Making Excuses

• Lies: This is one of the worst types of excuses—a straight-up lie.
• Self-handicapping excuses: Such as “I don’t have the skills to do that”, or “That’s not my job.”
• Blame-shifting excuses: Instead of putting the blame on your lack of abiliti...

INFJs standards are incredibly high, about everything. There are very few people that they will make excuses for. But every once in a while someone special shows up and we make all the excuses they possibly can. INFJs want to see the good in them rather than the bad. They are loyal to the core an...

We make excuses and push aside our dreams. There’s just not enough time, money, etc.) And we start to hide behind those excuses. They’re safe. By becoming more cognizant of your brain’s tendency for using excuses, the better you will become at dismissing them.