“A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.” ~ James Joyce
When I look back at the mistakes I’ve made over the last few years at work or home, while training my horse, hawk and dogs, I take comfort in the fact that each one – once recognized and corrected – opened the way for the discovery of new capabilities as well as the refinement those already present.
Any mistake made affords such benefit when viewed in the right light. In fact, it can be helpful to view any new venture as an opportunity not just to learn and grow, but to make mistakes! To be sure, mistakes favor those with a steadfastness of purpose, but any fool can learn once he sees the err of his ways.
If you’re not making mistakes, you’re likely not making much of anything. So get out there and try something new!
Gregory Hake 
Opportunity for self-examination and character building … bring it on!
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Perfect timing! I can make the most of the opportunity to learn from a recent mistake that has been weighing on me a bit. Thanks!!
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Thanks for this brief but vital message!
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This post makes me think of a couple things. The first thing it reminded me of was a movie I saw the other day with Jason Statham, where he said something like “You don’t make mistakes when you have experience, but you only get experience from making mistakes”. Pretty deep for an action flick (haha). The other thing it makes me think of is the saying that if you don’t have any enemies, it’s likely that you’re not doing much of anything. It’s fine to make mistakes, but you have to recognize that they were mistakes or else you are not gaining experience from them. If you’re making the same mistakes over and over again, you’re doing something wrong.
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Thanks for this post.
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My mother used to say that everyone makes mistakes but you’re not a failure until you blame someone else.
It’s not the only way we can learn but it’s one of them.
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I think of my children in this regard, most of their day is made up of discovery through mistakes – it’s all trial and error to them. And when a mistake is made, they make a quick correction and move on…an inspiration to get out there and “do it”, don’t dither and delay.
Thanks.
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