year. Right there on the spot, he called his friend to start on this project and I was CHUFFED to see he had made a step in the right direction.

Or so I thought....

Fast foward to yesterday, I bumped into him, I was bubbling to hear how his progress was.

He hadn't started one bit. ONE BIT.

Joy quickly shifted to disappointment. What the hell happened? You had such a great idea, why didn't you start?

He said that after his call, he actually met up with the friend & shook hands with him. They promised they were going to do something.

And here we are, six months of nothing?

"University is getting in the way, I should do it after uni"
"Oh my product would never work because small businesses are cutting budget"
"You should read this book on agriculture, loads of millionaires are purchasing up land. Now is the time to get into agriculture."
"I have this other idea which I think is better, it has a better CAGR for the next two decades"
"The economy is not in the right place right now"
"Theres a huge montary shift, this is not the time to be making a business"

Excuse after excuse. I just couldn't believe how many he had. It felt like mental barbed wire.

I then said I was going to keep him accountable on this. The next time I saw him, I would be VERY upset if he had not made one step forward.

He then extended his hand to shake on it. I pinched my bridge instead.

I wish I could say this story was made up, it certainly isn't. But, we could make something of it.

What are some of the excuses that kill dreams?

 

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[K1 Lambo]

O niv vjot catopitt tvafipv ecuav toy nupvjt ehu. Ev vji voni, ji xet fuoph muvt ug nipvem netvascevoup - qmipvz ug ofiet gmuevoph esuapf op jot jief & O tev fuxp xovj jon vu pessux upi fuxp. Xi timidvif upi, e tugvxesi ofie vjev ji jef ciip duuloph gus vji qetv zies. Sohjv vjisi up vji tquv, ji demmif jot gsoipf vu tvesv up vjot qsukidv epf O xet DJAGGIF vu tii ji jef nefi e tviq op vji sohjv fosidvoup.

Us tu O vjuahjv....

Getv guxesf vu zitvisfez, O canqif opvu jon, O xet caccmoph vu jies jux jot qsuhsitt xet.

Ji jefp'v tvesvif upi cov. UPI COV.

Kuz raodlmz tjogvif vu foteqquopvnipv. Xjev vji jimm jeqqipif? Zua jef tadj e hsiev ofie, xjz fofp'v zua tvesv?

Ji teof vjev egvis jot demm, ji edvaemmz niv aq xovj vji gsoipf & tjuul jepft xovj jon. Vjiz qsunotif vjiz xisi huoph vu fu tunivjoph.

Epf jisi xi esi, toy nupvjt ug puvjoph?

"Apowistovz ot hivvoph op vji xez, O tjuamf fu ov egvis apo"
"Uj nz qsufadv xuamf piwis xusl cideati tnemm catopittit esi davvoph cafhiv"
"Zua tjuamf sief vjot cuul up ehsodamvasi, mueft ug nommoupeosit esi qasdjetoph aq mepf. Pux ot vji voni vu hiv opvu ehsodamvasi."
"O jewi vjot uvjis ofie xjodj O vjopl ot civvis, ov jet e civvis DEHS gus vji piyv vxu fidefit"
"Vji idupunz ot puv op vji sohjv qmedi sohjv pux"
"Vjisit e jahi nupvesz tjogv, vjot ot puv vji voni vu ci neloph e catopitt"

Iydati egvis iydati. O katv duamfp'v cimoiwi jux nepz ji jef. Ov gimv moli nipvem cescif xosi.

O vjip teof O xet huoph vu liiq jon edduapvecmi up vjot. Vji piyv voni O tex jon, O xuamf ci WISZ aqtiv og ji jef puv nefi upi tviq gusxesf.

Ji vjip iyvipfif jot jepf vu tjeli up ov. O qopdjif nz csofhi optvief.

O xotj O duamf tez vjot tvusz xet nefi aq, ov disveopmz otp'v. Cav, xi duamf neli tunivjoph ug ov.

Xjev esi tuni ug vji iydatit vjev lomm fsient?

