Up until recently I believed the lies that my dad told me: I am a loser. Well, God has called. We are moving to your area and going for it. As a matter of fact, I sent Dr./Pastor David a package of stuff so we can get the ball rolling.
Mike Constantin 559-816-1818
Money.
I have not been able to allow God to have full control of me.
Fear.
I'm afraid to upset my parents
Others opinions, their need to tear down my life to make themselves feel better.
adequate training and preparation
My apathy and the apathy of my peers
Still workin on it. Haven't given up yet.
I won't make any money, and I'm scared
Authority...plain and simple. The people that have the power to say i'm not good enough or strong enough or smart enough or beautiful enough...They hold me down...and probably always will...
almost no one truly believes in me. dont get me wrong people want whats best for me and want me to succeed but i know if i were to tell them what i want to do and how low paying of a job it would be, all i would hear is how do you expect to live off that amount of money. people want whats best for me or is it really what they think is best for me. Thats why i dont tell any one my dreams or talk about my self. that way no one can tell me i cant!
It's so ingrained in my brain to listen to the authority figures in my life, that disagreeing with them makes my stomach turn and I can't bring myself to do it.
I'm afraid to upset my parents
I've been told it's time to grow up, get a job, get married, make money and kids and other people happy.
my anxiety and my medicantio dependancy.
Procrastination.terrible terrible procrastination. I made freakin' banoffee pie..?!
I have to finish college and get a 'real job.'
I don't have one
21 years of hearing i need to be able to pay for my own health insurance when i graduate college.
Too risky.
I can't seem to form the words, what if they think I'm stupid or making too big of a deal out of little things, ridicule.
I have a mortgage to pay, a cat to feed, and a husband to support . . . Oh, and a 17 year old Tercel that needs repairs. Sigh.
Were I to attempt such a thing, I would lose so many of my friends. Were I to leave, they would take her side, and she would come to hate me. Then all of them would drift away, and I would miss them. Oddly, though I'm not anywhere near as close to them as I have been to others, I would miss them. I can't let that happen, no matter how happy it would make me.
Time! Obligation! My wife and five children. It's hard to write on the side and get much done. I can't justify taking my family through the possible misery of uncertainty with me. It isn't fair.
What if I'm not good enough? I can almost convince myself that I can't fail if I don't try in the first place. I'm too scared of falling out of love. I can't trust someone to love me madly, wildly.
In terms of the girl, I'm pretty unattractive. In terms of the world saving, it's too big, I'm too small, and things just don't work like that.
I am too young and poor to confront the world head on, and I'm currently busy trying to ensure a back-up plan by going through college.
FEAR, big big fear of getting stuck in some strange place with no money, food or prospects. Plus what am I going to do when that's over? I need a better education.
My family doesn't want me to go, or support that decision.
I'm afraid to give up all the comforts for that long in order to face uncertainty. But after some more research..Who knows?
I'm a salary addict
money & need to sell & pay off here first, hate "real jobs", money, and just....I don't know.
I am too attached to the things that don't matter.
direct opposition from family.
Laziness, well the first affects the 2nd and 3rd.
don't want to be ruthless ..too nice of a person
i am the product of my environment. specifically i am living the life my parents chose out of fear and slight mental masochism.
I'm very very capable of accepting the life that I currently have
Money, education, age
I'm too shy for words.
Apathy and fear
im afraid that ill get lonely and lazy, and want to go home.
no one wants to hear me
that my voice will sound wrong
No one will listen to me.
fear of repercussions
Money.
I don't have the money, the grades, or the drive to go to school for SO many years. I think I would burn out.
fear of other people's reactions.
need to get our lives together first.
i'm too young and not talented enough.
Lack of...no. Just plain lazy.
i do not have the money or the know-how, although i do have the dog. plus, there are things i need to do first, like get an education. i think mostly i am just scared.
family and girlfriend
i don't feel i have the capabilities to do so.
I have no money, my girlfriend isn't old enough, There's a lot of nostalgia in this old junk that's holding me back, and I don't know if my writing is good enough to publish
Family commitments require money and health benefits.
School, money, afraid, lazy.
im broke
Being scared of going into combat
It's hard saving up enough to move to L.A. with $7.00 an hour... and I'm scared of being alone.
Legal contract binding me.
I'm too young. What if the relationship fails? What if I'm not talented enough? What if I can't make any money.
I am too scared of getting hurt
lack of money/funding and bad credit score.
I'm 15 and don't have enough experience yet.
i was married to someone who didn't have dreams and didn't want me to have mine, so i lost him and changed my life. no more excuses.
