Why Do People Make Excuses?

     This is an age old question that the majority of Network Marketers leaders are constantly asking. I believe that most people who make excuses truly don’t take the time to listen to themselves on why they are making those excuses in the first place. To me, excuses are modified lies that excuse-makers tell others so that they can look good, because they know that they should be doing something that they don’t want to do. WHOA!! Now that is a mouth full, but let me explain what I mean.

     I remember shopping in a Walmart during the Christmas season. After I finished shopping, I preceded to checkout my items on one of the checkout lanes. The cashier for the lane I was on was a lady. This lady appeared extremely tired as if she had been working for two days. I felt sorry for her so I kindly asked her if she was okay. She replied, “Yes I am, I’m just very tired because this is my second job and I just had a long day at my first job.” Since I am a Network Marketer, I offend her an opportunity to work with me in my company part-time in which she can set her own hours and make the same amount of money she was making at her second job. Immediately, she replied, “No thanks, I will be okay once I get some rest.” 

     Why do you think this happened? Not because she didn’t have the potential to work part-time in my company, set her own hours, and still make the same amount of money the she was currently making at her second job. No, that’s not why at all. The true reason is because she hasn’t been beat up enough in her current situation to cause her take action and change what she was doing. In other words, she was comfortable where was at that particular moment of her life. The moment she becomes sick and tired of her current conditions is the ONLY moment when she would be willing to change her situation; not before. 

     This is what happens with some of our teammates who don’t show up at meeting, conference calls, and other training and business building events. They prefer to give us excuses instead of doing what they should be doing to achieve success. It’s only because they comfortable in their current condition to the point where they don’t want to make any changes. Network marketing leaders should understand that if excuse-makers don’t want to make the change for a better life for themselves; you can’t change it for them. Your only job is to move on and work with the ones who don’t make excuses, but are willing to make the necessary changes for a better life. This reduces your frustration and betters you chances of achieving success.