How Mistakes Contribute To Our Success

17 years ago

Btw, I believe our modern education totally goes against this idea that making mistakes are good because they totally condemn mistakes and they always punish whenever we made a mistake.

What do you think about it?

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Scott Chambers 17 years ago

Very true Vincent.

The best lessons I've learned are the ones where I've messed up the most.

If you make yourself stop for a second, and instead of thinking about the mistake, focus on what you've learned, you'll find yourself on the best coaching program available.
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17 years ago

Great tips!

You are only a fool if you do not learn from your mistakes.

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Vincelog

17 years ago

Originally Posted by Scott Chambers

Very true Vincent.

The best lessons I've learned are the ones where I've messed up the most.

If you make yourself stop for a second, and instead of thinking about the mistake, focus on what you've learned, you'll find yourself on the best coaching program available.

It is definitely the best coach program

Originally Posted by amentajo

Great tips!

You are only a fool if you do not learn from your mistakes.

You are right amentajo. If we do not learn from our mistakes, we will only repeat them again and again.

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JOhnny Depth

17 years ago

If you have done some mistakes then learn from it and do better the next time around.

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Ryan6

17 years ago

Greats advice, thank you.

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azlanhussain

17 years ago

"A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable
but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.."
- George Bernard Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma

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MaskedMarketer

17 years ago

Originally Posted by azlanhussain

"A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable
but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.."
- George Bernard Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma

Great quote- and so true.

I was reading an article the other day about why people don't buy, why they don't mistakes, ect. And research from the article says the "fear of regret" is the main culprit. Once you get past the fear of regret and start making mistakes life can change. Nothing revolutionary or new, but its something to think about to. Can help you in personal life and with sales.

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jayden.fellze

17 years ago

Originally Posted by azlanhussain

"A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable
but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.."
- George Bernard Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma

I think mistakes are our biggest teacher. No, matter how much time do we spend in classrooms studying about life, we don't remember any lesson as vividly as the one we learn through a mistake. I mean you can test it yourself. We are taught not to drive at high speed since the day we get behind the wheel. But still at occasions, we break the speed limit thinking that what can go wrong. But the day we get caught and have to pay the fine for speeding, our driving speed automatically comes back in the limit.

So, i think mistakes should be taken as a lesson and not a setback.

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VirtualOfficeManila

17 years ago

Have you heard about "learn from you mistake"?This quote is really true because mistake is the great mentor. Mistakes can teach us to minimize doing the same wrong thing. It can help us to think first before doing something. And in that way, it can help us to achieve some small achievements.

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Scott Muzzey

17 years ago

I am reading a book by Tom Hopkins entitled, "How to Master the Art of Selling." It is a great book on sales. Even if you have been selling for years, I highly recommend it. In it, he has what he calls:

The Creed of Champions
"I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed, and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep trying."

I am a great example of learning from my own mistakes...

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Kym Robinson

17 years ago

Good thread!

I have never been bothered by my mistakes - and I make plenty!

I just think that no-one is perfect so.......

my best advice is make mistakes - plenty of them!
The key is to say sorry if needed and then dont do it again!

Learn by your mistakes and you will go far.

Also - if you are too scared to make mistakes you will never achieve because you will never really try!

Kym

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Vincelog

17 years ago

Originally Posted by JOhnny Depth

If you have done some mistakes then learn from it and do better the next time around.

Yeah. That is the right way to go Johnhy!

Originally Posted by Ryan6

Greats advice, thank you.

You are welcome Ryan

Originally Posted by azlanhussain

"A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable
but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.."
- George Bernard Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma

Thanks for sharing the quote

Originally Posted by MaskedMarketer

Great quote- and so true.

I was reading an article the other day about why people don't buy, why they don't mistakes, ect. And research from the article says the "fear of regret" is the main culprit. Once you get past the fear of regret and start making mistakes life can change. Nothing revolutionary or new, but its something to think about to. Can help you in personal life and with sales.

Life can definitely change when we conquer the fear of mistakes. By looking embracing mistakes we can then start to learn. No one can things right at the start, we learn through trial and error and mistakes are there to help us reach our ultimate goal.