A chance of a cock up and wasting my time, if not proffessional life, is far greater then that of success.
I don't have the money to take the classes.
It seems to hard. I guess it just is easier to continue with the life I am living now, even if I'm not truly happy.
i'm scared he doesn't like me, or does.
Not enough money to move from St. Louis to LA. Go figure.
Shyness and age.
Fear of failure and not being good enough.
I'm very scared of both and I don't think I can afford to take the risk to do either
i haven't accumulated enough knowledge about botany and hunting, and i haven't found the right wilderness yet.
I just don't believe that I can compete and make it happen
I'm scared of anyone finding out what I'm really like so I push them all away.
I would risk my career as a salaried employee of such a corporation.
I'm afraid of ridicule for making mistakes.
I have a family to support and I cannot risk the financial impact of my dream taking "too long" to become a reality.
the funding to do it and taking the risk at my age, 56.
Neither I nor my family has any money to make my dreams reality...
I have Bipolar and an IQ of 110. Not enough to overcome the disabling mental illness AND succeed in school at the same time. So far, I'm going to community college.
I dont have money and I dont know how to trust
No one wants me. :(
I am scared that I am not as good as I know I am.
I don't know what he'd think about the idea.
I'm afraid that I don't write well enough.
Since I'll get the health problems regardless of my activity level, I might as well not do anything.
I don't know how to, or who to trust.
we're both introverted, and he just started dating this one girl.
I'm afraid of change and of the unknown
I waited too long to start it, was too scared, and too young to realize how easy it was to chase the starts.
I'm afraid 8 years of bulimia has made me undesirable, unhealthy, and barren.
I'm a size 18 and not exactly gorgeous. I can't afford to go into an acting program anywhere.
Actually, that is exactly what I am doing. I was scared the whole time getting here, and I am still scared, but sometimes you just have to do it scared.
Failure. I have tried, and tried so many to times to succeed at anything, to wind up failing at it... So then I make excuses why I wont' try something new, saving myself from the dreaded feeling again.
that i am not strong enough and i am not pure enough for him
I've been afraid of people not accepting these views; Also i've been afraid of being wrong. But I am testing every theory and letting the Spirit lead me. But with God on my side, Who can stand against me?
Fear of failure in my own eyes, the eyes of my family, and in the eyes of the community. But I feel that it is what God wants me to do.
Fear of opening up the part of me that can write this book.
Despite the fact that I have been told my music is quite good, I have a crippling fear that it isn't. That fear is nurture by my daily experiences living in Nashville and being surrounded by peers that truly are some of the best in the world...and finding most of the people in the "business" are VERY hard to impress...
That everyone else is wrong, and I have no talents or gifts.
My wife.
My excuse is simple--what if I am not a "born to be" person? I know so many people who have always known who they were or what they were great at--"born to be" people. I am scared that I am not great at anything--I am good at lots of things, but am great at nothing that I know of???
I have been distracted off course, discouraged by not meeting other Christians, and trying to not be so exhausted from working so much to pay bills. I spent all my savings traveling and going to a Bible college, then moved to Nashville and have just worked since. I haven't had very many experiences where Jesus is welcome to do much around here. Hardly any encounters have been ones where I feel like God showed up in the marketplace. When I've visited services I leave crying all the way home grieved that it's all about someone's ministry, not ministering. I have gotten to the place where I've settled into waiting for God to revive me now.
I am too shy. I can't get this message out. I need someone else's help (someone else to do it for me).
I am always the "responsible" one. Work at dreadful govt job I despise, am the person everyone calls to solve problems/vent. Not much time left over for me. Although I have taken steps to leave "career", I am terrified of not being able to take care of my financial obligations.
Doubt that I am smart enough
Don't know how to get into the recording industry. Feel that I'm too old to start.
Not sure how to start to market myself. Afraid of taking that first step. Not believing in myself, that i am good enough
I am not successful enough yet
Just being scared of his answer and that he might not care.
I carry a lot of baggage from past church experiences and I'm not over them yet.
Can't decide what I want to be when I grow up. . . . .
Taking the first step!!!!
Everytime I put the dream aside for whatever reason financial lack of a business/spiritual heck any kind of partner, God brings it right back into the forefront! I am doing and praying all I can right now to bring this dream to fuition!!
too many to count on my fingers.
recording costs, equipment problems, living in a very remote area etc.
I've always been the "serious" one.
Oh - to be able to think quicker on my feet.
