Howdy again, friends, family, fiends, foes, and all you funky folks!
Let me share a bit of a problem with you: you’re at work, things are going smooth, and you’re feeling like the master of your domain. Then, out of nowhere, BAM — you mess up. I’m not talking about a little, “Oops, I forgot to print that one email,” kind of mistake. No, this one’s a doozy. Maybe you missed a deadline, sent out the wrong file, or botched a big presentation. Whatever it was, you’re left with that sinking feeling in your gut that says, “I screwed up.” It happened to me yesterday. I won’t go into the long humiliating details, but I was wrong, and it cost me a sale. No one here, thankfully got on me too much, but I feel it, in my wallet, and I feel like I let the team down.
So, what now? How do you make up for it? And more importantly, how do you let go of my gut-wrenching guilt?
First Things First: I Gotta Own It
There’s no use in dancing around the fact that I made a mistake. The worst thing you can do is try to hide it, or worse, blame someone else. You’ve got to own it — head on, and as I have learned in the past, do it as fast as you can, the longer it gets swept under the rug, the worse it gets. No excuses. I know, admitting you messed up is never fun, but it’s the first step toward…
