Intent Doesn’t Cancel Impact‼️

📣People hear me please.

Intent doesn’t cancel impact. How your words are received matters. You don’t get to say whatever you want and then avoid accountability when it hurts or offends someone. Period.

Nothing irritates me more than an adult who doesn’t know how to take accountability for something they’ve said or done. They always have an excuse ready when you confront them about how they’ve hurt or offended you.

Maturity is attractive in so many ways. Immaturity exposes character. When maturity is absent, the truth shows.

Here are some practical real-life steps for someone to begin taking accountability…..pause before you defend yourself, listen to understand not to respond, own the impact not just the intent, use “I” statements, sincerely apologize, reflect on your patterns, accept consequences without resentment and make changes.

But please get rid of the defensiveness and excuses. You are not an exception to learning and overcoming your shortcomings.