Tremendous Tracey » rationalization

• Does This Excuse Make My But Look Big?

  Posted on April 03 2013

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  Spring is a time for rebirth and regeneration. Whether it’s cutting back the dead limbs in your garden or cleaning out your closets, it’s all about out eliminating the non-productive to make way for the fruitful and useful. It is just as important to weed your mind as it is your physical surroundings, and now is a great time to...READ MORE

  Tags: bad habits breaking bad habits discipline enabling excuses inertia making excuses motivation negative influences negative thinking personal responsibility productivity rationalization self-motivation Uncategorized waste

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• Manipulation with an expectation of vindication

  Posted on January 18 2013

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  “While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.” Stephen R. Covey This week international sports-cycling legend Lance Armstrong publicly admitted that he had doped during all seven of his Tour de France victories. This was after years of denial, lying during testimonies, and attacks on those who spoke the...READ MORE

  Tags: admission of guilt broken trust character consequences deceit deception end justifies the means ethical behavior ethiics forgiveness Fruit of the Poisonous Tree ill-gotten gains karma Lance Armstrong lying Machiavelli making amends manipultion Proverbs 10:2 punishment rationalization reputation restitution righteousness sin trust Uncategorized

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• Deconstructing the Bull

  Posted on December 13 2012

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  I recently attended a board meeting where the members discussed whether or not the organization should purchase a building. The overwhelming majority of the room was in favor of the acquisition based on the simple fact that “all the pieces had fallen into place” so how could this not be the desired course of action? Now I’ll admit that I’m...READ MORE

  Tags: clear thinking critical thinking deceit delisional discernment false truth falsehood falsity intentions leadership rationalization reasoning Uncategorized

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