I'm sorry

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Permalink Reply by David Stehle on November 4, 2009 at 9:50pm

I had a CMU proff (Dr. Randy Pausch) that said an apology has three parts:

1. I'm sorry.
2. It was my fault.
3. How do I make it right?

So many people skip that last part, but that's how you can tell sincerity.

I completely agree with this! I’m good at saying sorry. I’m bad at forgiving. It's something I work on every day. I wrote about how you can tell a sincere apology from a fake one awhile back on my blog. You can read the post here...

6/23/08 - The Perfect Apology

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Permalink Reply by L.L. on November 5, 2009 at 8:26am

Thanks! I'm going to have a look at this after work today...

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Permalink Reply by Maggie on November 5, 2009 at 10:30am

If I am truly sorry I always say "I'm sorry" even though I usually have a hard time admitting I'm wrong in the first place.

I never say "I apologize" unless it's something I don't really mean. I find that phrase to be the most insincere apology ever.

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