February 01, 2020
Setting high expectations. You can always ask for better. If something or someone consistently falls short, you should always speak up when a colleague doesn’t step up, or you feel a relationship is lacking. You do not have to exist in a relationship that feels one-sided, say “I’m sorry” when…
February 07, 2017
Women tend to over apologize...why? Perhaps we are dealing with the "Imposter Syndrome," trying to cover-up for some type of inadequacy we may be feeling. Also, we may be responding to messages from our past (a former boss, teacher, parent--people who picked on us so that they didn't have to…
January 31, 2017
You can apologize over and over, but if your actions don’t change, your words become meaningless.
November 02, 2016
Sometimes it seems that we are programmed to say, “I’m sorry” for things that we are not really sorry for. Perhaps when we were young, it was drummed into us to be “sweet” or “thoughtful” or both. When we apologize for things that we’re still angry about—but do it out…
July 02, 2016
Women say sorry all the time -- for the small things and the really big things. As women, we tend to be concerned about the emotional impact of what we say and the choices we make. Our instinct is to want to smooth things over. Far from being a problem,…
