Topix Questions 37: Are You Quick to Apologize, Or Is It Difficult For You? & 38: How Would You Like People to Remember You?
Question 37/424: Are you quick to apologize, or is it difficult for you? I think how fast I am to apologize has a lot to do with the context. If I truly felt that I was in the right during an argument after something said or done, then I will probably not rush to apologize. I don’t believe in saying that you’re sorry for things you don’t actually feel sorry for. However, if it’s a situation where there was a misunderstanding or something said out of anger or hurt that I didn’t actually mean, then in those situations I am usually pretty fast to apologize. I also like to make sure that when I apologize it’s genuine, and I don’t want to just say that I’m sorry, I want to actually think about what was said or done and what I am actually sorry for and what I will do to prevent that from happening again. One of my favorite quotes is “Apology without changed behavior is manipulation” and I never want to fall into that category. I will admit, though,...