Learn From Your Mistakes And Do Not Fake Being Perfect

One thing that a lot of people fail to realise is that humans are not invincible, neither are they omnipotent nor perfect. This means that humans have obvious flaws and as such, mistakes may be made because of lack of perfection. However, the ultimate question should be "what is your response in the face of mistake?" Do you learn from it or do you claim to be perfect even in the face of your weaknesses? One of the reasons why someone repeats the same mistake over and again is because they did not learn from the former mistake. Your mistake should serve as an instrument for learning and not for condemnation.

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While others are seeing mistakes as something bad, successful people are seeing them as things to learn from. For the fact that you made a mistake goes to prove one thing: you have made attempt and if you have made the attempt, then you would have gathered more experiences and then learnt a few more lessons. This is why, if you make mistake in your first attempt and learn from it, the subsequent attempts will be a lot better and easier. It is worthy to note that perfection cannot be assumed but by trying and going pass your mistakes. The truth is that no one can gain mastery or achieve perfection by assumption, but by trying and most times having some failed attempts and trying again.

If you have ever watched how little kids learn how to walk, you will understand this point well. They would start by standing with aid, after which they will attempt to stand without aid. In the first couple of times, they may fall over, and then start all over again. After mastering how to stand, they will now take their first aided step which they may also fail at, but it will not stop them from rising up again and continuing the process. After a while of practicing this, which can span for weeks, they will begin to take their first unaided little steps and that is how they will gain mastery over it. If the kid did not go through these processes and be waiting for when he will move from the ground to start running, it may never happen.

In life, if you are afraid to make mistakes, then you are not ready to learn and you are not ready to achieve success. This is because the fear of making the mistakes will limit your actions and will make you to remain in the same position. But if you see someone that cares less of making mistakes, he will be more daring to risks and will not be bounded by limitations. Fear and the ability to take risks does not work together. This is because most of the things that people fear for not taking risks are centred around the fear of the unknown, which also includes fear of failing and of making mistakes. However, if you will put your fear under subjection and take risks, you will be surprised how little your fears are.

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More often than not, the mistakes that you make does not define who you are, it does not even determine the outcome of your life nor your success, but how you respond to the mistakes is what determines all these. As long as you have arisen from your mistake and learnt something from it, then it is a plus for you. The worst form of mistake that anyone can have is the mistake that they will not learn anything from. But if you are set to use your mistakes as a stepping-stone or your ally, then you will not be afraid to try something new.

One thing you need to do when you realise your mistakes is to take responsibility for them and not to trade blames. Do not be too quick to think; "what will people say?" Obviously, they will always have something to say but what you should be concerned about is how to work on yourself and convert your mistakes to successes after you have learnt from them. You will be surprised that some of the people that you are scared of what they will say have bigger mistakes than you. So just focus on your own and try to be better.

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