Hi I’ve lost count of the number of times someone has booked to attend my free workshop event with a friend or business partner who has an excuse not to make it for the event… There was a last-minute issue that they had to deal with… Feeling under the weather… My car had broken down, so I am waiting for the AA… This is followed with the comment: you go anyway, and tell me if it was any good… There is always that
business partner or friend… Or perhaps for you it’s a family member… You know who I’m talking about here… That friend who always says they’re going to do something, but you know they’ll forget until the
next time the subject comes up… The flaky, unreliable one that you are never too sure if they are serious about starting a business… You know they mean well… But at the same time, you know they’re not someone you can really rely on when push comes to shove… With friends like this… Although you probably get on with them on a personal level… There will always be an element of distrust involved with every communication you have with them… It’s not that you think they’re dishonest in anyway… But when
they say something, you almost expect them to break that promise or go against their word in some form… You just don’t take them seriously…. It’s one thing when you have this kind of relationship with your friend or family member… But when you have this kind of relationship with yourself, it could stir up a whole world of trouble… Here’s what I mean… And it’s something we’ve probably all done at some point… You know when you make yourself a promise… Something that you’re going to do by a specific time… Something you commit to completing or achieving… But then, when it comes down to it, you give yourself some lame excuse for why you can’t do it today… You stop taking yourself
seriously… It won’t happen consciously and you probably won’t even realise it. But when you break your own promises, you’re sending a very destructive message out into your subconscious… Think about it… You’ll say things like… “I’ll start my diet on Monday…” Or… “Tomorrow morning I’ll get up early and go for a run…” Or… “I will attend Recruitment Startup’s workshop event so that I can take starting my own home-based recruitment agency more seriously.” Every time you say something like that and don’t stick to it, you’re letting yourself down… You’re becoming that unreliable friend that no one really takes seriously… And all of a sudden… The next time you make a promise to yourself
your subconscious brain will kick in and say; “You said that last week, but you never do…” And you’ll even start to believe it… … All I’m saying is that when you commit to doing something for yourself and for your business, stick to it. No excuses!... Start taking yourself more seriously… Finally, don’t let anyone, including yourself hold you back from fulfilling your dream… ...of being your own boss is the result of being true to yourself… If you are looking for inspiration, we’ve got the solution right here… | 
