If you want to avoid losing face, admitting you made a mistake is a challenge.In the eyes of other people, a person who can admit to mistakes and move on from them is more respected than someone who pretends they aren't responsible.It can take a toll on your reputation, relationships, and your work or professional life if you continue to refuse to face up to being wrong or causing a problem.If you're not used to admitting to mistakes, this skill can allow you and others to move on to better relationships and outcomes.Prepare to own your mistakes.
Step 1: When you make a mistake, consider your feelings.
If you're a person with an internal critic, making mistakes can cause you to believe that you have to cover them up or blame someone else.These actions cause their own problems and end up making the mistake worse than it would have been if you had faced it.When you make a mistake, your internal critic goes into overdrive, faulting everything you do and making the whole mistake seem worse than it actually is, so you need to practice the suggestions in the remainder of the article.You think negatively about the mistake.You tend to put yourself down when you make a mistake.You can convince yourself that you will never get this right.Mistakes in any area cause you to stop trusting your own ideas or thoughts in that area and to second-guess the things you do and decisions you make.If you treat the past as a warning to the future that stifles growth and innovation, you will stop taking reasonable risks to further your career, studies, life plans, etc.Soon, you're going to be a person who repeats only the actions that you know won't result in mistakes.Your idea of a mistake is not right.You treat slip-ups like major catastrophes, like forgetting to make your lover a cup of tea one morning or not checking a document once in a while.
Step 2: Re-examine your idea of what makes a mistake.
Mistakes are going to happen and they'll keep happening even after you've learned your lesson.Life is very generous with mistakes, just as it is with learning opportunities, love and chance of fulfillment if you choose to take them.Mistakes teach us what we're capable of and what doesn't work.When you feel like calling your efforts a mistake, remember how many times Thomas Edison tried to get a light bulb to work.Many mistakes have resulted in creations and inventions of a scientific, business, architectural, creative, or other nature.Mistakes can reveal new insights into self-understanding.There are mistakes in life.
Step 3: Own the mistakes you make.
Taking responsibility for making a mistake is one of the best ways to deal with it.It's good for mistakes that bother your own sense of who you are to avoid the blame game.If you try to run away from the mistake, it will keep chasing you.
Step 4: Make a change.
If pride is holding you back, this isn't as hard as it seems.The second part of this article shows how to admit a mistake.
Step 5: Don't put yourself down by accepting your behavior.
Rather than calling yourself a whole bunch of negative names, realize that while you could have done better/differently/more caringly than you did, there are other factors such as tiredness, hunger, a sense of urgency, desire to please, etc.overtook your balance.Rather than belittling your whole self, concentrate on how to deal with the underlying reason.In the future, I could make sure I've eaten/slept/got hold of all the facts, etc.Before making a difficult decision, reaching a conclusion, or creating the work.
Step 6: You should learn to move on.
Negative thinking about the past can cause people to look back.You can't change the past, but you can live more consciously in the present.Don't dwell on the mistake but learn from it.This learning will allow you to see things differently when you make a mistake.
Step 7: It's important to strive for excellence.
Many people are unable to admit that they have made mistakes.You will be stuck in mistakes all your life if you try to be perfect, you will feel demoralized all the time.Instead, allow yourself to be imperfect and strive for excellence.You don't have to be the best at everything.You don't have to be the prettiest person in the room.If you think you need to be the best, you will be self-centered about your flaws and will make mistakes in your own eyes.You are a competent person who is open to learning and continues to grow.
Step 8: You should try to talk to the person who was affected by your mistake.
Talk to a close friend if you can't tell them.
Step 9: Start by admitting you were wrong.
I'm sorry I started that rumor.It was a stupid thing to do.
Step 10: I apologize.
I'm sorry that I ignored your opinion.I see that I hurt your feelings.If you are truly sorry, you should apologize.The other person will be hurt more by an insincere apology.
Step 11: If you have to, explain yourself.
If I had known the problem was under control, I wouldn't have gotten involved in the first place.If it's a small mistake, make a joke about it.It shows that you are comfortable with yourself.Next time we have an important client, I'll have to have cheat cards like a newscaster.I will remember to get the names right.Look at the people who turn their gaffes into funny stories.The people who are relaxed, self-assured, and likeable are those who can see the funny side of their mistakes.
Step 12: Explain why it won't happen again.
"That was really foolish of me."I'll ask for details when I see a situation like that again.
Step 13: Give the other person time to respond.
The other person may take a while to get back to you.Don't try to change their understanding of the situation when they do.Listen to what they thought of your actions.
Step 14: Let it go.
Move on and be bold.You need to get on with your life even if the person won't accept your admission.It doesn't make things better if you try to force an outcome.Let things be and stop fretting and trying too hard.
Step 15: Take a test of your response.
You'd still like to know if you've taken on board the suggestions contained in this article, if there isn't someone right now to whom you need to admit a mistake.If you test your response to a mistake, you can try this out.The next step is to try some mistakes and then test your response by reading the newspaper upside down.What will you say when someone notices?You should hug someone you don't know.What will you say when they act surprised?Drop something in the kitchen.Will you tell the person who notices your mistake?You can drive home without a map.How will you react when you feel lost?Will you keep driving or will you ask for help?Will you admit to what you're doing?
Step 16: Deal with change.
You're pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone.You're opening yourself up to someone else's judgement.Own up to the mistake, try reacting in these ways."Yes!"I am reading the newspaper upside down.I'm snoozing behind it, but you've caught me out!If necessary, make an apology.I dropped your favorite jar.I was working on a theory.I will buy a new one in the morning.Focus on your self-awareness of how you feel when you make a mistake.You are aware of your limitations and the importance of always making a positive connection with others.