Mistake Is Not Failure But A Sign Of Growth
A lot of people tend to quickly attach negativity to mistakes. Like whenever they make mistakes or errors, they will think that they are already bad. What they fail to understand is that mistakes can actually be part of the learning processes and can signify growth. It is true that after making mistakes, you may begin to think that you have failed or fallen short. But what you need to understand is that mistake does not show weakness as long as you learn from it. Trust me, each time you make mistake, you do not only learn something new, but you also stretch yourself from your comfort zone. So do not fear or be scared of making mistakes when taking steps, rather be scared of not taking the step at all.
It is almost impossible to achieve growth without taking risks. For the fact that there are risks means that their results are largely uncertain, but it should not stop you from taking the step nonetheless. There are times that you may want to take a new step or do what you have never done before, or even make certain changes - but you have to understand that both you and the steps you are about to take are not immune to errors. However, you can leverage on the errors and the mistakes to make something good out of your life. Some of the people you see as big achievers in the world today once made mistakes too, but they moved beyond them and did not allow the mistakes to limit or define them.
It is worthy to note that there are more things that you can learn from failure than if everything is rosy from the beginning. There are things that I have learnt in life which came from learning from the mistakes of the time past. This is why it has been said that there are lessons to be learnt from imperfections. Of course, there is no mortal being that is either flawless or perfect. However, the mistakes are not to make you feel less of yourself but basically to make you become better - so that you will apply the lessons not repeat the same mistake and you will also prevent similar scenarios.
What you should understand about mistakes is that you are actually trying. Of course if you are not trying or making attempts, you may not have made the mistakes but you may not have learnt any lessons. But by attempting and making mistakes, you have proven that you are not stuck at a point, but you are making advancements and making progress. I have come to understand that someone who have never made any mistake in life might just be that they have never taken any milestone step or have never taken new challenge. To grow, you have to venture into the unknown, take up new challenges, which may not be immune to mistakes.
In addition to mistakes proving that you are making progress, it can also give you insight. That is, they can actually point you to the right direction, show you what does not work and why it does not work, and also helps you discover what works and how to make it work. Whatever that happens to you, and even what life brings to you, you have to start seeing it in positive light. If you see mistakes positively, you will not be swayed by their presence. In fact, looking at it from a positive point of view; each error you make has a way of bringing you clarity and taking you closer to your dreams. It also sharpens your understanding of what you are doing.
It does not matter how many mistakes you have made in the course of your journey, the fact remains that you can still achieve your dreams. Not just achieving it but you would have become better and stronger. If you observe kids when they are about to start to walk, you will notice the many mistakes they will make and many failed attempts that they would have. But it will not stop them from still putting up the attempts to walk until they finally walk. All the falls they experienced would cumulatively become part of what will make them better. In the same way in life, you have to welcome mistakes as signs of growth.
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