We feel sorry when we make mistakes. What is worse is we feel guilty when we make mistakes as if we have committed some sort of a crime. But making mistakes is no crime. Do you make mistakes intentionally? You don’t for sure.In human relationship, if you make a mistake, you say “Sorry” to the other person or to the group. But in your journey to your success, your mistakes are your best teachers. Mistakes are small failures and failures are said to be the pillars of success. Albert Einstein said, “A person, who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” Lethargic and sluggish people seldom make mistakes because they don’t do anything challenging in life. Easy going people don’t make mistakes. Those who don’t have something to achieve in life don’t make mistakes because they don’t need to do anything. If you are serious and choose to live a challenging life, you ought to make mistakes. In your life’s journey, you will make so many mistakes whether small
or big.
No one is perfect, and we are all lifelong learners. We learn from our mistakes
better than anything else. If you make efforts to achieve something, you ought
to make mistakes. If you try to solve a problem, you can’t solve it in one attempt. If your first attempt solves a big problem, it may almost be a magical chance. It doesn’t happen too often. And moreover, there will be no charm if you find a solution by chance. You apply different approaches and eventually, one of your approaches works. This is the real thrill. Your efforts have been rewarded. Jack Canfield says, "As you begin to take action toward the fulfillment of your goals and dreams, you must realize that not every action will be perfect. Not every action will produce the desired result. Not every action will work. Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right."
One of the biggest reasons why you might not like to do something new and challenging is fear of making mistake. If you can’t overcome this fear, it will stop you from doing anything new. And this is going to happen not only to you but to all of us. If fear is in our mind, we can’t proceed. Everybody fails sometimes or the other. But it is quite normal. A person’s failure is related to time and situation. The person is not a failure. If they don’t quit, someday they will achieve success. Mistakes are also just circumstantial. They are not fatal or permanent. One mistake doesn’t make the end of life.
In the academic world, mistakes are perceived as bad and to be avoided. For the first twenty five years of your life, you have been taught that mistakes are bad and embarrassing. But in fact, mistakes are simply opportunities to learn something new. The more mistakes you make, the more you will learn and the greater chance you will get of succeeding on their next one or two attempts. The key, however, is to learn from your mistakes and never to makethe same mistake twice.
Thomas Alva Edison wouldn’t have invented the light bulb if he didn’t take this principle to heart. As you already know, he made thousands of mistakes before he created the electric bulb. The question, “What if I fail,” never came to his mind. He was optimistic enough to consider his one failure as one important step forward. He never stopped making mistakes after mistakes. His mistakes helped him refine and narrow down his search as he proceeded, drawing him closer and closer to his goal. And his determination paid and eventually, he succeeded in perfecting his bulb.
You have surely heard of Levi Strauss and Christopher Columbus. Strauss headed for the gold mines of California in hopes of gold and reputation. But he found nothing. He made a big mistake. But his mistake gave him a new idea. He started selling pants stitched out of the canvas used by his miners. And he was successful in this business. Today, we hear of Levi Strauss jeans or simply Levi’s Jeans. Many of us are wearing them too.
Columbus failed miserably in his mission to find a route to India. He made big mistakes in sailing in the right direction. However, his mistakes gave him a new opportunity. He found a new world. And that is American Continent.
By taking action and learning from your mistakes, you will gain new knowledge and become aware of many new opportunities. When you seriously want to achieve something, it is time to make some mistakes. Go ahead. 99% mistakes in your struggle will lay a solid foundation for 1% success. That means if you are successful in the hundredth attempt, you made 99 mistakes in your endeavor.
Don’t Be Afraid Of Making Mistakes
Most people are afraid to make even one mistake. They are afraid of trying something new. They keep assuring themselves of the very inevitable thing they are afraid of: the failure. “What if I fail” is the thought that is haunting them day and night whenever they think of taking up a new venture. If you are venturing into a new field, you are entitled to make mistakes. You may fail a few times. But don’t get discouraged. You have to learn your lessons from your own mistakes. Only then you will be able to come out as a winner.However, making mistakes doesn’t mean taking wild chances. You have to make calculated moves. After every mistake you commit, you should become smarter.
Fear is something that stops us from making a decision. You might be recalling times when fear had frozen you in your way. Someone nicely said, “Fear and worry are the interests paid in advance for a loan you may never obtain.”Fear of making mistakes is an imagined fear, not a real one. The fear of this kind is totally unsubstantiated. Don’t allow fear of making mistakes to keep you from doing something new and worthwhile in your life. You won’t learn as much from winning as you will from losing. Your mistakes teach you much more than your victories do. Let me remind you once again. To achieve one success, you have to make 99% mistakes in your endeavor.
