After you make a mistake, what do you do to regain people’s trust?

Answer 1

You go back and do you work with little fanfare or attention and let your actions start to rebuild trust.

Answer 2

acknowledge your mistake and apologize and you'll have to prove yourself to them. It's a long road sometimes but it is so worth it to regain your own self-respect as well as the respect and trust of others. If people see that you honestly mean to change and mean to make amends it will happen. It really does kind of matter what you did though cuz some people may not have it in their heart to forgive you and some people can be rather heartless too. God luck and God Bless you. Praying can also help you to find the answers that you seek.

Answer 3

Depends what kind of mistake you've made cos there are some mistakes which you can't fix due to the fact that you shouldn't have made them in the first place. In that case you just have to live with it. Like for example, you don't sleep with your friend's bf or hubby. Or you don't tell a secret that someone asks you to keep. I mean, think of this...you don't just run over someone in the street and kill him and call it a mistake...it's negligence and it's not supposed to happen. You can call it a mistake, but it's one of the ones that are just not supposed to happen. So, if you made a point-of-no-return mistake, then you just have to live with it and the one who got hurt by you making this mistake will either have to accept it and move on or end a relationship with you.

Now, assuming that your mistake was of less serious consequences, then you just have to talk to the person straight-forward, admit the mistake and ask for a second chance. Then give the person space to think about it and then see what kind of conditions he/she comes up with and it's up to you to consider if you can fulfill them or not. BUT, please make sure that the person is WILLING to give you a second chance...many people say "we'll see" but then just want to jerk you around, making you feel bad about yourself cos instead of giving you a second chance they really just want to get back at you!!! And I think that's unfair and your energy can be spent better elsewhere. Good luck!

Answer 4

It really depends on the mistake, but if you think it's possible to regain that trust, just try to talk to the people. Explain your side. Apologize if you know that what you did was wrong. That's really what I'd try to do.

Answer 5

You first have too truly forgive yourself, before you can ask others to forgive you. The most important thing is to take responsibility for the mistake, make sure you have learned from it so it will NEVER happen again! & remember it was just a mistake we all make them & it doesn't mean you have to spend the rest of your life neither paying for it or being punished for it. If they choose not to forgive you then you have to accept that & move on with your life! Good luck!!

Answer 6

It is hard to regain a person trust if the mistake is dishonesty,so I won't bother,I will just move on and learn to be honest person on all my deals,especialy love affair,friendships,and as an employee..

Answer 7

Depends on the person I made the mistake with, they will either show grace and forgive or they won't, God's way is always best.

But if the person i offended isn't forgiving, all I have to do is live another couple of lifetimes, then "hopefully" that may do the trick, but don't count on it.

Answer 8

the only thing you can do is be honest and keep yourself honest all the way up until the point that, ultimately, they decide you're trustworthy. TRUST TAKES TIME. Once you lose the trust of those around you, it takes a lot of time to regain it. you have to prove yourself.

Answer 9

first admit that you made a mistake and that your really sorry. Then be persistent in fixing the problem. It depends on what you did. If you did something outrageous and stupid and it could never be corrected and fixing it could never amount to the damage you caused, the best thing to do is leave it alone. Some things that are damaged are damaged and could never be fixed.

Answer 10

Sometimes you can and sometimes you can't. That's the sad part. If you have done something to make someone not trust you chances are they will never trust you like they did. Even if they say they do, they will always watch themselves. Once that way always that way. If someone hurt you would you trust them again?

Answer 11

Kill them with Kindness. I know at the moment, their last thing to do is trust you- but give it time. People don't forget over night. Just try to act like it never happened, don't bring it up. Don't hold a grudge on them for blowing up on you. Do something togetr you both enjoy. Express feelings. Talk, you have to communicate.