We all Make Mistakes

Charles Barkley Appologizes for his mistake nearly perfectly.

It is not the fact that the mistake has been made, it his how we handle the mistakes that we make that is the difference. So how do we handle our mistakes? That is the great question isn’t it.

There are a few simple tips that I can give you and then two case studies that will give a poor example of how to handle a mistake and then a great example of how to handle a mistake.

Admit Your Mistakes

The first thing to do after making a mistake is to admit it right away. We love to forgive people, and we love to see people build themselves up. We are always bombarded with rags to riches stories. It is what we like to see. When you admit your mistake, people will likely forgive your mistake, but then they will watch what you do.

Fix Your Mistake on Your Own

After you make a mistake and admit to it on your own do your best to fix it right away. If you cannot fix it yourself then ask someone to help you fix it. Do not ever ask someone to fix it for you. This is the action that people are looking for. This is what people are watching for. Admit your mistake and they will forgive you. Take action to fix it and you will regain their respect.

Do Your Best Not to Make That Mistake Again

So you admitted your mistake, you fixed your mistake, now you have to learn your lesson. Don’t think that you are finished with everything after you fixed your mistake. If you continue to make the same mistake over and over again you will quickly lose that respect again. The more you make the mistake the more that people will think that you did it on purpose. No matter how many times you apologize for the same mistake over and over again you will begin to lose the forgiveness and respect.

Help Other Not to Make That Mistake

This seals the deal not for others but for you. Helping others, giving back, transferring the information that you have to others is the ultimate in fixing your mistake. Do your best to help others avoid going through what you went through. This will repair you from the inside out.

What Not to Do

I originally thought that Alex Rodriguez handled the whole steroid issue perfectly. He seemed to come out to Peter Gammons honestly and openly and told exactly what happened, when, and he assured us that he has never done it again and he never will. Good Job.

But the interview opened a couple of questions. He said that he did not know exactly what he was taking. OK that is understandable because he may have just trusted whoever was giving him the steroids. But it does open up questions. He also blamed the reporter that broke the story calling her a “stalker”. He also tried to imply that the steroids could be bought at places like GNC. That is completely false. It gives the impression that he is not being straight forward.

Then he came back in another interview and opens up even more questions. After saying that he only took them in 2001-2003 he began to talk about a mystery cousin who administered the steroids too him calling it “amateur night”. He said that neither of them really knew what it was. Here is the highest paid athlete at the time trusting a cousin and neither of them knew what it was and what it would do? That just does not make sense.

Now it has come out that Alex Rodriguez paid a man named Angel Presinal to accompany him the entire season in 2007. Angel Presinal has been banned in all clubhouses by Major League Baseball. Presinal is a known dealer of illegal steroids. He stayed in the same hotels as A-Rod. That means that A-Rod probably paid thousands of dollars for this guy to stay with him when Baseball and many others were telling him to stay away.

Now the truthes are starting to become lies. There is now a lot of doubt and he is going to have to do a lot of back talking to get out of it.

What To Do

Charles Barkley got arrested for a DUI. How did he handle it. Lets just hear him in his own words. This is how to deliver an apology. Clear, from the heart, delivered as his own person. Good Job Charles.

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