Best Excuses to Procrastinate for Business Owners

I have definitely been procrastinating. It has been way too long since I added new content to my lens. My excuse is I have been soooooo busy getting ready for the launch of my newest venture. The International Association of Solopreneurs. We are running a give away go enter it's free. http://tinyurl.com/3ly3pk

If you studied how the successful deal with excuses you would dicover this: The excuses made by mediocre folks could but are not made by the successful person. Love to know your Thoughts...

I am perfecting my plan and then I will get started.

Many solopreneurs are looking to perfect something before they move forward. This is a fatal flaw. Waiting until everything is perfect is the perfect excuse...because perfect may never come. Take a risk and move forward without perfection.

Adopt my manta "Progress not perfection"

1. No I can't begin that marketing plan yet it is summer and the kids are home.

Okay, didn't you know you had kids when you started your business?

2. I will grow my business after I complete my research.

Exactly what piece of magic do you intend to find in your research that will make growth easier? Please recognize this is simply an excuse to give yourself permission to not take action. Stop getting ready to get ready.

3. A family member has been in the hospital.

I am not being mean spirited here, but do you believe P & G shuts down because the CEO has family in the hospital?

Folks every time you turn your business off to do something else with intentions of starting again later, you make it more difficult to get re-started. This creates unnecessary stress on yourself and your income. It is essential that you keep the momentum going at some level to prevent the peaks and valleys in your business. Make a commitment to yourself to prospect a minimum of 60 minutes each day. Regardless of the other commitments in your life you can find an hour.