When someone points out or fixes a mistake you made, you can decide to respond with guilt for making the mistake in the first place, or gratitude for their support.

Guilt helps you create change. It also makes sure you don’t make the same mistake again. Once you have made the change, you don’t need to respond with guilt anymore. You may take action to earn forgiveness and trust, but ultimately that decision is up to someone else. It’s not in your control.

Gratitude strengthens the relationship with other people, so that you might help each other in the future. Everybody makes mistakes, after all. 

Gratitude also helps you enjoy the moment. The more often you choose gratitude, the more your relationships will flourish, including your relationship with yourself.

You need both to be effective.