This question made me think this week…
What would you do in your business or career if you were really, really brave?
It was a text back and forth with one of my friends and even though I’d asked the question, it really made me think for a couple of reasons.
1) All of the things I wrote down were things I could actually do now
But most importantly
2) The next question that came up pretty much straight away was…why aren’t I doing them?
Cue a list of excuses…
The thing is excuses are sneaky little blighters as they feel like actual real life reasons…but they’re not.
I know this because of a game I lovingly called the ‘Million pound drop’
Here’s how it goes…
Think of something that you’d do in your business / career if you were brave.
Got it?
Now think of why you can’t do it.
OK…would you do it if I was going to give you £1 million??
If the answer is yes you’ve just caught yourself an excuse.
Because all the ‘reasons’ why you weren’t doing them have just literally vanished.
Give it a go, then see whether you can have a go at the things on your first list.