Unfortionately, I have been financially unable to ever own a home of my own for myself and my children. It has always been a dream of mine to provide security for us. Now the kids are grown and gone and it's just me. At this point and time in my life, I'd still like to have the security of a home for the kids to come home to, and a loving husband to share time and family with.
I am living the dream, but as of yet I have not accomplished all of it. I know God has set my course and it will come at His perfect time.
Low paying job,no money left to travel.
Financial, logistical, and legal barriers.
I'm too old to go back to school. I don't have enough money to pay for school. How can I work and still go to school? Who is going to watch my kids while I'm in school? I can't "talk" to people. I don't know how to begin the course I need to get on to go to school. Where would I start?
Financial, logistical, and legal barriers.
My weight and low self esteem.
there are too many laws that protect us ,yet hurt us or keep us from being the caring people we want to be. We have to be "within the laws or rights of people, when often it is those people we need to reach. I need the answer
Being heavy in debt due to business problems taxes,high fuel cost,and
slow paying customers. I am still praying for guidiance and the Lord is blessing me each and everyday by providing me with just enough to get by,I guess I'll just have to wait on the Lord.
I don't feel qualified enough on an educational level to do this and the same with approaching school boards. I am hoping once I finish my masters I will feel worthy enough.
Don't feel talented enough, too much of a risk, I like the security of a steady paycheck (even though it's barely enough).
Why does the world need another "me" put there in the way?
Not enough hours in the day.
My dreams seem self serving and unnecessary as I'm really doing alright in my current status. I'm not sure what God intends for me,
The obvious--money, distractions, time, organization, planning. I try to make my dreams come true and have confidence that, just like everything, when God knows that I am ready, it will all happen or perhaps he has something better in mind! I can't say I've been disappointed by living through faith.
I can think of all kinds of things: family, kids, money, BILLS, but all these are probably just a front for the REAL reason, which is I'm afraid of failure in an industry that's already fickle.
I'm terrified. What if I make the wrong choice? How do I know for sure that it's right? What if something better comes along? Will I be able to stand by the choice I made already?
I do not have the training nor the finances to explore the world of photography. I have "a good job" and time limitations. There are plenty of photographers out there and some are out of business. (This list could be lengthy...)
Not sure how to start, fear of failure
What if I don't make it in the new dream? I'm not living large now, but I'm almost comfortable. I could end up a lot worse off.
It will come true, just waiting on God to make it happen.
Too busy making ends meet...( yeah, right..) I don't really know...apathy, maybe...or just plain old fear, disguised as a "responsible" life
money...how will i pay for school and pay support myself while i am there
how do i get started and what will i say?
where do i start...what can i offer i have little money or time to offer...but i do have other skills...but where do i start
wow...it's different everyday...not enough time, money...but secretly i think i fear i will be good at it...and be forced out of my comfort zone
Competing priorities and demands placed on my resources: time, money, and energy.
I'm not sure how to get started, plus my family depends on my income.
Too little faith. I'm afraid God's idea of success and mine are too different.
I'm so scared to just quit the Corporate job and throw myself into the three dreams I have full-time because I worry I can't pay the bills, have food, a roof over my head yet I see people taking leaps of faith all the time - why can't I? God PROMISES to take care of my needs yet I hold on to the dead-end job and dabble at the gifts I'm given. Pray for me!!!
I'm scared to pieces. I have great ideas and then come up with reasons why it won't work.
The main excuse is that I just haven't done it yet, but part of it is fear that I can't do it at all and that I would never get my message across, and no one will be able to experience the place that I see in my dreams.
excuse 101
My time constraints and I lack being as effective like I would like to be. I could use more IQ.
I became too broke and I had to look towards necessities like food, water, and shelter...which meant...back to corporate America.
Financial stability
Fear of falling of the ladder and losing skills; becoming obsolete.
1.1. My excuses...
1.1.1. A viable business idea that seems to grab folks attention
1.1.2. Enough capital ($'s) to keep the wheels turning
1.1.3. Takes away from time spent with family (Business trips, long hours)
1.1.4. Support from family & friends.
1.1.5. Too comfortable where I am in my layzboy. (Can't get any better than this attitude!)
I know there are people who can help me accomplish my dreams, and i'm not afraid to approach them....but I don't know how to find them.
Time: Day to day details of life....cooking, cleaning, commuting, etc....eat up so much time and energy that little is left to pursue dreams.
i have stuff holding me back and dont know how to let them go
They don't allow girls in.
I've been scared to try thinking I wouldn't be perfect or great at it.
I've been told I don't have the education I need, so I just gave up
money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't marry my chilhood sweetheart
I want to start my own business, but I don't know how?