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How To Stop Making Excuses And Get Things Done

Can you think of three letters that could ruin your life? I can: B-U-T. This one tiny word is insidiously easy to use. With it, we can explain away all the things in our lives that aren’t the way we want them to be.

By Faith Moore4 min read
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We can rationalize our situation to make ourselves think that achieving our dreams is impossible — not even worth trying. With almost no effort at all, we can “prove” that we’re stuck right where we are, with no possibility of changing our situation. It’s easy. The only problem is, it’s making us miserable.