The best mistakes
"What did you do wrong this week?" Mr Blakley always asked his children this question at the dinner table. Not to embarrass them, but because he knew:
- Many people are paralysed by the fear of making mistakes
- The real mistake is not to even try.
He was disappointed when they didn't make mistakes, because he wanted to encourage them to try things. It was important to him that they tried something out to see how far they would get.
His daughter Sara came a long way.
But not right away.
The best mistakes
Sara failed the entrance exam for law school twice, then worked at Disney World and as an actress and sold fax machines.
She kept trying and learning from her mistakes. Eventually she found what suited her: she developed underwear that made women look slimmer and her company became Spanx Billionaire.
She was quite creative. To convince a buyer from a large department stores' chain of her products, she changed in the ladies' toilet to demonstrate the difference in effect between normal underwear and Spanx.
It worked. Her products were added to the range. Time magazine ranks her among the 100 most influential people in the world.
To remember: The best mistakes are the ones you make and learn from!
Learn from your successes
But just as important as learning from your mistakes is learning from your successes.
Many people - especially women - attribute their own successes to luck: "I got the job or the flat - I was just lucky."
How much solid training and hard work was included in the application documents is swept under the carpet. Or that a friendly demeanour and the ability to establish good contacts led to success when looking for accommodation.
Those who learn from their mistakes and successes will be more successful in life and have more self-confidence.
In my next webinar Learning from life is about exactly that:
- How do you do that: learn from your mistakes without sinking into shame and inferiority?
- How do you learn from success?
- How do you become stronger in life overall?
I can't promise you that the webinar will make you a millionaire or a millionaire.
But I'm pretty sure that I can teach you skills that will make you a life happiness millionaire and give you more joy in life and greater self-confidence - regardless of whether you succeed or fail at things.
The Webinar will take place live on Tuesday, 10 November at 12.30 pm.
- Live you can ask questions and I will take the time to answer them.
- If you can't be there live, then you can watch the Recording view.
Register for the Webinar on - if you want to. You can do it or not, you are free to choose what suits you. And to consider afterwards whether it was a mistake or a success ;-)
Get stronger right now
Tip
If you want to do something for your self-confidence right now, ask yourself:
- What mistakes have I made? What did I do well?
- What do I want to learn from this and do better next time?
I hope you enjoy your successes and your mistakes!
Extra tip
If you want more Self-confidence wish I recommend you
- The impulse booklet "Self-acceptance"
- The Quadro: "Yes to me!"
