No Excuses

There once was a women named CeeCee,  who worked for five years building her business, largely by word of mouth, one satisfied client at a time.  She had the location of her dreams and was doing work that she was passionate about.  One day, a loyal client offered CeeCee a great opportunity to speak to a group that was an exact match with her target group.  CeeCee was flattered and immediately recognized the potential.

As the day for the event grew near, I asked CeeCee, “are you ready and are you excited?”  The barrage of excuses that  followed was unexpected.  CeeCee explained how busy she was, how bad the timing was, how exhausted she would be, etc.  She had canceled the event with short notice and when I looked at this otherwise strong and confident women, I saw only fear.  Not in her eyes, because she didn’t look at me as she rattled off her excuses, but it was all over her face and in her voice.  This was not fear of failure; it was fear of success!! Of all the obligations she mentioned, this speaking engagement was the only one that had the possibility to change her life, or at least, leap her business forward.

What excuses do you make for walking away from your shot at success? Take a look at this video and you might see that your fear of success is a luxury problem?

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