Never Be Sorry
This was the first recommendation I was told after giving my first speech at Toastmasters.
Never Be Sorry, your apology buried what you said after that.
How often do you apologize for what you’ve done or said or just for your presence?
Some of us seem to grow up with this sense that just our present is a nuisance to our parents.
So we learn to apologize. A LOT!
So the man assigned to evaluate my Toastmasters speech really hit a nerve with me when he suggested I never apologize.
It made me aware of how often I apologize for various things in my life.
There are certainly times when an apology is appropriate. I apologize when someone I love feels hurt. Not because I m responsible for their feelings but because I am sorry they hurt.
How often do you apologize?
Do you think you need to do it more or less?
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