The Difference Between Excuses and Explanations
Being excused removes culpability; offering an excuse isn’t the same thing. If my gale-force sneeze catches you directly between the eyes, you may excuse (forgive) me if I was totally caught off guard. I’m guilty as a cat caught with a parakeet feather between her teeth, but I’m far more embarrassed than you are annoyed. […]
Judging Others – “I’m okay, you’re horrible.”
Most folks believe they’re good people, excusing failures because “I meant well.” After all, isn’t everyone an imperfect screw-up on occasion? If only we judged others the way we judge ourselves. “Human nature seems to endow people with the ability to size up everybody in the world but themselves.” – John C. Maxwell Everyone blows […]