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  • we all make mistakes from time to time

  • and nobody is perfect so learning how to

  • give an effective apology is a useful tool

  • apologizing can rebuild trust or

  • even repair a strained relationship

  • one : Regret

  • it's important to start your apology by

  • clearly conveying your regret over your

  • behavior acknowledge the pain

  • disappointment or inconvenience you

  • caused and having empathy towards the

  • person you've heard

  • two : Responsibilities

  • this means owning up to your mistake and

  • taking the blame except complete

  • responsibility for what you did in the

  • consequences of your actions for your

  • apology to be effective you can't try to

  • shift the blame to someone else

  • which brings us to

  • three : Make no excuses

  • its natural to want to make excuses for

  • your actions when apologizing but it may

  • come off as insincere on the other hand

  • by taking responsibility for your

  • actions without making excuses you will

  • likely gain respect and forgiveness from

  • the person you're apologizing to

  • Four : Remedy

  • offer a way to make up for the

  • damage you've caused this can be done in

  • a number of ways such as promising not

  • to do it again we're paying for any

  • physical damage you caused

  • Five : Requests for forgiveness

  • make it a point to ask

  • for forgiveness

  • this may seem obvious but you have to

  • make sure that the person you're

  • apologizing to knows that you want to

  • gain their forgiveness not just relieve

  • yourself of any kill you feel

  • keep intention and attitude in mind when

  • you're apologizing coming across as

  • insincere will lower your chances of being forgiven

  • it's important that you reflect on what

  • you've done wrong and truly feel sorry

  • for what you did before attempting to

  • apologize

  • try putting yourself in the shoes of the

  • person you're apologizing to

  • would you be upset if you were them?

  • What would you want to hear as far as an apology goes?

  • also don't forget that intention and

  • attitude can be translated non-verbally

  • as well through eye contact

  • facial expressions and body language

  • take some time to think about the last

  • time you apologize to someone or someone

  • else apologize to you do you think it

  • was effective

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