Excuses or Opportunities?

Excuses are hard to talk about. They are hard to admit and even harder to overcome. Excuses surround our life and they are constantly In our way. A few of my life business building excuses are:

·         I don’t know how to do this.

·         I don’t want to be “that” person.

·         I’m not sure I can do this.

·         Do I want to make the time?

As I think about these excuses, I realize that these four excuses surround almost everything I do. From being  a parent, to working full-time, to training for Ragnar, to building a business. Sometimes things just fall into my lap and they work out. Such was Young Living. I intended to try oils and see what happened. I liked them. I wanted to try more. I want to share. Here I am. Last month I got a check for sharing that was about $300. For sharing, for not working very hard, for spreading my good news about Young Living Oils.

I like to share how the oils help in my life. I like to use them around other people. I like to diffuse them whenever I have people over. Yes, I use peppermint for my headaches. I put lemon, lavender, and peppermint on my kids when the wind blows allergens around. I diffuse cedarwood when I sleep. But the real success stories come from the things I least expect. When I use Grow and Friends together at an event and make a new friend. When I use Faith on my wrists at church and feel my faith grow. When I am able to use oils to make someone feel better, sometimes physically (TummyGize on my son) or emotionally (Stress Away on a stressed friend).

When I think about the excuses I have, I try to remind myself of the times I’ve overcome them. When I found a way to train for my Ragnar Race despite working full-time. The way that my husband was able to support me in that 100%. The way the weather held and there was always a safe place for me to run. The way my teammates all came together to complete the goal. And I know I can do it again. In whatever I set out to do. 

I'm choosing to transform excuses into opportunities. To take these 'weaknesses' and make them into strengths. To learn how to do something, and to do it.