Leadership Skills: Three Unique Ways to Apologize when You Hurt Someone

1. How to Apologize: Deny it
   1. "I Don't agree that I did anything wrong."
   2. "I didn't do that..."
   3. "That's not what happened." (Lying)
2. How to Apologize: Defend it
   1. "I did X because you did Y."
   2. "You..... (The blame game)."
   3. "Is it my fault if I did X?" (Am I my brother's keeper?) - Cain
   4. "Nobody's perfect."
   5. Key Point - You don't have to defend loving behavior
3. How to Apologize: Own It!
   1. Admit - "I'm sorry"
      1. With humility
         1. A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. - G. K. Chesterton
   2. Ask for Forgiveness
      1. Appeal to Love
      2. Appeal to Mercy

Finishing Thought : Marriage Example Call to Action: Go apologize if you need to. It may save a relationship. Like what you heard? Subscribe and rate on iTunes by clicking here!