Mistakes, I've Made a Few

I had a good, strong meeting with my I Ho Chuan team yesterday. We're only two months into the Year of the Snake and yet the progress I am seeing in this year's team is profound. We still have a long way to go on the physical aspects of mastery but the positive change character-wise is already apparent. My team's progress is a testament to the efficacy of the UBBT process.

As our conversation went around the room, everyone shared their personal trials. The path to mastery is not an easy one. It takes constant vigilance to stay on the path. We all make mistakes but it is what we do with those mistakes that ultimately determine our final outcome. There are truths of life that must be accepted in order to succeed.

The first truth is mistakes will be made. Mistakes are a fact of life and we all make them. Accepting this truth allows us to stop punishing ourselves and move on.

The second truth is that there are reasons for the mistakes we make. A mistake may be stupid but there is almost always a logical reason behind the mistakes we make. Mistakes tend to be symptoms of other underlying issues and attitudes.

The third truth is that once we understand our mistakes, we can correct them, learn from them, and grow from them. Success is built upon the wisdom generated by our mistakes.

"An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field." - Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962)