Originally Posted by Davesfreedom09

I was raised that way and resent it to this day,The stupidity of people that
punish there kids for making mistakes is intolerable....
How are we supposed to know everything in life and not make mistakes,
in my teens I would wake up in the morning and say to myself what can I
screw up today,Being a Redneck from Idaho it came natural to me,LOL
Any way when my kids make mistakes the first thing I ask them is are you,
going to do that again,and they always say no,next time I will do it this way.Good lesson learned cross that off the list and keep going,good job
you figured that out on your own...I have the best kids Ive ever had because of this,LOL no really people tell me that all the time..and I thank God for that...

Hey Dave, it is great to hear that you are bringing up your kids in this way. By knowing that mistakes can't kill us and we can learn something in every mistake that we make is a great step towards greater learning.

Originally Posted by VirtualOfficeManila

Have you heard about "learn from you mistake"?This quote is really true because mistake is the great mentor. Mistakes can teach us to minimize doing the same wrong thing. It can help us to think first before doing something. And in that way, it can help us to achieve some small achievements.

Mistakes are definitely our mentor. Some people view mistakes as their enemy and they dread it. Those are the people who never achieve because their fear of mistakes take away their courage of taking action.

Originally Posted by Scott Muzzey

I am reading a book by Tom Hopkins entitled, "How to Master the Art of Selling." It is a great book on sales. Even if you have been selling for years, I highly recommend it. In it, he has what he calls:

The Creed of Champions
"I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed, and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep trying."

I am a great example of learning from my own mistakes...

Hey Scott, thanks for the recommendation. It seems like a great book and I am adding it into my shopping cart

Originally Posted by Kym Robinson

Good thread!

I have never been bothered by my mistakes - and I make plenty!

I just think that no-one is perfect so.......

my best advice is make mistakes - plenty of them!
The key is to say sorry if needed and then dont do it again!

Learn by your mistakes and you will go far.

Also - if you are too scared to make mistakes you will never achieve because you will never really try!

Kym

Hi Kym,

I totally agree with you and I would like to share what Michael Jordan had to say...

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

Because of the failures (mistakes) that he made, he finally succeed. That is why we should always embrace mistakes.

Cheers
Vincent
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oboi2121

17 years ago

Hello Omari Taylor here,

I agree that mistakes do contribute to our success. Without mistakes no one learns. Rather it was you that made the mistake or someone else. The thing is that everyone learns from that mistake.

Mistakes make you strong and do things more intelligently in the future. Things will not always go as planned and stuff will go wrong. When people want to change their lives and be successful, that is what usually happens. It called life. But if you have a powerful "Why" and don't dwell on your mistakes and keep pushing you will be successful.

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maccc

17 years ago

mistakes often tend to occur,its a human tendency to make the mistakes but learning from your own mistakes and being careful so that they are not repeated again can reaally help in acheiving success in any stream

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Monique Abrams

17 years ago

Wow!

Lots of great things going on in this blog!

Fear of failure is definitely my demon. Its funny! I'm 25 and I only just figured this out a month ago.

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alby

17 years ago

I have read a lot of books from succesful peopple, and many of them say, they have learn't more from their mistakes than their successes. I have found that when i think back at the times i tried new things, it was when it didn't work out that i find out why it didn't work and therefore learn from that mistake.

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michellegreen 17 years ago

I've made a career out of making mistakes and it gives me hope, because I am yet to meet a successful person who didn't make lots of them in the beginning!
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  Michelle
  I like the the way you have put it simply so simple.
  I am 54 years old, retired just six months ago from a flight attendant / trainer job - to see what I can achieve now.
  Jobless as yet - got a offer for 800.US$ now - staring next month.
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  When one door closes another one opens - you just need to be prepared to see it.
  
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  Vincelog 17 years ago
  
  Hi dileepa,
  
  I wish you luck in your new career.
  
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glofish

17 years ago

Mistakes make you stronger as long as you reflect and learn from them. Don't just blow them off as misguided fate always. Look to the future, and use what you've learned through the mistakes.

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Vincelog

17 years ago

Originally Posted by oboi2121

Hello Omari Taylor here,

I agree that mistakes do contribute to our success. Without mistakes no one learns. Rather it was you that made the mistake or someone else. The thing is that everyone learns from that mistake.

