The AA 10th Step For When You Screw Up

Apr 5, 2023

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I do everything I can to be the best person I can be. I meditate, journal, and go to workshops, all to cultivate love and kindness in my heart and to be honest, fair, and supportive toward others. But, despite everything I do, I remain human—and being human means, I still screw up. I still let people down, hurt them, or even gossip. And at work—with all the ambition, pressure, and anxiety—it’s especially easy to screw up and neglect our emotional intelligence. Does this sound like you, too? Luckily, there’s a remedy.

In this episode, I discuss Alcoholics Anonymous’ 10th Step—also known as the Personal Inventory—and what it teaches about what to do when we screw up. I also highlight the inevitability of making mistakes and share some instances in my life where I screwed up, let someone down, and took responsibility for it.

“You can’t be perfect. You’re going to screw up. Expect it, and know that you can fix it. So go forth, go live your life and, if you screw up, fix it.” - Mark Silverman

This week on The Rising Leader Podcast:

● Imperfection and trying to be the best version of ourselves

● Why letting people down is inevitable

● AA’s 10th Step and how to make things right after screwing up

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