藉口一箩筐 Excuses! Excuses!
【作者:取材自Catechetical Help / 顾美芬译】剪下一方暖和--喻道小故事 2013.11.17
Several years ago the Chicago Tribune reported that a business consultant surveyed 110 executives to find out what excuses they hear from their employees.
Heading the list was “It’s not my fault.” A close second was “It’s somebody else’s fault.”
Third was “Something else came up.” Fourth was “I didn’t have time,” followed by “We’ve never done it that way before.”
Other excuses were “No one told me to do it,” “No one showed me how to do it,” “I had too many interruptions ,” and “I’ll get to it later.”
Excuses don’t impress anyone, least of all God.
Where’s your priority ? That’s the question. “The way is too long, and the cross is too heavy,” is not the answer of someone who has love in his heart and knows his goal in his life.
字彚
Consultant 顾问
Executive 主管
Interruption 干扰，中断
Priority 优先秩序
好几年前芝加哥论坛报有这样一则消息，有位企业顾问针对一百一十位主管作调查，询问他们所听到的员工藉口有哪些。
名列第一的是「这不是我的错。」很接近第一的是「这是别人的错」。
第三名是「中间有别的突发事件。」第四名为「我没时间，」下面是「我们以前从来不这样做。」
其他的藉口还有「没人告诉我要做这个，」「没人教我怎么做，」「太多干扰的事，」以及「我等一下再去处理。」
藉口一箩筐，不会使任何人对你有好印象，更不会取悦神。
你的优先秩序是什么？这才是问题所在。「路途太遥远，十架太沉重，」这可不是心中有爱、生活有目标者的回答。
思考与应用
1. 你会不会很容易听出别人的藉口？
2. 如果常说藉口很难让人有好印象，应该怎样说才对呢？
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