Every single one of us has things in our life that are a valid excuse for why we can't do the thing we want to do.

Why can't you pursue that dream? Why can't you start that business? Why can't you go back to school? Why can't you take that on?

We have responsibilities and people who are counting on us. We've got a day job. We've got bills to pay. When you see the slogan that's like hashtag no excuse like yeah

There are excuses that are very valid and compelling and anybody who hurt them,

anybody who heard your excuse if you were like,

well, I really want to do that thing,

but I've got to take care of my parents,

right?

Like, they're older and they didn't have money for retirement and it's part of my job to make sure that they're okay financially.

So I've got to stay in this job because I need it to help take care of them. Like, anybody would hear that and be like, yeah, that makes sense. I get why you can't

do the thing that you want to do. But the chapter is this encouragement of you have

really fantastic excuses for why you can't pursue the dream of your heart. But why on earth would you let that stop you?

Hi, I'm Rachel, and in this show, we talk about everything. Life and work, health and healing, relationships with others and with ourselves. These are stories for the seekers. These are conversations for the curious. This is the Rachel Hollis Podcast. Hello everyone. It's Rach. It's a new episode. I mean there's a lot going on guys. There's a lot going on guys. There's a new episode. I mean, there's a lot going on, guys. There's a lot. I hope I didn't also start

last Monday's episode in the same way, but life feels a little wild. Is it anyone else out there right now you're listening to this on the way to school or work or trying to get your life together and you're just like, oh, right, we're going to breathe through this. This is an opportunity to breathe through the. all the sudden because it's so chaotic I'm afraid like what if I didn't

hit record on this properly so one second I'm just gonna check I hit it properly I need to

trust myself lots has happened since last week guys which feels

impossible because every week I sit down to do one of these episodes and I'm like I

don't have anything to tell the guys in this

instance you are the guys but I do and let's start with the fact that I

sprained my ankle and I've been limping for a week and for clarity I think it's important

to establish that I have never really sprained my ankle in my entire life.

I definitely thought that I had sprained my ankle,

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