How Do You Differentiate Between Reasons and Excuses? Seeking Insights for My Presentation

Reasons Vs Excuses

Dear friends, I have to give a presentation at our Annual Meeting. The topic assigned to me is "Reasons Vs Excuses." I need your help in this regard.

Thanks,

Abhilash

Hi Abhilash,

I must admit that you have a rather challenging task on hand, and that is also the reason why you must make a good attempt at taking it on with optimism and determination. Let me share with you a few points on how I interpret the two terms, and hopefully, you will get some pointers on how to build up your assignment.

Reasons:
- They are proactive responses.
- Have a logical and rational build-up.
- Offer an outline to rework/salvage a situation.
- Seek to explain rather than justify.

Excuses:
- Are an escapist mechanism.
- Twist facts to suit the situation.
- May ignore inconvenient truths.
- Focus is on justifying rather than on getting solutions.

I am sure you can think of a few more features of both and then elaborate on each point. Best wishes for your presentation.

Dear friend, excuse me for attaching some food for thought if it doesn't help you.

Regards,
Kumar.s.