No More Excuses—Overcoming Fear, Resistance, and Just Showing Up

Welcome back to The Double Duty Agent Podcast! Today’s episode is a little different, and I’ll be giving you some straight talk—delivered with care and candor—about the excuses that are holding you back and how to break through them. This episode was inspired by a real conversation I had with an agent who felt completely stuck, convinced they had run out of options. But here’s the truth: You haven’t run out of options. You’ve just run into resistance. Resistance disguises itself as logic, obstacles, and valid reasons why you can’t move forward. But today, we’re calling it out and crushing it.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

-The 3 Root Causes of Excuses (Fear, Uncertainty, Lack of Purpose)
-Why fear of failing (not fear of failure) keeps you from taking action
-How waiting until you’re “ready” is just an excuse
-The conversation with an agent that inspired this episode—and what they didn’t see about their resistance
-How to change your self-talk to move from stuck to successful
-Why growth and comfort do not coexist—and why that’s a good thing
-The 7-Day Challenge to push through your resistance and start taking real action NOW

The 7-Day “No More Excuses and Show Up” Challenge

If you truly want to break through your resistance, commit to this one-week challenge:

Day 1: Identify one thing you’ve been putting off because of resistance.
Day 2: Replace your top excuse with an action step.
Day 3: Take a small but bold move toward your goal.
Day 4: Seek support—message a mentor, coach, or accountability partner.
Day 5: Do something outside your comfort zone.

Day 6: Write down one big lesson from the challenge.
Day 7: Celebrate the action you’ve taken!

Download the free 7-Day “No More Excuses” Challenge Action Sheet at DoubleDutyPodcast.com

Excuses or Progress—Which Will You Choose?

At any moment, you have two choices:
 Make progress.
 Make excuses.

You can’t do both.

Are you going to keep making excuses, or are you going to start making progress?

Remember: 80% of success is just showing up.

So get out there and SHOW UP!

Your action items:  

Email Me at Carla@CarlaHasTheKey.com and tell me:

• What’s the one thing you’ve been putting off because of resistance?
• What’s the excuse that keeps coming up for you?

Join the Discussion: Comment inside the Double Duty Agent community (https://www.facebook.com/groups/kwdualcareer ) and share your 7 day Challenge actions.

Download the 7-Day Challenge Action Sheet: Head over to DoubleDutyPodcast.com and grab it.

If you need more support, email me and let’s book a coaching session and work through the resistance that’s holding you back.

If you found value in today’s episode, please leave a 5-star review and share it with another agent who could benefit. Together, we can grow our community, support each other, and rise together. Until next time, keep showing up, striving, and building the life and business you’ve been dreaming of and keep RISING as a Double Duty Agent!