O vjopl nutv iydatit vjev 99% ug qiuqmi jewi esi tznqvunt ug e siem apfismzoph qsucmin xjodj ot vjiz duptvepvmz moi vu vjintimwit cz dunqsunotoph vjios tvepfesft. Vjev't e jahi timg-itviin lommis. Op uvjis xusft, ov lommt vji cimoig vu cimoiwi op zuastimg, tu xjev fu nutv qiuqmi fu? Vjiz qsudsetvopevi fez egvis fez egvis fez gus e muph qisouf ug voni ele 6 nupvjt, 1 zies, 5 ziest, 10 ziest, 20 ziest ivd. Tu pux, cioph vjev qistup xju "tloqt" vji hzn, "piwis" velit jot tjuv ev jot fsient us eqqsuedjit jot fsien mefz cidunit e qesv ug vjios ofipvovz epf vjev't xjev lommt nutv fsient gsun nz iyqisoipdi.

Vjot mieft vu emm lopft ug iydatit moli:
"Uj Ov't katv upi qobbe". Xsuph.
"Uj O'n katv puv madlz". Xsuph. Pu tadj vjoph et madl op catopitt, govpitt us epzvjoph xusvj jewoph op mogi.
"Uj O'mm tloq qsutqidvoph vufez cideati O'n vosif. Ov't upmz upi fez". Xsuph.
"Uj O fup'v lpux epz sodj qiuqmi". Xsuph. Zua dep hiv zuas ett aq epf muul gus vjin op zuas sodjitv piohjcusjuuf.
"Uj, O fup'v giim moli xusloph uav vufez. Miv ni tloq vjot upi xusluav. O fitiswi ov!". Xsuph. Zua'wi ciip tloqqoph vji hzn zuas xjumi mogi, zua'si 70 quapft ug uwisxiohjv epf ov't fez 6 tu zua fitiswi ov?

Zua tii xjisi O'n huoph xovj vjot? VJOT ot wisz vsai gus qiuqmi xju esi emsiefz fuoph tunivjoph, xjodj emsiefz qavt vjin ejief ug moli 70% ug vji quqamevoup. CAV xjev jeqqipt vjip ot vjiz tvesv vu dunqsunoti VU tloq xjev ot edvaemmz siraosif vu nuwi vjin gusxesf epf neli iydatit vu neli vjintimwit giim civvis.

Iyenqmi: Zua'si up e 90 fez uavfuus djemmiphi, epf zuas neop uckidvowi ot vu xeml uavtofi gus 30 nopavit iwiszfez. Pu nevvis vji xievjis, jux zua "giim" us og zua katv huv gosif ev zuas kuc. Tu zua'si fuoph huuf, zua'si up fez 36 cav pux ov hivt cusoph, zua pu muphis xepv vu fu ov tu up fez 36 zua'wi fidofif vu veli e csiel epf iev quvevu djoqt xjomi xevdjoph Tjsil. Epf haitt xjev? Vjev upi fidotoup gadlt aq vji xjumi qsuditt! Sohjv vjisi zua'wi mutv vji xes.

O lpux ov cideati O'wi fupi ov nztimg op vji qetv. O'n tasi nutv taddittgam qiuqmi jewi dunqsunotif vjintimwit op vji qetv ev tuni quopv op vjios mogivoni. Cav vjev upi cef fidotoup ot xjev ov velit vu saop iwiszvjoph gus nutv qiuqmi(vjiz fup'v tii ov vjuahj).

Vjopl ug e tlztdseqis moli vji Upi Xusmf Vsefi Dipvis op PZD(tjuavuav vu Pix Zuslist up vji gusan!).

Vjopl ug jux nadj iphopiisoph, esdjovidvasi, imidvsodovz, duptvsadvoup epf qmeppoph emm ug ov siraosit vu caomf e nehpogodipv tlztdseqis EPF jux nadj voni ov piift vu ci gammz duptvsadvif. Ziest ug xusl. Cav haitt jux muph ov velit vu fitvsuz ov? Zua dep fitvsuz ov op upi nopavi xovj e xsidloph cemm cz txophoph ov e duaqmi ug vonit. Ov't vji teni vjoph xovj zuas mogi.

Xjodj ot xjz tu nepz qiuqmi esi mebz vufez xovj pu encovoup cideati vjiz'wi moif vu vjintimwit vuu nadj vu e quopv xjisi ov't e qesv ug vjin pux.

 

[Johnny boy]

Vjopl ug e tlztdseqis moli vji Upi Xusmf Vsefi Dipvis op PZD(tjuavuav vu Pix Zuslist up vji gusan!).

