Making up for over promising and under delivering

Sometimes you're really upset, frustrated, disappointed, angry, or some other emotion when someone tells you they'll do something and then they don't. I get it. We're all human and depending on the circumstances, it could be a big deal or a little deal. We've all been there and we've probably all done it. Regardless, it's a reminder that people often judge us by our actions and first impressions are very important. 

That being said, sometimes we realize that we didn't follow through on something and as a result have let someone down. What's more important is that we don't simply leave it at that. Instead, own up to your shortfalls. Sure there may be a really good excuse or reason why you didn't live up to someone's expectation or what you said you'd do, but push that aside and don't try to make it better by trying to explain the why behind your shortfall. Instead, make it right. Apologize  for not following through. Ask for forgiveness. Make it better. I believe that this tells far more about what type of person you are than trying to rationalize your error. 

After all, we're all human. We make mistakes and we learn from our mistakes. Then, we move forward. And tomorrow is a new day!

Make it better, go that extra distance as I experienced today. 

Darryl