Magical Discoveries
We normally don’t succeed in our first or second attempt. As we continue making mistakes one after another, we often encounter the magical discoveries. Some people make unexpected and fortunate discoveries. It may be just an accidental good luck. Or it may be the result of the combination of the mistakes they committed. You may be afraid of something to be a terrible mistake. But who knows, it might possibly turn out to be the perfect solution to your problem. Watch out, such discoveries might come to you too. But don’t wait. Carry on with your activities. Chance seldom comes to an idle person.
Grabbing New Ideas
Insights come suddenly. They come like a flash. You may call it a mere chance. Or you may consider it as the imminent result of your thinking, imagination, and speculation about finding a solution to your problem. Whether the creative thought gets into your conscious mind from outside or it comes out of your subconscious is not the question. Grabbing the new ideas is what matters most. However, if you don’t try and make mistakes and learn from them, possibility of a success is absolutely dim. Look for new ideas and broaden your mind. You will feel the change in YOU. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Man’s mind stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions.”
Thinking Out Of The Box
You need to think out of the box. Think something completely different. You may think about the same problem. But think in a different way. Turn it sideways. Turn it upside down. Look at the whole thing from different angles. Take an entirely different approach to your problem. You may make some or many mistakes in your attempts. But finally you will get the right outcome.
For many, thinking out the box seems difficult. We are creatures of habit. We tend to do the same things as we have always been doing. We usually do exactly how we are taught to do. Scott Adams said, “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”
Remember what Joe Louis said? He said,“Everybody wants to go to heaven. But nobody wants to die.” To die is prerequisite for going to heaven. Likewise, many people want to do great things in life. But they don’t want to make mistakes. In fact, great things are achieved as a result of a combination of mistakes. Successful people make lots of mistakes. This may be one of the most important reasons why they are successful.
Jerry Meadows says, “Anything worth doing is worth doing wrong – until you learn how to do it right. So just go out and do something.”
It's OK to Make a Mistake
Some of the fears that regularly hinder our activities are:
(a) Fear of making mistakes, (b) Fear of failing, (c) Fear of looking silly,
(d) Fear of feeling stupid and (e) Fear of rejection
Any of the above fears can actually manifest into headaches, pain, stress or a multitude of physical ailments. However, if we look at the real reason why these symptoms appear, it is sometimes started by an imagined fear. These fears are usually imagined and speculative. Robyn Henderson nicely interprets fear as False Evidence Appearing Real (FEAR). If you made a mistake don’t worry, it’s okay. Make another mistake. But the second mistake should be different from the first. Go on making various different mistakes and learn from each one of them until you make the last mistake. After your last mistake there are no more mistakes. This is where you will encounter your long cherished success.
Wish you good luck in making mistakes!
Yours forever,
Rajendra Sagolsem
or big.
No one is perfect, and we are all lifelong learners. We learn from our mistakes
better than anything else. If you make efforts to achieve something, you ought
to make mistakes. If you try to solve a problem, you can’t solve it in one attempt. If your first attempt solves a big problem, it may almost be a magical chance. It doesn’t happen too often. And moreover, there will be no charm if you find a solution by chance. You apply different approaches and eventually, one of your approaches works. This is the real thrill. Your efforts have been rewarded. Jack Canfield says, "As you begin to take action toward the fulfillment of your goals and dreams, you must realize that not every action will be perfect. Not every action will produce the desired result. Not every action will work. Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right."
One of the biggest reasons why you might not like to do something new and challenging is fear of making mistake. If you can’t overcome this fear, it will stop you from doing anything new. And this is going to happen not only to you but to all of us. If fear is in our mind, we can’t proceed. Everybody fails sometimes or the other. But it is quite normal. A person’s failure is related to time and situation. The person is not a failure. If they don’t quit, someday they will achieve success. Mistakes are also just circumstantial. They are not fatal or permanent. One mistake doesn’t make the end of life.
In the academic world, mistakes are perceived as bad and to be avoided. For the first twenty five years of your life, you have been taught that mistakes are bad and embarrassing. But in fact, mistakes are simply opportunities to learn something new. The more mistakes you make, the more you will learn and the greater chance you will get of succeeding on their next one or two attempts. The key, however, is to learn from your mistakes and never to makethe same mistake twice.
Thomas Alva Edison wouldn’t have invented the light bulb if he didn’t take this principle to heart. As you already know, he made thousands of mistakes before he created the electric bulb. The question, “What if I fail,” never came to his mind. He was optimistic enough to consider his one failure as one important step forward. He never stopped making mistakes after mistakes. His mistakes helped him refine and narrow down his search as he proceeded, drawing him closer and closer to his goal. And his determination paid and eventually, he succeeded in perfecting his bulb.
