Celebrate Your Mistakes

Are you anxious in making mistakes? Do you feel terrible when you do? Mistakes are simply outcomes we did not expect and can lead to growth. Start by admitting your mistakes You can only learn from a mistake if you admit you made one As you start blaming other people You miss out any possible lesson Admit error—even if it is only for yourself—takes the focus from assigning blame Moves you toward understanding Enlist help Join or sign up Talking to someone else about what happened gives you the benefit of your friend’s experience He or she may have made similar mistake or know how to deal with it In addition Describing the event forces you to think it through May even help you see opportunities you didn’t know were there Decide to change. Ask “What will I do better next time” Real growth or development and change happen when you see improvement Then commit in making necessary changes to avoid the mistake in the future Benefit from mistakes The most important lesson to remember If you learn from the current mistake You may be able to avoid a future one Making a mistake does not make you a mistake Remember Eternal God is the only one you know who does not make them