THE MAGIC OF MISTAKES
When we are in school, it is hammered into our heads that mistakes are bad and must be
avoided at all cost. In the world of higher education, the more mistakes a person makes,
the less intelligent that person is thought to be.
We’ve all had the days were we stressed out about showing our parent’s our report card.
I can remember the day in sixth grade where I had two, big, fat, shiny “D”s in Science
and Social Studies and having to present that to my parents.
The idea of avoiding mistakes is so ingrained in us through the school system, that it’s no
wonder we all strive so hard for perfection in life.
But the interesting thing is: Most of the ultra-successful people in this world never
graduated college, and were terrible students in school.
What does that tell you?
See, there is a distinct difference between book smarts and street smarts. In the
classroom, mistakes are penalties for not learning. On the streets, mistakes are
opportunities to learn.
There’s no one out there who can teach you how life really works. You have to
experience it for yourself to know its ins-and-outs. And the only way you learn is by
experiencing something new, something you did not know before.
In short: The more mistakes a person makes, the more that person learns.
To use a metaphor, remember back when you were learning to ride a bicycle. Do you
remember the frustration you went though as you struggled to learn how to ride a bike?
You’d get on and almost immediately fall off. You make mistake after mistake.
Then, suddenly, you stop falling off. You begin to peddle, the bike begins rolling, and
then suddenly – like magic – a whole new world opens up to you.
That is the magic found in mistakes.
Mistakes are the building blocks of experience. They’re the foundation upon which skill
sets are built – but ONLY if you learn from them.
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