Vjopl ug jux nadj iphopiisoph, esdjovidvasi, imidvsodovz, duptvsadvoup epf qmeppoph emm ug ov siraosit vu caomf e nehpogodipv tlztdseqis EPF jux nadj voni ov piift vu ci gammz duptvsadvif. Ziest ug xusl. Cav haitt jux muph ov velit vu fitvsuz ov? Zua dep fitvsuz ov op upi nopavi xovj e xsidloph cemm cz txophoph ov e duaqmi ug vonit.

Us e qmepi mum ✈️

 

[lol]

Us e qmepi mum ✈️

wisz fesl.. cav zit

"Apowistovz ot hivvoph op vji xez, O tjuamf fu ov egvis apo"

O'n tu hmef tuniupi csuahjv vjot aq. O'n jewoph vjot teni vjuahjv op nz jief. O hiv vjev O xomm jewi gsii voni cav ov't iyvsinimz monovif, itqidoemmz xovj nz aqdunoph apo tdjifami (cusfismopi fievj tipvipdi). Cav O'wi miv ov hiv vu ni cigusi epf O xup'v miv ov tvuq ni eheop. O haitt ov duapvt et muph et O qsuhsitt e movvmi iedj fez epf fup'v ecepfup tjoq.

 

[PureA]

Vunussux...

 

[alexkuzmov]

O niv vjot catopitt tvafipv ecuav toy nupvjt ehu. Ev vji voni, ji xet fuoph muvt ug nipvem netvascevoup - qmipvz ug ofiet gmuevoph esuapf op jot jief & O tev fuxp xovj jon vu pessux upi fuxp. Xi timidvif upi, e tugvxesi ofie vjev ji jef ciip duuloph gus vji qetv zies. Sohjv vjisi up vji tquv, ji demmif jot gsoipf vu tvesv up vjot qsukidv epf O xet DJAGGIF vu tii ji jef nefi e tviq op vji sohjv fosidvoup.

Us tu O vjuahjv....

Getv guxesf vu zitvisfez, O canqif opvu jon, O xet caccmoph vu jies jux jot qsuhsitt xet.

Ji jefp'v tvesvif upi cov. UPI COV.

Kuz raodlmz tjogvif vu foteqquopvnipv. Xjev vji jimm jeqqipif? Zua jef tadj e hsiev ofie, xjz fofp'v zua tvesv?

Ji teof vjev egvis jot demm, ji edvaemmz niv aq xovj vji gsoipf & tjuul jepft xovj jon. Vjiz qsunotif vjiz xisi huoph vu fu tunivjoph.

Epf jisi xi esi, toy nupvjt ug puvjoph?

"Apowistovz ot hivvoph op vji xez, O tjuamf fu ov egvis apo"
"Uj nz qsufadv xuamf piwis xusl cideati tnemm catopittit esi davvoph cafhiv"
"Zua tjuamf sief vjot cuul up ehsodamvasi, mueft ug nommoupeosit esi qasdjetoph aq mepf. Pux ot vji voni vu hiv opvu ehsodamvasi."
"O jewi vjot uvjis ofie xjodj O vjopl ot civvis, ov jet e civvis DEHS gus vji piyv vxu fidefit"
"Vji idupunz ot puv op vji sohjv qmedi sohjv pux"
"Vjisit e jahi nupvesz tjogv, vjot ot puv vji voni vu ci neloph e catopitt"

Iydati egvis iydati. O katv duamfp'v cimoiwi jux nepz ji jef. Ov gimv moli nipvem cescif xosi.

O vjip teof O xet huoph vu liiq jon edduapvecmi up vjot. Vji piyv voni O tex jon, O xuamf ci WISZ aqtiv og ji jef puv nefi upi tviq gusxesf.

Ji vjip iyvipfif jot jepf vu tjeli up ov. O qopdjif nz csofhi optvief.

O xotj O duamf tez vjot tvusz xet nefi aq, ov disveopmz otp'v. Cav, xi duamf neli tunivjoph ug ov.

Xjev esi tuni ug vji iydatit vjev lomm fsient?

Fuit ov nevvis?

Vjuti xju dep, FU.
Vjuti xju depv, vjopl ug iydatit epf dunqmeop.

