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Ingredients of a True Apology

9/9/2021

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Ingredients of a True Apology

True Apologies are Necessary for Us All

Apologies are essential in all human relationships.

After all, we are human and mess up at times. That’s how we learn, heal and grow.
Apologizing helps to repair empathic failures and deepen understanding and care in relationships of all kinds.

But there are many pitfalls offering a true and full apology.

Too often we don’t offer them in the first place or we offer a faux apology that’s meant to reinstate our perspective or silence the other person.

Here are 9 essential ingredients to a “True Apology.”

1.  Actually saying you're sorry & what for

Ingredients of a True Apology

2.  Taking full responsibility & focusing on your part

Ingredients of a True Apology

3.  Committing to not repeating the offense & taking steps to make sure it doesn't

Ingredients of a True Apology

4.  Offering to do something extra that's proportionate to the offense

Ingredients of a True Apology

5.  Not qualifying or invalidating an apology by using "but" or "if you felt"

Ingredients of a True Apology

6.  Not asking for anything from the other person, especially not forgiveness

Ingredients of a True Apology

7.  Not offering an apology to relieve your discomfort at their expense

Ingredients of a True Apology

8.  Not overdoing it to manipulate the into taking care of you.

Ingredients of a True Apology

9.  Not using it to silence their full expression of hurt/anger

Ingredients of a True Apology
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