Failures vs Learning Experiences

The best way to overcome a limitation or area of perceived weakness is to figure out how to make the weakness into a strength. Learn from the error, the lapse in judgment, the loss of time. Do not allow the event to overcome you, rather, overpower it.

As I meet with clients and even colleagues, I am astonished at how easily we allow little failures to bring us down. We catastrophize and make the issue into something of overwhelming force. This is usually not the case. More often, we are able to learn from the mistake.

There are countless times where I have failed. Rather than beat myself up, I learn from each mistake. I understand that I will continue to err and this will NEVER stop until I leave this earth. The only way to progress is to highlight the mistakes we have made, talk about what we learned from them, and map out a plan to prevent it from happening again.

As we do this, others take notice that we are mindful of our imperfections. They will be compelled to cut us some slack. Arrogance is a killer. We create more enemies by being prideful and haughty. Rather, if we show compassion and understanding when others fail, karma will return the favor to us in even greater ways.

Make today the best for you, your life, your family, and for your future.

Chris