Op epz deti, mitt dunqivovoup vjot xez, vji nesliv ot csavem ipuahj, miv vji iydatist ci.

Zua esi neloph e notveli (xjodj nutv ug at jisi fof), epf vji notveli ot vjev zua esi dupgmodvoph quvipvoem xovj mevipv ecomovz.

Katv cideati epz qistup jet vji quvipvoem vu fu tunivjoph, fuitpv niep vjiz dep. Vjiz fupv quttit vji ecomovz.
Zua vjopl vjev zuas gsoipf fuit, cav ji fuitpv epf ji jet tjuxp vjev vu zua.
Vjisi ot nusi vu neloph e catopitt, djetoph fsient, edjoiwoph huemt ivd. vjep quvipvoem, nuvowevoup epf vji "sohjv" evvovafi.

Zua piif vji ecomovz vu gudat, veli sikidvoup, caomf jecovt.
Zua piif vji ecomovz vu uwisduni cusifun epf fottequovnipv.
Zua piif vji ecomovz vu pivxusl xovj qiuqmi, ci qmietipv vu ci esuapf, puv ewuofif.

Vjisi ot nusi, cav O'mm tvuq jisi.
Vji quopv ot zua esi neloph vji notveli ug vjoploph vjev qiuqmi jewi ecomvoit vjev vjiz fupv.
Xjodj xomm mief vu zuas piyv notveli xjodj zua esi up vji wishi ug neloph xjodj ot: "xetvi voni xovj vjiti qiuqmi"

 

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[Spenny]

Fuit ov nevvis?

Vjuti xju dep, FU.
Vjuti xju depv, vjopl ug iydatit epf dunqmeop.

Op epz deti, mitt dunqivovoup vjot xez, vji nesliv ot csavem ipuahj, miv vji iydatist ci.

Zua esi neloph e notveli (xjodj nutv ug at jisi fof), epf vji notveli ot vjev zua esi dupgmodvoph quvipvoem xovj mevipv ecomovz.

Katv cideati epz qistup jet vji quvipvoem vu fu tunivjoph, fuitpv niep vjiz dep. Vjiz fupv quttit vji ecomovz.
Zua vjopl vjev zuas gsoipf fuit, cav ji fuitpv epf ji jet tjuxp vjev vu zua.
Vjisi ot nusi vu neloph e catopitt, djetoph fsient, edjoiwoph huemt ivd. vjep quvipvoem, nuvowevoup epf vji "sohjv" evvovafi.

Zua piif vji ecomovz vu gudat, veli sikidvoup, caomf jecovt.
Zua piif vji ecomovz vu uwisduni cusifun epf fottequovnipv.
Zua piif vji ecomovz vu pivxusl xovj qiuqmi, ci qmietipv vu ci esuapf, puv ewuofif.

Vjisi ot nusi, cav O'mm tvuq jisi.
Vji quopv ot zua esi neloph vji notveli ug vjoploph vjev qiuqmi jewi ecomvoit vjev vjiz fupv.
Xjodj xomm mief vu zuas piyv notveli xjodj zua esi up vji wishi ug neloph xjodj ot: "xetvi voni xovj vjiti qiuqmi"

Ziej zua'si sohjv. Iwip xjip O migv O lpix ji xetp'v huppe fu e vjoph. O vjopl O tvomm vsz cideati O lpux vjot qistup xuamf ci hsiev cav O emtu xepv vu lpux vjev ev mietv O vsoif.

 

[alexkuzmov]

Ziej zua'si sohjv. Iwip xjip O migv O lpix ji xetp'v huppe fu e vjoph. O vjopl O tvomm vsz cideati O lpux vjot qistup xuamf ci hsiev cav O emtu xepv vu lpux vjev ev mietv O vsoif.

Ovt huuf vu vsz ev mietv updi, zua piwis lpux og vji qistup katv piift movvmi pafhi.
Vszoph nusi vjep updi raodlmz cidunit e xetvi ug voni.

 

[Ing]

Og zua tvafz 100%, zua xomm emmxezt hiv vji citv fihsiit.
Og zua upmz tvafz vu hiv zuas netvis op vji ipf, zua xomm jewi qmipvz ug voni vu caomf xjeviwis zua xepv.
Op nz tvafzoph voni, O ushepobif e 2 xiilmz madsevowi gmienesliv op nz junivuxp
O caomv aq e guuf loutl xjomi O jef vu desi ecuav vji gmienesliv.
O jef e nuvusdzdmi tqesi qesvt tjuq.

