Stop Telling Me You Don’t Have Time

Stop telling me you don’t have time.

Stop telling me how busy you are.

Stop updating your Facebook account after you’ve complained about being too busy.

Stop telling me about your favorite show on television after you tell me you can’t figure out how to start your blog.

Stop making excuses for yourself–excuses are boring, and their contagious.

Stop worrying about everything–Jesus never worried, so you shouldn’t either.

Stop complaining about what you don’t have, and focus on what you do have.

Stop leaving your work for later, when you know in less than an hour, you could have it finished.

Stop putting the mundane aside to focus on the fun stuff–live like no one else today, so you can live like no one else tomorrow.

Stop being normal. Everyone around you is busy being normal, dreaming about the people who are abnormal.

Stop living in the future–all you have is the present, so do what you want to do now.

Stop telling me you don’t have time.


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  • http://www.lifeofasteward.com Loren Pinilis

    I hear you, man. It's all about priorities, and I think many times it's easier for us to just make excuses than it is to face the truth that our priorities are out of kilter.

    • NickThacker

      Amen, brother! This was written more to myself than anyone else, and it seems like if it's helpful to me, it might be helpful to others as well…

      Thanks for dropping by, Loren! How are things?

  • http://www.stellarmine.com Dilanka Wettewa

    Hey Nick:

    Dude, I think everyone is a bit of a expert when it comes to excuses. i mean I am. Speaking of which, the difficult part is not necessarily all of a sudden "stop making excuses" – I think most people would choose that option if it was possible.

    The problem is that everything that goes in your brain is interconnected in a very very strange way. It's just a big mess of personal issues, fears, upbringing, conflict of motivation, ego issues etc. all balled up and stuck in the proverbial mental pipes.

    So, your excuses could actually be just a symptom of something much deeper.
    I am certainly battling it myself.
    Thanks again for the quick brain food Nick :)
    Dilanka

    • NickThacker

      Hey Dilanka!

      I like the way you put it: "a big mess of personal issues, fears, upbringing, etc…" stuck in the mental pipes–ha.

      What do you mean by a symptom of something much deeper?

      Thanks for stopping by!
      Nick

  • http://danblackonleadership.com Dan Black

    I have found people who say they don't have time just don't know how to manage their time well. We all have 24 hrs in a day but not everyone maximizes those hours. Great post.

    • NickThacker

      Hmm, this is true Dan–although I do feel like it's becoming more of a default response to say, "I don't have time," as a sort of "gatekeeping" method. You know?

      Definitely true that there are people out there who don't truly understand how to manage their time, but I also think there are some things we ALL know that we just refuse to listen to, like: 1. Just getting started on something, knowing that the momentum will build, 2. Ignoring those things that act as "switches," like Facebook, Twitter, TV, etc., and 3. Not planning out our large-scale projects.

      I feel like we're often looking for the magic elixir of productivity. It's the new "diet pill" for production, and they want to find "the secret" that successful people have so obviously hidden from the rest of us.

      They don't realize (or don't believe) that it's really about will power–sitting down and doing what they know is right!

      Dan, thanks for stopping by–come back soon!
      Nick

      • http://danblackonleadership.com Dan Black

        I wanted to say one point from what I have seen. Both are true though. Looking forward to future posts.