http://www.lovingworkandleading.com/2009/11/27/how-to-love-your-mistakes/ How to love what you do, especially if you're the boss Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:31:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.lovingworkandleading.com/2009/11/27/how-to-love-your-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Anonymous Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:46:45 +0000 http://www.lovingworkandleading.com/2009/11/27/how-to-love-your-mistakes/#comment-141 Hi James, Thanks for commenting. Yes, I agree that the word 'mistake' has a negative charge for most people. And so we have a choice to relabel our actions as something other than mistakes, or to reduce the charge in the word 'mistake'. As you say, a mistake is merely an occasion when our results do not match our intentions. Either way can work. Hi James,
Thanks for commenting. Yes, I agree that the word 'mistake' has a negative charge for most people. And so we have a choice to relabel our actions as something other than mistakes, or to reduce the charge in the word 'mistake'. As you say, a mistake is merely an occasion when our results do not match our intentions. Either way can work.

]]> http://www.lovingworkandleading.com/2009/11/27/how-to-love-your-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Anonymous Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:29:44 +0000 http://www.lovingworkandleading.com/2009/11/27/how-to-love-your-mistakes/#comment-140 A "mistake" is only an "opinion" we or others give to something that happened in the past. While the action is being performed, there is never any mistake. No one has ever made any mistake in their lives. We only call it a "mistake" afterwards if it doesn't meet a certain expectation. I went to the hardware store yesterday and bought a plumbing part. Later on, I realized that I should have bought a different one instead. Did I make a "mistake"? Not really. I made my best decision at that time, which turns out to be insufficient later on. To label something as a "mistake" is not really productive. It is far better to just take responsibility for the result produced, and take whatever necessary action to resolve the issue. To call it a "mistake" would simply be another "mistake"! :) A “mistake” is only an “opinion” we or others give to something that happened in the past. While the action is being performed, there is never any mistake. No one has ever made any mistake in their lives. We only call it a “mistake” afterwards if it doesn't meet a certain expectation. I went to the hardware store yesterday and bought a plumbing part. Later on, I realized that I should have bought a different one instead. Did I make a “mistake”? Not really. I made my best decision at that time, which turns out to be insufficient later on.
To label something as a “mistake” is not really productive. It is far better to just take responsibility for the result produced, and take whatever necessary action to resolve the issue. To call it a “mistake” would simply be another “mistake”!

]]> http://www.lovingworkandleading.com/2009/11/27/how-to-love-your-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Anonymous Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:55:19 +0000 http://www.lovingworkandleading.com/2009/11/27/how-to-love-your-mistakes/#comment-139 Yes, I agree completely. This is about the value of telling the truth. Of course my parents always encouraged me to tell the truth, but I thought the reason was just so they would know what I'm doing! But telling the truth also forces you to accept rather than deny reality which leads to smarter actions and happier living in the long run. Thanks for commenting. Yes, I agree completely. This is about the value of telling the truth.
Of course my parents always encouraged me to tell the truth, but I thought the reason was just so they would know what I'm doing! But telling the truth also forces you to accept rather than deny reality which leads to smarter actions and happier living in the long run.
Thanks for commenting.

]]> http://www.lovingworkandleading.com/2009/11/27/how-to-love-your-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Anonymous Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:15:37 +0000 http://www.lovingworkandleading.com/2009/11/27/how-to-love-your-mistakes/#comment-138 Did you admit your mistakes ? Be aware of your mistakes is a gift, because it leads to self-straightening. When you justify mistakes, cling to them, forcing you to protect your repeatedly facts. Did you admit your mistakes ? Be aware of your mistakes is a gift, because it leads to self-straightening. When you justify mistakes, cling to them, forcing you to protect your repeatedly facts.

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