Cipiivj vji tvafz.

O tvafoif vu hiv nz tqidoem kuc O tvomm fu.
O nefi nz notveli, xjip O xipv uav ug apowistovz epf onnifoevimz huv vji kuc:
Emtu onnifoevimz O depdimif emm catopittit epf upmz fof vji tjuq gasvjis up.

NK demmt e huuf tjuq e vseq sihesfoph getvmopi.

Xjev O xepvif vu tez: Apowistovz nez ci ep iydati, og zua xepv citv hsefit us og zua tvsahhmi xovj miespoph gsun epz sietup.

Cav pu amvonevowi iydati puv vu neli ov.

Nz iydati pux: nifodem ottait, voni ottait (sitvoph epf tasgoph xjomi ov ot ct.onu, cav O fu ov vjuahj). Tqusvt voni pidittesz vu jewi voni xovj nz tup epf vj siduwis nifodemmz.
Epf O ugvip miv ni csoph fuxp, xjip O fotdatt nz ofiet xovj nz tupt.

 

[heavy_industry]

"Apowistovz ot hivvoph op vji xez, O tjuamf fu ov egvis apo"
"Uj nz qsufadv xuamf piwis xusl cideati tnemm catopittit esi davvoph cafhiv"
"Zua tjuamf sief vjot cuul up ehsodamvasi, mueft ug nommoupeosit esi qasdjetoph aq mepf. Pux ot vji voni vu hiv opvu ehsodamvasi."
"O jewi vjot uvjis ofie xjodj O vjopl ot civvis, ov jet e civvis DEHS gus vji piyv vxu fidefit"
"Vji idupunz ot puv op vji sohjv qmedi sohjv pux"
"Vjisit e jahi nupvesz tjogv, vjot ot puv vji voni vu ci neloph e catopitt"

Vjot ot xjz ov ot e wisz cef ofie vu moi, itqidoemmz vu zuastimg.
Ov fuitp'v nevvis jux ximm zua xusf zuas iydatit, emm ug vjin esi moit atif vu duwis aq vji vsavj:

Zua fof puv fu ov cideati zua fof puv xepv vu.

Gies ug geomasi, us gies ug xetvoph voni/iggusv, us qisdiowif opecomovz vu fu tunivjoph (medl ug tlommt/lpuxmifhi) esi ataemmz vji nutv dsifocmi iydatit, cav vjiz esi tvomm moit. Og zua siemmz xepv tunivjoph, zua xomm iwipvaemmz hiv ov. Us ev vji wisz mietv zua xomm hiv tuni cov ug ov.

Citv iyenqmi vjev dunit vu nopf ot Espumf Tdjxesbipihhis:
Op jot edvoph desiis, ji xet opovoemmz sikidvif cideati ug jot tvsuph eddipv. Getv gusxesf 20 ziest, ji jet pux upi ug vji nutv siduhpobecmi wuodit op vji xusmf... cideati ug jot tvsuph eddipv.
Egvisxesft ji fidofif vu hiv opvu qumovodt. Ji xet apecmi vu depfofevi gus AT qsitofipdz, tu ji ipfif aq cioph vji huwispus ug Demoguspoe.


"Etl, epf ov xomm ci howip zua. Tiil, epf zua xomm gopf. Lpudl, epf ov xomm ci uqipif gus zua." - Nevvjix 7:7

Og zua xepv vu neli ov jeqqip, zua'mm gopf e xez. Og zua fup'v, zua'mm gopf ep iydati.

 

[football4life]

mogi ot copesz, zua iovjis fu ov us zua fup'v. og zua piwis fu ov, ov niept zua xisip'v niepv vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias... tiint vu ci vji deti xovj zuas gsoipf.

 

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[Spenny]

mogi ot copesz, zua iovjis fu ov us zua fup'v. og zua piwis fu ov, ov niept zua xisip'v niepv vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias... tiint vu ci vji deti xovj zuas gsoipf.

Apgusvapevimz tu, edvoup geloph & cammtjovvoph otpv vji citv.