How To Handle Mistakes

Paul Galvin at the age of thirty-three had failed twice in business. He attended an auction of his own battery business. With his last $750, he bought back the battery eliminator portion of it. That part became Motorola. Upon his retirement in 1960's, he said,"Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out." George Bernard Shaw said, "A life spent making mistakes is more useful than a life spent doing nothing." To expect your life to be perfectly tailored to your specifications is to live a life full of continual frustration.

Not remembered for his failures but for his successes, inventor Thomas Edison reflected, "People are not remembered by how few times they failed, but by how often they succeed." Every wrong step can be another step forward. David Burns said,"Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfection, my friend that's their fault.

Louis Boone said, "Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things.The saddest summary of life contains three descriptions, could have, might have, and should have." Robert Schuller wrote,"Look at what you have left, never look at what you have lost." Oswald Avery advises, "Whenever you fall, pick something up." I believe this: we can always profit from our mistakes. If we learn from them, mistakes are very valuable. I recommend we cultivate this attitude and we will never be ashamed to try again after the last try. I know that can be really hard but it works most of the time. I wish every climber a successful try.Good luck.