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Definition:

Excuse: 1. Try to lessen blame attaching to (person,act); forgive. 2. serve as reason to judge (person, act). 3. (often+from) grant exemption to noun justify offence. 2 apology

The context I’m using this is in, you’ve been asked to do something, it either hasn’t been done correctly or it hasn’t been done at all, the first thing that many people do is to make an excuse. They only work once, so why bother using them at all?

Put forward a solution to make sure that you do the task correctly, for example making sure that you have the proper tools for the task. If you haven’t got the necessary tools then ask for them, don’t make an excuse especially if it was an important task.

Definition:

Blame: 1. Assign fault or responsibility. 2. (on+) assign responsibility for (error etc.) to noun 1. responsibility for bad result. 2. blaming; attributing of responsibility

We are quick to blame others for our own misfortunes.  For example if you are the manager of your department and something goes wrong. Don’t blame those that report to you, the buck stops with you, as they are doing what you ask of them. If that’s the way you work maybe you need to take a long hard look at yourself and think am “I cut out for management?”

Definition:

Mistake incorrect idea or opinion; thing incorrectly done, thought or judged

People will make a lot of mistakes in their life and career. What makes some people stand out is when they hold their hands up and admit they made a mistake, they don’t make an excuse for it, they don’t try and blame someone else for it.

These same people go away and learn from their mistakes and endeavour not to make the same one again.

Definition:

Diversify 1. make diverse; vary 2. (often + into) expand range of products 3. spread (investment) over several enterprises

Many people complain that they’re losing money, they do not know where the money is coming from to cover the rent and other living expenses. In most cases they have a single income stream which is akin to putting all of your eggs in a single basket, which is a big no no.

Identify your skills, then see where they can fit in other fields to bring you in additional income streams incase your main one dries up. If your skills are lacking in a certain area find a college course and enhance those skills.

Learn to diversify, those who stay in the same field fearing to venture out will be left behind trying to play catch up for the rest of their lives.

Acronym Buster:

OED = Oxford English Dictionary

I came up with this  idea literally about 20 minutes ago whilst sitting in the bath. I’m going to write a series of posts choosing words that appear in the OED (see Acronym Buster above) and apply them to  life.

I won’t be flicking through the pages of the OED, these words will just pop into my head and I’ll use them.

Not only will all these posts appear in a new category called OED all of these posts will be prefixed with [OED].

At the top of the page there will be the OED definition of the word, then I’ll apply it to a real life.  Some words I’ll link together and I’ll post the link to a previous post mentioning that word.

Let me know what you think in the comments as always.