You have surely heard of Levi Strauss and Christopher Columbus. Strauss headed for the gold mines of California in hopes of gold and reputation. But he found nothing. He made a big mistake. But his mistake gave him a new idea. He started selling pants stitched out of the canvas used by his miners. And he was successful in this business. Today, we hear of Levi Strauss jeans or simply Levi’s Jeans. Many of us are wearing them too.
Columbus failed miserably in his mission to find a route to India. He made big mistakes in sailing in the right direction. However, his mistakes gave him a new opportunity. He found a new world. And that is American Continent.
By taking action and learning from your mistakes, you will gain new knowledge and become aware of many new opportunities. When you seriously want to achieve something, it is time to make some mistakes. Go ahead. 99% mistakes in your struggle will lay a solid foundation for 1% success. That means if you are successful in the hundredth attempt, you made 99 mistakes in your endeavor.
Don’t Be Afraid Of Making Mistakes
Most people are afraid to make even one mistake. They are afraid of trying something new. They keep assuring themselves of the very inevitable thing they are afraid of: the failure. “What if I fail” is the thought that is haunting them day and night whenever they think of taking up a new venture. If you are venturing into a new field, you are entitled to make mistakes. You may fail a few times. But don’t get discouraged. You have to learn your lessons from your own mistakes. Only then you will be able to come out as a winner.However, making mistakes doesn’t mean taking wild chances. You have to make calculated moves. After every mistake you commit, you should become smarter.
Fear is something that stops us from making a decision. You might be recalling times when fear had frozen you in your way. Someone nicely said, “Fear and worry are the interests paid in advance for a loan you may never obtain.”Fear of making mistakes is an imagined fear, not a real one. The fear of this kind is totally unsubstantiated. Don’t allow fear of making mistakes to keep you from doing something new and worthwhile in your life. You won’t learn as much from winning as you will from losing. Your mistakes teach you much more than your victories do. Let me remind you once again. To achieve one success, you have to make 99% mistakes in your endeavor.
Magical Discoveries
We normally don’t succeed in our first or second attempt. As we continue making mistakes one after another, we often encounter the magical discoveries. Some people make unexpected and fortunate discoveries. It may be just an accidental good luck. Or it may be the result of the combination of the mistakes they committed. You may be afraid of something to be a terrible mistake. But who knows, it might possibly turn out to be the perfect solution to your problem. Watch out, such discoveries might come to you too. But don’t wait. Carry on with your activities. Chance seldom comes to an idle person.
Grabbing New Ideas
Insights come suddenly. They come like a flash. You may call it a mere chance. Or you may consider it as the imminent result of your thinking, imagination, and speculation about finding a solution to your problem. Whether the creative thought gets into your conscious mind from outside or it comes out of your subconscious is not the question. Grabbing the new ideas is what matters most. However, if you don’t try and make mistakes and learn from them, possibility of a success is absolutely dim. Look for new ideas and broaden your mind. You will feel the change in YOU. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Man’s mind stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions.”
Thinking Out Of The Box
You need to think out of the box. Think something completely different. You may think about the same problem. But think in a different way. Turn it sideways. Turn it upside down. Look at the whole thing from different angles. Take an entirely different approach to your problem. You may make some or many mistakes in your attempts. But finally you will get the right outcome.
For many, thinking out the box seems difficult. We are creatures of habit. We tend to do the same things as we have always been doing. We usually do exactly how we are taught to do. Scott Adams said, “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”
Remember what Joe Louis said? He said,“Everybody wants to go to heaven. But nobody wants to die.” To die is prerequisite for going to heaven. Likewise, many people want to do great things in life. But they don’t want to make mistakes. In fact, great things are achieved as a result of a combination of mistakes. Successful people make lots of mistakes. This may be one of the most important reasons why they are successful.
Jerry Meadows says, “Anything worth doing is worth doing wrong – until you learn how to do it right. So just go out and do something.”
It's OK to Make a Mistake
Some of the fears that regularly hinder our activities are:
(a) Fear of making mistakes, (b) Fear of failing, (c) Fear of looking silly,
(d) Fear of feeling stupid and (e) Fear of rejection
Any of the above fears can actually manifest into headaches, pain, stress or a multitude of physical ailments. However, if we look at the real reason why these symptoms appear, it is sometimes started by an imagined fear. These fears are usually imagined and speculative. Robyn Henderson nicely interprets fear as False Evidence Appearing Real (FEAR). If you made a mistake don’t worry, it’s okay. Make another mistake. But the second mistake should be different from the first. Go on making various different mistakes and learn from each one of them until you make the last mistake. After your last mistake there are no more mistakes. This is where you will encounter your long cherished success.
Wish you good luck in making mistakes!
Yours forever,
Rajendra Sagolsem
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