💥 Why waste your energy waiting for an apology … when you can give it to yourself via these three steps?
1. Decide to let the offense go. Do you really want to hand someone the power to keep stealing your peace of mind? (Please say, “HELL, NO!”)
2. Decide to accept that people mess up. EVEN YOU. And that sometimes the people we’re wanting an apology from don’t actually have the capacity to say, “I’m sorry.” They might think that apologizing makes them weak. (In actuality, being able to apologize is a STRENGTH.)
3. Decide to act like you got the apology, so that you’re no longer giving the other person power. Then work to allow your anger, hurt, frustration to physically leave your body. Visualize it floating up into the air and disappearing. Take a deep, refreshing breath. The key here: To not give up your peace. GUARD IT!
Sheri Bell
Strategic Influence 🚀 Leadership Coach
Act like you've received the apology and move on!
Sheri A. Bell, Strategic Influence
ICF-Certified (PPC) Leadership Skills Coach
Sheri@SheriBellCoach.com
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