reflection

Reflection.  Take some steps back and reflect when poor decisions are made.  In the moment, we may be quick to act before we think.  Sometimes those actions aren’t the best but they feel good at the moment to act on it.  When those decisions aren’t the best, you’ll know because it will not feel right nor the consequences of those actions will reflect negatively.
Don’t dwell in those negative times.  Those actions don’t define who you are and make sure yourself first, and others second, know that isn’t who you are.  When you reflect, it gives you time to replay the situation and put in perspective that you can use as examples for similar situations in the future.  Make sure you reflect on containing yourself for making bad decisions before thinking it through first.  You can always bounce back. Don’t beat yourself about it.  Just reflect and do something better about it.