Mistakes make you strong and do things more intelligently in the future. Things will not always go as planned and stuff will go wrong. When people want to change their lives and be successful, that is what usually happens. It called life. But if you have a powerful "Why" and don't dwell on your mistakes and keep pushing you will be successful.

Hi Omari Taylor,

I agree that life does not always goes as planned. In life, obstacles do happen and no one can expect a life that is perfect without mistakes. When we make mistakes, we need to be able to accept it and walk away from it wiser and stronger.

Originally Posted by jayden.fellze

I think mistakes are our biggest teacher. No, matter how much time do we spend in classrooms studying about life, we don't remember any lesson as vividly as the one we learn through a mistake. I mean you can test it yourself. We are taught not to drive at high speed since the day we get behind the wheel. But still at occasions, we break the speed limit thinking that what can go wrong. But the day we get caught and have to pay the fine for speeding, our driving speed automatically comes back in the limit.

So, i think mistakes should be taken as a lesson and not a setback.

Hey Jayden,

I love your example. Simple and effective in getting the point across. Thanks!

Originally Posted by maccc

mistakes often tend to occur,its a human tendency to make the mistakes but learning from your own mistakes and being careful so that they are not repeated again can reaally help in acheiving success in any stream

Hi maccc,

Mistakes are definitely part of our life and it serve it purpose when we pick up valuable lessons from it. In order to achieve success, mistakes are part of the Ultimate Success Formula.

Originally Posted by Monique Abrams

Wow!

Lots of great things going on in this blog!

Fear of failure is definitely my demon. Its funny! I'm 25 and I only just figured this out a month ago.

Hey Monique,

It is definitely not too late to discover this. As long as you know it now, you can start living life to the fullest.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by alby

I have read a lot of books from succesful peopple, and many of them say, they have learn't more from their mistakes than their successes. I have found that when i think back at the times i tried new things, it was when it didn't work out that i find out why it didn't work and therefore learn from that mistake.

Hi alby,

I definitely agree with what you said. It is only when we gotten negative feedback then we start to learn about what works and what don't.

Originally Posted by michellegreen

I've made a career out of making mistakes and it gives me hope, because I am yet to meet a successful person who didn't make lots of them in the beginning!

Hi michellegreen,

I can say most if not all of the successful people make mistakes before becoming who they are today. So whenever we make mistakes, just remember that each mistakes we are making and learning from are taking us a step nearer to our success.

Originally Posted by glofish

Mistakes make you stronger as long as you reflect and learn from them. Don't just blow them off as misguided fate always. Look to the future, and use what you've learned through the mistakes.

Hi glofish,

" Don't just blow them off as misguided fate always. " I like this sentence that you wrote. Whenever we make mistakes, do not blame our fate and just walk off from it without learning anything. By doing that we are only making a larger mistake compared to the previous one.

Cheers
Vincent
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robertsgr

17 years ago

When I want to do something, but I don't know how, I'm doing that just how I think is better, even if this is a big mistake. If is a mistake, then I will know how to do to succeed next time. Anyway, doing that mistake is better then do nothing!

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Vincelog

17 years ago

Originally Posted by robertsgr

When I want to do something, but I don't know how, I'm doing that just how I think is better, even if this is a big mistake. If is a mistake, then I will know how to do to succeed next time. Anyway, doing that mistake is better then do nothing!

Hi robertsgr,

Doing something is definitely better than doing nothing. We need to constantly remind ourselves on this. Thanks for the point.

Cheers,
Vincent

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UnleashReality

17 years ago

solid stuff

love your blog

commented there

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alex
unleash reality

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Bobb30

17 years ago

I hate making mistakes. That's why I try not to make the same mistakes
twice.

Hey! That means I learned something from the first mistake.

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macabhay 17 years ago

Activity generally always beats inactivity, as long as we act in the proper consciousness. Acting with the consciousness of success will always bring success, even if there are mistakes along the way. So, it's important to keep that mentality.
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  Hi Vincent,
  
  I am feeling too much motivated after reading your "MISTAKES". I have done thousands of mistakes and keep on doing. But never enjoyed my mistakes that much. But after reading the article and the comments on it, I am now enjoying many past mistakes.
  
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Ron569

17 years ago

I'm stubborn as a mule, which is a pretty bad trait to have online. The fact is, I've made huge mistakes; each one opened a new path to wisdom. A path I would never have discovered without a glitch along the way.

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