Joe Average
It’s your average ‘no-ego-in-the-way’ kind of person who’ll just ‘fess up when they know they’re wrong or have been wrong about a thing. Right? Well, maybe!
Why? Because no-one wants to admit they got a thing wrong, particularly in front of their peers. Well, not someone who wants to stay “in”. I have so many problems with this kind of wonky thinking on lots of levels (and it would be fair to say I’m no shrinking violet either when it comes to putting my hand up when it counts). I find solace in the fact that at least I can admit when I’ve made a mistake or been wrong. That comes with experience.
My experience too is that the sooner you ‘fess up the sooner you can fix it (if you can) or experience the consequence of your actions. And you know what, sometimes I think taking it on the chin is a good wake up call.
It tweaks our performance and our perspective. We get to be a better person much later when the process of processing has been allowed to take its course. For many of us, that can be much later! And if we’re real, for some others that may never happen.
So, is the price of actual admission too high or is it that the consequences in denial have less impact and we like that better? If your answer to the question is the former, at least you’re honest but my question to you if it’s the latter is, what is ‘real’ in your world?
