We all mess up. Daily. Sometimes loudly. Sometimes quietly. But it happens.
The first mistake is rarely the one that defines us.
We make the first mistake, and then we face a fork. Own it or explain it away. Absorb it or redirect it.
When we deflect, we make a second mistake on top of the first. And that second mistake is a choice. Deliberate. Conscious. Ours.
The leader who deflects trades a moment of discomfort for a slow erosion of trust. The team that watches a leader own an error without flinching? They follow that leader anywhere.
Character is not revealed in the doing. It is revealed in the ownership.
We get to decide who we want to be. Every time. Starting now.
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