Do you have dreams that keep getting
pushed to the side, and every time they are
revisited you make another excuse as to
why it’s not the right time to chase them?
Successful entrepreneurs all have one
thing in common -- they pushed the
excuses aside, not their dreams.
While there are countless excuses, these
six in particular are both horrible and
unfortunately common -- and you should
not let them stand in the way of your
entrepreneurial dreams.

1. “I’m too old.”
You are never too old to accomplish
anything that you set your mind to. The
media tends to highlight young
entrepreneurs and founders -- a headline
about an Ivy League college student
creating a successful company is going to
receive more media attention than a
headline about an entrepreneur in his or
her early 40s that launched a successful
venture out of the garage.

Mark Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook in
his Harvard dorm room and Evan Spiegel
co-founded Snapchat while at Stanford --
but there have also been plenty of
successful companies founded by older
entrepreneurs. Reid Hoffman was 35 when
he co-founded LinkedIn, and Henry Ford
was 45 when he created the Model T. Age
is just a number -- not an excuse.

2. “I’m scared.”
There isn’t a single entrepreneur that
wasn’t scared -- anyone saying otherwise
is flat-out lying to your face. You have to
take that fear and use it as motivation
rather than let it stop you. When it comes
down to it there is only one thing you
should be scared of -- not reaching your
dreams.
Know what’s scary? The thought of
someone else coming to market with your
idea in the future and you kicking yourself
daily for not pursuing your dreams. Now
that's scary, right?

3. “I don’t have money.”
Reality check: you are never going to have
enough capital unless you are Apple and
have $194 billion cash to spend . Every
business can always use additional
funding. Look a Uber -- it is valued at
approximately $50 billion and currently
raising between $1.5 and $2 billion .
Don’t let limited funds stop you --
bootstrap your growth and make sure that
your business model generates revenue
fast enough to keep you above water.

4. “I don’t have connections.”
This is not a valid excuse today -- social
media makes it possible to connect with
almost anyone. Introductions and
connections can sprout from a single
Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn message. In
fact, some of the most influential
entrepreneurs and business personalities
are more accessible than you might think.
You can also use website contact forms
and email addresses. If you send a
message through a website form the
intended recipient is going to see it --
whether they respond or not depends on
your message. Anything that comes
through my company’s website addressed
to me gets forwarded to me -- it doesn’t
necessarily mean I respond to all of them,
but I do read them.
You might have to kick some doors down,
but if you are willing to work, you can
make connections. Truthfully, anyone
claiming that they aren't making any
connections isn’t working hard enough.

5. “I don’t have time.”
Every single person on this planet has 24
hours in his or her day. You can’t buy any
extra -- it is on you to use your time
efficiently. Want to start a business on the
side while working your full-time job? You
just have to prioritize your time away from
work.
Wake up early in the morning and work on
your business or skip happy hour and go
home and work hard through the evening.
The people claiming they don’t have time
are the same people sleeping in every
morning and going out every night
socializing for hours. If you want it bad
enough, you will find the time.

6. “I might fail.”
Failure sucks and it's always a possibility
-- there’s no avoiding that. There is also a
chance that you could get into a car
accident on your commute tomorrow --
are you going to let that possibility stop
you from reaching your destination? Of
course not.
“You miss 100 percent
of the shots you don't
take.” -- Wayne Gretzky

This list just begins to scratch the surface
-- what are some other horrible excuses
that you have heard? Add yours to the list

Source: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/246744