There are no mistakes in life, just lessons. If you learn to accept mistakes, opportunities in life, and shortcomings, then you feel less stressful and fearful. If you do something wrong, you may get angry with yourself as most of us have a habit of beating ourselves up. Mistakes are gifts. We get to explore areas where we are deficient, need additional knowledge or training, or re-evaluate the approach. When something goes wrong, whether in your relationships, career, business, workout, or diet, there are ways to manage it, move on from it, and grow stronger in the process.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Here are 10 ways to help manage your mindset when you feel like you’ve made some mistakes in life. Remember, NWMethod, is all about perception and resetting your mindset to re-focus you. The mind is connected to the body and any physical manifestation is always rooted in the mind first.
Be open to making mistakes: accept that you are human. Making mistakes is a part of experience. When you are open to making mistakes, you will progress faster. It’s usually in the failure, where the improvements can be made.
Be aware. Look for areas of improvement, be aware of what you are doing and how you feel, how you make others feel. Seek betterment.
Accept full responsibility for yourself and your life. Whatever happens, whenever you make a mistake or are involved in a misunderstanding, take responsibility. When you accept full responsibility for yourself, you can accept responsibility for making things right. If something was done poorly, you can fix it.
The first time you try something won’t be perfect. Ask yourself why it didn’t work the first time. Learn what went wrong, then apply the change to your next try.
The solution is in the mistake: typically you will fail the first time. It is a test to see if you learned something. The growth happens when you apply it to your next go around.
If it was meant to be, then it will be. So often we are hung up on our mistakes that we think that was supposed to happen; but it wasn’t supposed to happen that way. Something bigger and better is around the corner waiting for you.
Mistakes humble you. They keep you grounded and keep your ego in check. Make it ok to make mistakes, your work ethic will thank you.
Without mistakes, there is no wisdom. Mistakes allow you to put your wisdom to use and give real advice. Wisdom comes from experience and mistakes, not pages and articles. Mistakes give us insight into our habits of thinking, behaving, and adjusting. Mistakes add meaning, color, and texture to our lives.
Taking on challenges build strength. No person in a position of success and power have not failed. They were willing to forget their own path to find the answer. Whatever challenges you are going through - with your body, diet, relationships, business, know that everyday requires practice. When you commit, you will always succeed. Stay committed.
Embrace messy learning. Success is non-linear and it’s a constant transformational journey for all of us.
“Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” - Samuel Beckett
Life is a journey. What is most important in your journey is your mind. When you learn, understand, and commit to your growth - each mistake and failure will be considered a gem. If you need 1:1 support and are interested in working with a coach, click the NW 1:1 Coaching Link to work with me. I am here for you and look forward to helping you on your journey to loving yourself deeper and deeper each day.
Love, NW <3