How To Say You’re Sorry
- August 18, 2009
- 10,289 Views
Writer
Erin_Slucter
Music
Matt Wiggers
Voice Over Artist
Peter Coleman
Apologizing isn’t easy, but with the help of these tips, you’ll be out of the doghouse in no time.
You Will Need
- A conscience
- Humility
- A gift (optional)
Step 1: Explain your offense
Explain your offense to be sure you and the offended are talking about the same thing.
Step 2: Acknowledge the hurt
Acknowledge that the offended person is hurt, to respect their feelings.
Make things easier by bringing a thoughtful gift, such as flowers.
Step 3: Take responsibility
Take responsibility for your actions. Do not get defensive or offer excuses while taking responsibility.
Step 4: Say you’re sorry
Give a genuine apology. The last thing the offended person wants to hear is a bogus apology.
Step 5: Promise you won’t offend again
Promise you will never commit the offending action again, and stand by that promise.
Step 6: Ask for forgiveness
Ask the offended person to forgive you.
Did you know? The Apology was Plato’s retelling of Socrates’ speech responding to charges of corrupting youth.
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Comments (2)
I have made a mistake from which there seems to be no recovery. It was the Facebook equivalent of the dreaded ";reply all"; email. I used a 3rd party aggregator to manage my social media accounts and I replied back to what I thought was a private DM message but it turned out to be public posting. How to recover?? I am mortified. I have a very sick friend and replied back to an inquiry on his condition with equivalent of 'he's trying to die but I can' t let him do it because I need to kick his rear'. Message was dramatized and related to others not on social media. How can I recover???
over 2 years ago by Susie_Sharp
Nice touch adding the black and white to show the flash back!
over 2 years ago by HeatherM
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10 months ago by TamaraMariea
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