Mea Culpa
What’s the trait you value most about yourself?
I have always tried to admit my mistakes. It’s so important to me to accept responsibility for things I have got wrong. If I admit my error I have more opportunities to make it right. If I don’t, then, in my experience, things get worse and worse.
This is why I detest politicians and managers who see it as a weakness to admit errors that they have made. How can you fix things if you persist in insisting that you, and everything you do, is perfect? Of course, as a child, teenager and young adult I tried to cover up my mistakes but I always found that when I did things got worse and worse. The difference was that unlike 99% of politicians and managers, I grew up and took responsibility.
So, there you have it, always admit when you have got things wrong and then fix them.
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I think the problem lies with the media. They hound anyone who admits their mistakes. I always think of Nick Clegg who owned up to his mistakes and was hounded out of office
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Can’t argue with that, but I wonder if more regular acknowledgement of errors might remove some of their power. On reflection, probably not! That said, I respect those who hold their hands up more than those who don’t.
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To err is human. I think we’re far less forgiving these days, not helped by the fact that any mistakes will be online forevermore. I’ve made plenty of mistakes, errors in judgement, bad decisions in my life. I still do. Thankfully they don’t make it on to the internet! But i soldier on and try to make the best of things.
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It’s a problem with society in general. The media both traditional and new are largely to blame but the politicians have consistently bowed down to them and followed their lead. The result is that hardly anyone apologises these days and if they do it’s for show.
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