Geing Over Mistakes

Mistakes happen, it's inevitable, and it's a part of life. What's important is how we respond.

Learning from our mistakes is the key to growth, so think of your mistakes as giving you an opportunity to learn and grow. We often don't see it like this and instead place blame or don't take responsibility. Think about the words we use when we make mistakes. For example, you accidentally knock a glass of water off the table, and it breaks, then you say, 'Oh, ya tobeka!’ (Oh, it broke!). Wala, it didn't just break; you knocked it over, it hit the floor, and that's how it shattered to pieces. Even in describing what happened, we want to take away responsibility from ourselves. This is a simple everyday example, but it's true for bigger things.

Sometimes, we do take responsibility, but not in an empowering way we can learn from. We say things like, 'I'm so dumb!’ ‘I really perfed!’ This isn’t helpful.

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Admit your mistake. Take responsibility. Don't try to cover up or deny it; that'll just make things worse.

Mistakes are bound to happen at school, work, and on the sports field; in fact, research shows that the average person makes 3-6 mistakes an hour. Despite this inevitability, many of us still get down on ourselves when we make mistakes. This is because we associate mistakes with failure. They are not the same thing. Mistakes are errors in judgement, often accidental or misguided. Failure is a lack of success, not doing something you should've done. We all define failure in different ways, but that's what it boils down to.

The most accomplished people got where they were by making mistakes, learning from them, finding solutions, and moving forward. Instead of feeling defeated, they use them to see where they can make improvements. Look at mistakes as stepping stones to get you from where you are to where you want to be. They are part of your journey. I’m going to show you a 5-step process of moving through your mistakes and coming out more empowered and self-confident.

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Find the lesson in the mistake, learn from it, and apply your learning. Ask yourself questions like ‘What went wrong?’ ‘How can I do it differently?’

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Finally, have compassion for yourself. Understand that mistakes are part of your life’s journey. Let it go, don’t dwell on it.

Remember SKY Girl mistakes and how we learn from them encourage us to keep going In the words of one of the greatest singers Aaliyah If at first you don t succeed dust yourself off and try again ’

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By Precious Mubanga