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5 Most Destructive Phrases in Business
　　
How often have you been in a productive business meeting only to have it come to a grinding halt because of something someone said? It happens all the time. A negative comment or a pessimistic concern can not only bring down morale, it can derail an entire strategy. I am convinced that there is no limit to what a team can accomplish if they were to eliminate these five destructive phrases.
　　不知這樣的事兒是不是經常在你工作中發生：你正在開一個高效的的商務會議，這時某人說了某句話使得整個會議戛然而止？這樣的事兒經常發生。一句負面的評論或者一句消極的擔憂不但會降低士氣，還會破壞整個策略。我相信，只要一個團隊可以避免講這五句糟糕的話，就沒什麼是他們沒法完成的了。
　　 
☒ 1. "I can't (fill in the blank)."　我不能（自行填空）。
　　Few other words in the English lexicon irk me more than the word "can't." Okay, technically, it is two words conjugated. Nevertheless, "can't" is a killer. It is one of the most commonly used ways of dodging and dishing off responsibility. It is just another way of saying "won't," as in "I won't do what I need to do to get it done." Remember, whether you think you can or think you can't...you're right.
　　字典上再也沒有什麼字比“不能”更令我厭煩的了。好吧，專業地說，這是由兩個字組成的。然而，“不能”是一個終結者，它是人們推卸和躲避責任的慣用詞。它只是“不想”的另一種說法，比如“我不想做某件我必須要做的事兒。”記住，不管你覺得你能還是不能，你都是對的。
　　 
☒ 2. "That's not the way it's done." 那不是這樣的。
　　Like every paradigm throughout history, at some point or another, things change. Conducting business status quo may keep you on the current trend, but to be a standout, you must do and think unlike anyone else. Great ideas and concepts come from disruptors who drive outside the lines, and nothing revolutionary ever came from doing things "the way they are done."
　　正如歷史上所有的範例一樣，世事常變，無物永駐。指導業務現狀或許能使你留在當前的潮流中，但你若是想脫穎而出，你的想法和做法就要與別人不同。那些偉大的想法和觀念來自那些不走尋常路的破壞者，沒有什麼革命性的創舉是按照事情“應該怎麼做”來做就能達成的。
　　 
☒ 3. "That's impossible."那不可能。
　　My dad once told me that the only thing that is impossible is for a man to have a baby. Everything else is in the realm of possibility. I replied by saying, "You can't make the sky green." He then proceeded to draw a picture and color the sky green. It was an exaggeration, but I got the point. We are limited only by the limitations we place on our own realm of possibility. And, by his rationale, even my dad was wrong. Arnold Swartzenegger had a baby.
　　我父親有一次告訴我，對男人來說唯一不可能的事情是生一個孩子，剩餘所有的事兒都是可能的。我回答他：“你沒法把天變綠。”接著他畫了一張圖，上面天空的顏色是綠色的。那是一種誇張的手法，但我領會了重點。我們只是被我們自己給自己設定的限制所限制住了。按照這個理論，即使我爸爸也錯了，阿諾德施瓦辛格就生了個孩子。（小編注：這裡是電影《威龍二世》的梗，電影裡的施瓦辛格因為一位科學怪人開發的生育藥劑而懷上了孩子。）
　　 
☒ 4. "If we only had money."只要我們有錢。
　　Many entrepreneurs and managers often dream and quip of the endless business possibilities we would have if only we had the flexibility of a huge financial war chest at our disposal. Unfortunately, you do not have Apple's $150M cash reserve, so get used to it. Remember, however, that even Apple started out in a garage with very little money.
　　很多企業家和管理者經常夢想和自嘲假如我們有巨量的可支配資金的話，我們會有多麼廣大的商業機會。不辛的是，你並沒有蘋果那樣的1億5千萬的現金儲備，所以習慣著點兒吧。記得，即使是蘋果，最初也只是憑藉一點點的資金從一個車庫裡起步的。
　　 
☒ 5. "The problem is (fill in the blank)."問題在於（自行填空）。
　　There are 7 billion people in the world. Of them, 6.999 billion of them are really, really good at identifying problems (note: that is not a scientific study). The rest are the successful business leaders who are really, really good at identifying solutions. The only time the word "problem" should come up in a meeting is if it is preceded with the words "I think I've have found a solution to the ..."
　　世界上有70億人。他們中至少有69.99億人非常非常善於認定問題（注：這不是啥科學統計）。剩下的那些人非常非常善於認定解決方案，而他們成為了成功的商業領袖。“問題”這個詞唯一應該出現的場合是在一個會議上，並且緊隨其後的是一句“我認為我們已經找到了如下的解決方案……”。

文章來源：職場最禁忌的5句話