We are humans,we make mistakes,we are fallible, we mess up.But then some of us really struggle with delivering apologies.Now owning up to our mistake, accepting that mistake and then apologizing is quite a huge step for many people. So let’s try some tips that will help to apologize the right way.
Apologize someone face-to-face
Now a days we are so dependent on technology that We text people, we email people. But it just takes too much of effort to call them or even to meet them in person. When it comes to apologizing someone, be it in your professional life or be it in your personal life, it’s important to meet that person and personally apologize to him or her. With the help of technology, people end up texting or emailing. Now that’s a big no.Yeah it’s very easy to just text a person and say, Hey I’m sorry. But that doesn’t really show how you really feel about the situation. Whether you’re really sorry or not. It’s your body language that shows,that yes you are really sorry about something. About the mistake that you made. So it’s important for you to apologize in person. Now if the person is in a different country altogether, then just pick up your phone and call them and personally apologize to them. Avoid texting or emailing.
Acknowledge the consequences
Well, if we make a mistake, there’are certain damage that we make. People suffer, probably there’s too much of inconvenience that we cause. Maybe there is business loss,but how do we handle this?Well of course, you apologize, but before apologizing, it’s important for you to acknowledge the consequences.If it is our mistake,we acknowledge, that oh my god, this is what had happened, sorry about the inconvenience,sorry about the damage.And of course also suggest the ideal way that this situation could have been handled.So in this way, we are actually asking for forgiveness.We’re acknowledging the fact that yes it was our mistake,it could have been handled in a better manner and we are asking for forgiveness. So when we are apologizing, we should acknowledge and ask for forgiveness.
Alternative solutions
Finding a solution is an important part of an apology. For example, if we have made a mistake,bring a solution to a table and this way, we know the other person would understand or realize that it was just a mistake and one can be forgiven.We need to understand that apologizing is not the only thing that we have to do. It’s important for us to come up with solutions on the table and this helps us to get forgiveness.
Take time to rebuild
When any relationship is all shaken up, it’s important for us to understand that it takes time to rebuild that relationship,to rebuild that trust.Usually when people apologize, when they say sorry to people.They just think that the work is done,but in fact, it’s important for us to constantly communicate or get in touch with that person.Try to understand whether the person has really forgiven us. Well Of course don’t call them like ten times a day. Maybe once a week in order to understand that,if the person has forgiven us. People usually tend to give up. They just say that okay i have apologized. Why is this other person not reacting? This is where we need to understand that it’s gonna take time to rebuild that trust.
So please follow these. Apologize, acknowledge, find solutions and then ask for forgiveness. Once you follow these steps,you will realize that apologizing to any person is not really a difficult task. It is much easy then what we think.
“An apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift."
Apologize someone face-to-face
Now a days we are so dependent on technology that We text people, we email people. But it just takes too much of effort to call them or even to meet them in person. When it comes to apologizing someone, be it in your professional life or be it in your personal life, it’s important to meet that person and personally apologize to him or her. With the help of technology, people end up texting or emailing. Now that’s a big no.Yeah it’s very easy to just text a person and say, Hey I’m sorry. But that doesn’t really show how you really feel about the situation. Whether you’re really sorry or not. It’s your body language that shows,that yes you are really sorry about something. About the mistake that you made. So it’s important for you to apologize in person. Now if the person is in a different country altogether, then just pick up your phone and call them and personally apologize to them. Avoid texting or emailing.
Acknowledge the consequences
Well, if we make a mistake, there’are certain damage that we make. People suffer, probably there’s too much of inconvenience that we cause. Maybe there is business loss,but how do we handle this?Well of course, you apologize, but before apologizing, it’s important for you to acknowledge the consequences.If it is our mistake,we acknowledge, that oh my god, this is what had happened, sorry about the inconvenience,sorry about the damage.And of course also suggest the ideal way that this situation could have been handled.So in this way, we are actually asking for forgiveness.We’re acknowledging the fact that yes it was our mistake,it could have been handled in a better manner and we are asking for forgiveness. So when we are apologizing, we should acknowledge and ask for forgiveness.
Alternative solutions
Finding a solution is an important part of an apology. For example, if we have made a mistake,bring a solution to a table and this way, we know the other person would understand or realize that it was just a mistake and one can be forgiven.We need to understand that apologizing is not the only thing that we have to do. It’s important for us to come up with solutions on the table and this helps us to get forgiveness.
Take time to rebuild
When any relationship is all shaken up, it’s important for us to understand that it takes time to rebuild that relationship,to rebuild that trust.Usually when people apologize, when they say sorry to people.They just think that the work is done,but in fact, it’s important for us to constantly communicate or get in touch with that person.Try to understand whether the person has really forgiven us. Well Of course don’t call them like ten times a day. Maybe once a week in order to understand that,if the person has forgiven us. People usually tend to give up. They just say that okay i have apologized. Why is this other person not reacting? This is where we need to understand that it’s gonna take time to rebuild that trust.
So please follow these. Apologize, acknowledge, find solutions and then ask for forgiveness. Once you follow these steps,you will realize that apologizing to any person is not really a difficult task. It is much easy then what we think.
“An apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift."
