Mistakes are accepted by courageous

Human mentality is such which don’t allow us to accept our faults. Instead of accepting mistakes we start finding a person, a situation, a technical issue or any other thing which could be blamed.

In the corporate world, various types of blame/excuses are given by Professionals:

?   The guide has not given me the proper direction.

?   My system has lots of issues.

?   No…. I have not done that.

?   I have done what I was told.

?   The time allotted was not enough.

?   My colleagues do not support me.

?   I have done it right, he/she has changed.

& the list continues... (Please comment any other excuse you know)

The fact is we also know that it is our mistake and manager also is aware of it, so all the discussions are just a waste of time. These excuses can really be harmful to our performance appraisals and career planning. The excuses just reveal that the person is not true and in future can’t be trusted.

To err is human, so whenever you find that a mistake is committed by you, accept it, be sorry for that. It will save time, energy and resources which could be utilized for more constructive tasks. Accepting mistake is also a sign of honesty and righteousness.

It doesn’t mean that first commit mistake, then accept it and show your courage. Our priority should always be to complete the task within the due time frames, specified budgets and with zero errors.

We are not perfect human beings, nor do we have to pretend to be, but it is necessary for us to be the best version of ourselves we can be.