Second Chance Phone Call

In the last few weeks a disappointing trend has arisen which has seen me miss an unusually large amount of calls on my mobile phone.

I have an endless list of reasons for not picking up in time.
Sometimes I only have one hand free and I can’t take the phone out of my pocket because my pants are to tight, I’m in another room and I can’t hear the phone ringing until it’s too late… Or I play a daredevil game where I look at my phone ringing and see how long I can go before answering it.

Now I’m smart enough to know the third reason why I miss some phone calls is stupid, and while I’m not yet prepared to take full responsibility for missing some calls because of that game, I can admit it’s partially my fault.

But do you want to know who is also at fault?
The ‘phone caller’.
I think it’s their responsibility to give people a second chance when they’re ringing them.

Next time you dial someone’s number and they don’t pick up, wait a few seconds and call them back. We shouldn’t be given one opportunity to speak with people.
I’m sure the answered calls success rate would be huge on the second attempt because some people just need a little bit more time than others.
That doesn’t make them weak or bad people, it just means they need a second chance.

And second chances aren’t a bad thing; we all deserve them at some point, whether we’ve made a mistake and hurt someone close to us, or to be topic relevant, missed a phone call.

So let’s start giving people more second chances.. Especially when it comes to answering their mobile phones.