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Christmas in Pokhara, Nepal
I'm laughing out loud. I wrote all my holiday newsletters and pre-scheduled them since I am traveling and working and taking time off in December. I scheduled two of them for the same day last week so you got a double dose of Corporate Rebel.
That means you get a bonus tool for the holidays so here is #1.5: Forgive when things aren't perfect.
See how I turned my mistake into a lesson?
So many things go wrong during the holidays…the pie gets dropped on the ground, gifts are the wrong size, family gets sick, people are annoying, __________ (fill in the blank on the thousands of things that can go wrong).
Do this when you make a mistake:
- Have a good laugh at yourself.
- Use your mistake to build your humility.
- Use your mistake as a way to have grace for other people's mistakes.
- Move forward.
Things don't always turn out as you expect. And sometimes, the mistake leads to something even better. (Like a bonus holiday tool and a dose of humility!)
Here's to your learning (and mine)!