Weallmakemistakeswhichareinevitable.Whatisworseisfailuretoconownmistakes.Whilemakingmistakesisgood,repeatingmistakesisdefinitelynot.Apartfromcorrectingyourownmistakes,weshouldlearnfromthemistakes.
Youcanonlylearnfromamistakeafteryouadmityouhavemadeone.Assoonasyoustartblamingotherpeople,youdistanceyourselffromanypossiblelessonthatcouldbeleamedfromit.Butifyoucourageouslystandupandhonestlysay"ThisismymistakeandIamresponsible",thepossibilitiesforleamingwillmovetowardsyou.Admissionofamistake,evenifonlyprivatelytoyourself,makesleamingpossiblebymovingthefocusawayfromblamingyourselfandtowardsunderstanding.Wisepeopleadmittheirmistakeseasily.Theyknowprogressaccelerateswhentheydo.Ontheotherhand,formanyreasonsadmittingmistakesisdifficult.Thisiswhysomepeopleconsiderthattheycanleamnothingfrommistakes,Wearetaughtinschool,inourfamilies,oratworktofeelguiltyaboutfailureandtodowhateverwecantoavoidmistakes.Thissenseofshamecombinedwiththeinevitabilityofsetbackswhenattemptingdifficultthingsexplainswhymanypeoplegiveuponheirgoals:theyarenotpreparedforthemistakesandfailurestheywillfaceontheirwaytowhattheywant.