Ever find yourself with virtually zero energy after a most magnificent day indeed and then get the message that one of your client’s sites….
… is redirecting to a “placeholder” site that has other names suggested?
If not, let me assure you such an event is guaranteed to galvanize you into panicked overdrive!
And then… ever discover that the issue happened because of your own carelessness?
That happened to me yesterday… so here’s what I posted.
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=-=-= The Ballad of the Tweebly Idjut (aka me) =-=-=
You know, if there’s one thing I hate, it’s careless mistakes.
In my past, I was known for careless mistakes that were so injut-totic in their scope… they were quite breath-taking to witness indeed.
Now, over the past decade, I’ve become ‘way more mindful when dealing with my responsibilities.
However, I just learned today that I made the most beginners of mistakes….
I have several domain names that begin with the same 2 letters, let’s say:
tr
Last week, I was requested to update one ‘tr’ domain DNS settings. Apparently, I had updated the *second* tr domain instead…
… and that was noticed today.
I tried logging into my registrar only to find such a thing was impossible. Perhaps a browser issue? It turns out, I was to uncover previous URLS that had accessed the system…. and got into said registrar.
And upon checking the DNS… that’s why I discovered my careless mistake.
I apologized deeply to the client and took total ownership. If I goof, I admit it.
Things should be fine tomorrow when the DNS propagates, but your takeaway?
Be mindful in your work.
It can SO save your coffeecup from disaster.
Speaking of which… coffee?
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In other words…
If you hose up to the extent that the Home Depot Gardening Department would admire the amount of hoses that you could conjure up (measured in HPS, otherwise known as Hoses Per Second – I think I managed to reach 17 Hoses per second as I was debugging the whole issue)…
Take ownership of your mistake.
Do you have difficulty with such things? Lots of people do… and here’s some things that can help.
www.lifehack.org/articles/work/how-to-admit-your-mistakes.html
www.entrepreneur.com/article/338888
amotherfarfromhome.com/blame-shifting-take-responsibility/
kimdmoore.com/3-steps-to-prevent-a-culture-of-blame/
Your takeaway?
Nobody is perfect (except perhaps the Beak of Doom).
Take ownership of both your successes and failures…
Your bottom line profits will benefit greatly by such actions.
Enjoy!
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