Sadly, many people lack the courage to own up and admit to their mistakes and faults. They feel embarrassment and shame, and they fear the ridicule and negative judgment of others as well as from themselves, and they become controlled by their fears.
Or when they are able to acknowledge their faults and mistakes, they often lack the resolve and willpower to make necessary changes to correct them.
And so what is the main point? Insightfully, the quote implies an important truth or lesson: if you want to develop positively as a person and to become more successful in one’s actions, you need to develop the courage to admit your mistakes and shortcomings and to have the resolve to learn from them, correct them and make positive changes.
“More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren’t so busy denying them.” (Harold J. Smith, American screenwriter)
“Admitting to a mistake means refusing to use other people as scape-goats to avoid responsibility but rather courageously owning up to every single one of them.” (T. Whitmore, American author)
“Yet one thing that I have learned over time is that when you make a mistake, recognize it, admit to it and figure out why the mistake was made. Then do everything in your power to avoid making the same mistake again.” (Marshall Hennington, American author, legal consultant)
Getting Personal
Have you ever been fearful of owning up to a personal shortcoming or mistake?
If so, what fear was involved?
At any point, were you ever able to overcome this fear? How?
….Top of post image, “Begin as Mistake,” by Varvara Grabova, from unsplash.com
