Recovering From A Mistake.

It happens. We make a mistake and then we beat ourselves up about it.  Sometimes, however, others tend to continually beat us up over mistakes. Why? We are human. We should easily forgive as no one on Earth is perfect. It is hard to recover face from mistakes but it is possible. Here’s how; 

I tell everyone in business not to make immediate decisions after a mistake is made because they are usually rash decisions. Instead, don’t make any decisions for the next 24 hours.  Use this time to take a deep breath and let the emotional pain run its course. People now at days want to recover and cover quickly but that can lead to a bad situation becoming worse. There is no time limit on recovery so make sure you take the time to recover properly – not hurriedly. 

I also tell people to admit the mistake first versus being “found out.” Stating you know you screwed is lessens the possibility for speculation and gossip. Look at James Franco’s latest social media mistake. He publically asked a 17 year old girl out online. Did he run from it? No. Did he take down his Instagram account? No. Did he go on television and admit he made a mistake, yep! And his career isn’t harmed at all. 

Here’s the link to the James Franco video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWQGECiTpOE

My point today is to take things slow as far as reacting as long as you admit you made the mistake. Get ahead of the mistake and you are ahead of the game.

Coco the CEO