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Cherish Your Goofs
We all make mistakes.
Cherish mistakes as opportunities. First, view them as an opportunity to apologize. If you make a mistake with someone, the best remedy is a quick and honest apology. An honest apology after a mistake is almost always well received by the other party, and serves to demonstrate your willingness to not only recognize when you are wrong, but also to take responsibility for the mistake.
Assignment
Identify social goofs you have made in the past, and analyze what you did, how it affected the other person, and how you rectified it (or failed to). Then examine the nature of the relationship after the goof. Learn from those experiences.
Second, it is a learning opportunity. Learn what you said or did that ...