1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: tip is to let your mistakes make you gracious instead 4 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: of being unduly hard on yourself when you make a mistake, 5 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: let the mistakes serve as a reminder that we all 6 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: make mistakes occasionally, and we need to be gracious to 7 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: each other when we do. My guess is that the 8 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: listeners of this podcast are less likely than average to 9 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: miss an appointment, run late, mix up time zones, lose 10 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: track of important files, overlook an important email, or have 11 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: any of these issues with video calls that still crop 12 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: up three years after Zoom became ubiquitous. People who listen 13 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: to for Breakfast tend to work hard to run a 14 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: tight ship, but we all make mistakes everyone. In the 15 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: last month, I have sent an email to thousands of 16 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: people with not one, but two rather glaring typos. I 17 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: have forgotten a meeting that I am pretty sure had 18 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: already been rescheduled the first time. Because of me, I 19 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: was several minutes late to an interview about time management. 20 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: I don't drop a lot of balls, but I am 21 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: human and I have a lot going on and things 22 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: do not always go perfectly. I am sure that you 23 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: likewise could provide at least a short list of your 24 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: own recent dropped balls. Sometimes conscientious people beat themselves up 25 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: about minor mishaps like these. When you tell yourself I 26 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: am always on time and I never miss a deadline. 27 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: It is a blow when you are inevitably late to 28 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: an appointment or late with an assignment. But these things 29 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: do happen, even if it isn't your fault. It happens, 30 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: and sometimes it is your fault, and that can feel 31 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 1: especially rough when you make a mistake and it results 32 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: in wasted time or wasted money for your team or 33 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: your family. Apologize, make amends if you need to. But then, 34 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: rather than wallowing and guilt, allow this feeling to help 35 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: you shift the story you tell yourself. How about this one. 36 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: I aim to be on time and to keep my 37 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: own and other schedules on track. But once in a while, 38 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: priorities shift, or something unforeseeable comes up, or I just 39 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: make a mistake and I run a little late. It 40 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: might be unfortunate, but it is almost never the end 41 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: of the world. As you change the story you tell 42 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: about yourself. Ideally, you will also be shifting the story 43 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: you tell about others, because others are subject to the 44 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: exact same forces. When someone is late or overlooks an 45 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: email or missus a deadline, it doesn't necessarily mean the 46 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: person is rude or careless or disorganized. It means they 47 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: are human like you, like me, and they sometimes make 48 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: mistakes and need a little grace. Now, of course, if 49 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: someone routinely runs later or missus deadlines, you may need 50 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: to address that more directly. You can absolutely set boundaries 51 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: and expectations, both with team members and people in your 52 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: personal life, But in general, it helps to remember that 53 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: we all occasionally drop balls, even when we work hard 54 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: to fulfill our commitments. So the next time you make 55 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: a mistake in an area where you consider yourself reliable, 56 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: don't be too hard on yourself, but do let your 57 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: mistake prompt you to be more gracious when someone else 58 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: makes the exact same mistake. In the meantime, This is Laura, 59 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 60 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: our time. 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