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Forgetfulness
Ok... so if you read the subject of this email, and then realize it Tuesday and not Monday, you may have put two and two together already. I just totally forgot to write Monday Motivation with enough time to send it out yesterday. So, welcome to a special edition of Monday Motivation coming to you on a Tuesday. So, staying on theme, I'd like to talk about forgetfulness and how we process it. I am definitely not going to sit here and say being forgetful is good thing in any form - it definitely isn't. But I think sometimes we are a little too hard on ourselves or others when something is forgotten.
Sometimes being forgetful can have really serious consequences, like if you were to forget about a job interview, while other times might not be so serious, like forgetting to get potato chips at the grocery store. But whatever you forget, there are always two things that you might have to do. The first is apologize. If you forget about your lunch plans and did something else instead, you need to apologize to the people you were supposed to go to lunch with. Or sometimes you just need to apologize to yourself. The next thing you might have to do is make-up for what you forgot or forgot to do. Offer to reschedule lunch or go back to the store and get the chips. If anyone was hurt due to your forgetfulness, try to make it up to them.
And the last step, after apologizing and making up for your forgetfulness, is to move on. Don't keep reminding yourself about it or hanging it over your own head; just let yourself move on with your life. This is also a key point when others forget something and you are the injured party. Once the situation is over, move on. This can be really hard, but holding a grudge against someone or continuing to be made or holding it over their heads isn't going to help anyone. Let yourself move on.
So that is my challenge to you: accept that you and others can sometimes be forgetful. You never want to purposely forget things, and neither do other people. So one apologies have been made, forgive yourself or others and move on with your life.
Stay Motivated,
- Dan
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