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So you’ve made a mistake in your business. Now what?

6 min readApr 24, 2025

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“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” — George Bernard Shaw

“But what if I get it wrong?”

I love running experiments, trying new ideas, and putting the work out there. Even when it isn’t perfect.

When I advise friends and coaching clients to do the same, this is the main objection they raise. What if they make a mistake in public?

The answer to this is pretty simple. You apologise. You make it right. You learn from it. And then you move on.

No one enjoys face-planting in public.

Please remember that for the most part, hardly anyone will notice when you mess up. Even if they do notice, most people are kind. I can’t count the number of times I’ve had a friendly email to tell me a link is broken on my website, or I’ve had some other technical hitch.

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Sheryl Garratt
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Written by Sheryl Garratt

Writer; editor; coach, supporting creatives to step up and do their best work — and get paid for it! Find me at www.thecreativelife.net

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