You Have Complex Intentions This observation gets less airplay than the one about mistakes, although it’s probably even harder to accept. Mixed in with our positive intentions are less noble ones—we can be self-promoting, vengeful, shallow, vain, greedy. We get tired and cut corners. We try not to lie, but forgive ourselves for occasionally landing just shy of the full truth. When we receive negative feedback about our intentions, without exception we take exception. We had good intentions. We know we had good intentions because that’s what good people have.
