Take Ownership

We all love to take ownership of our successes. It makes us feel good, it reinforces that we are doing a good job, it might even lift us in someone else’s estimation.

But it is equally, if not more, important to own your mistakes. I think there is nothing worse than someone continually denying it was their fault when it definitely was, or constantly saying I did this wrong because someone did …

If you learn from your mistakes and improve you will not only perform your job in a better way, you will also earn respect by showing you can upgrade your abilities.