Forget Your Mistakes

It's not easy being vulnerable on social, but I gotta share this one. My first job out of college was working at Perot Systems in Dallas??. I was working as a consultant and was in a hurry to get a promotion in my first 12 months??. I was starting my career and took everything way too seriously.

??One morning I arrived early to get a jump on some silly project that I thought was vital. I saw my co-worker in the parking lot, and we walked into the building and down the long lobby to the elevators. When we arrived at the lift, we heard a loud bang back by the front door??. We turned and saw that this young man had fallen hard while entering the building. There were people closer to this guy than we were (including security), but my co-worker, Warren, went racing over there to help him out??. At the same time, the elevator door opened, and I jumped in to head to my office.

An hour later, I went down to the lobby coffee shop, and Warren was sitting in the shop with the guy that fell. They were bonding over coffee, and Warren was cheering him up from his bruised ego??.

I don't remember what I was doing that morning that was so important, but the fact that I didn't run over to help that young guy haunted me for years??. A while after leaving Perot Systems, I ran into Warren, and we grabbed a beer. I opened up and told him I was disappointed that I never did anything that day. Listen to this. Warren said to me, "Hey, forget the mistake, just remember the lesson." ?? Now that's powerful. ?? Mistakes are honestly just a part of life. We are imperfect people, but we can’t let our mistakes haunt us. So remember, forget your mistakes, but always remember the lessons. ??????

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