What if the kindest thing you could do today is forgive yourself? ??

When I was fired from CBS in 2006, I couldn’t stop replaying my mistakes. Everything from speaking up in a meeting when I should have kept quiet to making a snarky comment on an email and accidentally hitting "reply all" to not managing the tone of my voice when I would get frustrated. —it all played on a loop in my head.

Does the endless loop of self-recrimination sound familiar? Maybe it’s a missed deadline, a big presentation that didn’t land, or words you wish you could take back. Mistakes at work feel horrible because we tie them to our self-worth.

But here’s the truth: mistakes don’t define you—they teach you. The real power lies in forgiving yourself, not to erase what happened, but to let go of the shame holding you back. Self-forgiveness isn’t about excuses; it’s about recognizing the mistake, learning from it, and moving forward lighter and stronger.

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