Humble yourself ...
"To admit we failed, that we took the wrong attitude, that we made a mistake in judgment—that’s empowering. Liberating," writes Murphey in Making Sense When Life Doesn’t: The Secrets of Thriving in Tough Times. "To face our failures eliminates a tremendous expenditure of energy to hide our shortcomings, to point the blame at others, or to deny knowledge. I’ve noticed this principle in national and international news. When celebrities get into any kind of trouble, their first reaction is usually to deny the accusation. But if the allegations are true, the truth often comes out: drug use by sports stars, sexual misconduct by a leading cleric, or fraud by a tycoon on Wall Street.
