Sunday, August 1, 2010

The Power of A Genuine Apology

It’s amazing how powerful a genuine apology can be when we’ve made a mistake.  There’s a strong impulse to want to diminish an apology by adding qualifiers, e.g., “I apologize…BUT...”  It’s usually better to avoid this impulse.  Here’s an example of a real apology:  “I’m sorry.  It was MY fault.  I was wrong.  Please forgive me.”

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