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Have you ever heard the phrase: “Nobody’s perfect”? I’m sure you
\nhave heard this at one point or another. If you are anything like me,
\nyou believed it too. Most people do believe it because it makes sense. I
\n know for a fact that I have made mistakes. I also know that everyone
\nelse I know has made mistakes.<\/p>\n
Mistakes are part of being human.
\nIf you are human, you make mistakes. There are mistakes to be made in
\nall areas of life. Anything you do that involves thinking, decisions or
\nexecution of a skill presents the opportunity for a mistake. That
\ndoesn’t sound like a very optimistic view, but it is true.<\/p>\n
The
\noptimistic view would say that any thought, decision or execution of a
\nskill presents an opportunity for success. This is where I often see the
\n importance of mistakes in our lives. That’s right, mistakes are
\nimportant. Mistakes are what we learn from. Mistakes are what make us
\nbetter. Without mistakes, we don’t improve.<\/p>\n
More importantly,
\nwithout the opportunity for mistakes, we have no opportunity for
\nsuccess. When it comes to sports, this is a no-brainer: if you don’t
\nplay the game, you can’t win. If you relate it to business: if you don’t
\n call a prospect, you can’t make the sale. If you don’t show up to the
\nmeeting, you can’t contribute ideas. The list goes on and on and it’s
\nthe same in all areas of life. Without the opportunity for mistakes,
\nthere is no opportunity for success.<\/p>\n
The bottom line is: if you are afraid to make mistakes, you will never succeed.<\/p>\n
This
\n is a lesson I learned a kid. Sports taught me this lesson. It took a
\nfew more lessons in the real world before I fully understood it and how
\nit would work in the business world. Now that I get it, life and
\nbusiness are much easier. Do I see mistakes and failure? Of course I do.
\n I experience them regularly. But I also see success daily. Some success
\n comes from just trying again. Most of my success comes from the things I
\n learned from the past mistakes.<\/p>\n
When it comes to health, mistakes
\n are also important. Yet, health is an area that people are afraid to
\nmake them. When discussing exercise routines with people, I hear far too
\n often: “I can’t do it every day, so I’m not going to do it at all.” Or
\n“I don’t have time to do it for an hour, so I won’t do it at all.”<\/p>\n