Entitlement Mentality: " Why I deserve to be lazy"

Few things torque me as much as excuses people make not to be in regular training.
You could call this a rant if you'd like, but it's just an article on the ways that people sabotage their own progress, and feel justified in doing so.
Everyone who trains other people ususally hears some version of the following:

• I don't have time
• I have kids
• I'm too old
• I don't have time
• I'm too out of shape
• I don't have time
• School just started
• I don't have time
• School just ended
• I don't have time
• It's almost ___________________ (fill in your choice of holiday)
• I don't have time
• I really should, but

With a little embellishment/humor you could add to this list, I'm sure. We've all heard some "good" ones.
Hopefully, we haven't used them ourselves.
All joking aside, why do people allow themselves to be their own worst enemy when it coms to their health & fitness?
One reason I've found that covers much of this is what called "Entitlement Mentatlity". It kind can be applied a lot of different ways, but here we're talking about the "right" to miss training.
The truth of the matter is, it is a very thin veil for laziness, period.
Since it is the time of year collectively called "the holidays", let's look at what that really means.
Now, don't get me wrong, I think holidays have significance and are a great time time to be with those you love.
Let's take a popular one, Thanksgiving, for example. That was on a Thursday so there was no reason people couldn't go in to workout on Friday, right? How many people showed up at your gym that day? Of course, you showed up so I'm not even going to ask that question.
Get this, they didn't come in to train on Saturday either. So now, they out-did themselves eating and drinking on Thursday and missed several days of training right after that.
You know that isn't conducive to progress, but they think it's nomal and right.
So between Halloweeen and New Years, the stealth pounds have crept in and lodged in the bellys, thighs, hips, and butts of people across America. These same people will probably seek you out for weight-loss later (maybe, not that they will actually listen to you).
That's just one example.
How about people who work late, are they justified in missing workouts regularly?
Nope! Not when a good 20 minute workout is available.
"But I worked hard today. I just want to eat dinner, relax, watch some TV, and go to bed. Tomorrow is another day."
Once again, they feel okay with this way of thinking. The fact that they are taking blood pressure medicine, anti-depressants, and are border-line diabetic doesn't seem to bother them because they've earned the right to relax.
I could elaborate on each of the above excuses, but I won't right now.
It's sufficient to know that they all have a common base of convenient, yet "acceptable" falsehood. The entitlement mentality really is a form of self-delusion and rationalization for laziness.
If you are a trainer/coach, how do you deal with this mindset?
If you are a fitness enthusiast/athlete, how do you keep yourself out of it?
Those who know how to do this are worlds ahead of others in their quest for optimal health and fitness.