In today's episode, we're going to talk about why your important sounding excuses are killing your dream.

We're going to break down what an important sounding excuse actually is, what it sounds like in real day-to-day life,

and why convincing yourself that you don't have the money or the time to pursue your dream is actually putting you in a worse position than you would be in

otherwise. Not to mention, it can be very expensive. We'll also talk about why you can't make

these kinds of decisions in isolation and not have it negatively impact your family. I know it

sounds dramatic, but you'll see what I mean in just a moment. And by the end of the episode,

hopefully you will be inspired to take some steps and it sounds dramatic, but you'll see what I mean in just a moment. And by the end of the episode,

hopefully you will be inspired to take some steps in the direction of your unique path and purpose.

Okay, let's get into it. Why are your important sounding excuses killing your dream?

When we talk about hiding behind responsibility, usually there are some important sounding excuses that are being floated, that are giving us reasons not to move forward on something

that perhaps our heart has been nudging us to do. And as you may know, I've been coaching people

in getting their dreams across the finish line for over three years in different iterations.

And by far, the most common important sounding excuses or traps or whatever you want to call them

that people fall into when it comes to giving themselves permission to pursue their goal or their

dream or their heart-led nudge, usually it's something having to do

with money, it's something having to do with the kids or this idea that they're too busy or

they don't have enough time. Now, with the money excuse, when we peel back the layers around

whether they're thinking they don't have it, they can't afford it, they need to save,

whatever the thing is, usually it comes down to a perception of value. And we all do this.

You know, when we hear about an opportunity or when we consider pursuing something that we've

been wanting to do for a long time, we tend to do this sort of back up the napkin math.

And more often than not,

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