Psychological Barriers vs. The Need for Change

Many a times we create psychological barriers against ourselves to give excuses that prevent us from changing towards good. Things like "I'm not ready", "Too busy to seek knowledge", "I'm too sinful and therefore I shouldn't advise others", "My knowledge is too shallow, I'm not ready to do da'wah", "too difficult", "If God has decreed i'm like this, then what's the point?"

Trouble is, excuses like this are only heard when it comes to matters of religion or anything good. But do we make these excuses when it comes to matters of the dunya - like finding a job, starting a business, promoting their sales products, etc?
We don't, because we recognize the NEED for it.

If we recognize the value and the need to do something, we will put in the effort for it and overcome any obstacles that come in between.
If we don't recognize the need, we'll continue fishing for excuses.

If we have true iman and yaqin in the Allah and the Last Day, we will see the need.

A word of advice for tarbiyah of ourselves, and our families.

إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ 
“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they (first) change what is in themselves.” (Surah Ar-Ra’d 13:11)

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۖ فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ ﴿١٨٥﴾
"Every soul will taste death,
and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection.
So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire].
And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion." (Surah Al-Imran 3:185)