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Apologize – it’ll do you both good. The King’s Speech.

In our quest for self-importance, we can lose sight of our “messes.” The exploitative mindset has leached into society, blanketing our psyches with inappropriate ways of viewing peers. When we trample those around us, the respectful course of action is to make amends. “If you’ve done something wrong in your dealing with another person, it’s as if there’s an infection in your relationship.” According to Pausch, an apology should consist of the following three phrases: Turn the page…

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Sometimes we’re confronted with what we know doesn’t ring true. I’m sure all of us have had encounters that caused us to reassess the other party. This typically happens when correspondence tips the scale from complimentary to ingratiating – and many times, for no apparent reason. Ulterior motives are hard to conceal for the clumsy -and for those who are self-serving, but who lack requisite polish. Turn the page…

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