There's No Such Thing As Mistakes
Jacob Morgan
Keynote Speaker, Professionally Trained Futurist, & 5x Author. Founder of "Future Of Work Leaders" (Global CHRO Community). Focused on Leadership, The Future of Work, & Employee Experience
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When was the last time you made a mistake??
We all make a lot of mistakes in life—in business, in relationships, in careers, and in our life choices.
But a mistake is really just a mental construct. Instead, I like to think of these experiences as learning moments.
Thinking of a failure as a mistake makes it the end of the road or a stopping point. Instead, thinking of it as a learning moment opens the door to learn, grow, and improve from the experience.
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When I started speaking professionally, the first few speeches I gave weren’t good. But instead of viewing those experiences as mistakes and giving up, I asked myself what didn’t go well with the speech and what I could do better. I used failure as a chance to get feedback and improve, and now I have a thriving speaking career.
The same thing happens whenever I create a piece of content that doesn’t resonate or a new product that doesn’t get sales. I look at what went wrong and how I can change it next time.?
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When you try a new recipe, it often takes multiple times to get it just right. You may be off with a few ingredients or not bake it at the right temperature. But every time the recipe doesn’t work out, you taste it and know how to adjust until you get the dish to turn out just right.?
It’s the same in business. After you make a mistake, you don’t stop and give up. You ask what you can learn from it and apply it to the next iteration.
There’s no such thing as mistakes—just learning moments.
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Financial Advisor at Advisors Alliance Group
3 年Amazing message, out mindset limits our true potential.
Encouraging education support professional, with a talent for finding student strengths and abilities , MCPS
3 年Tell it to the Teachers ….We need to look very carefully for what students do know. Then bring on the mistakes.
Business English Skills Trainer+Instructional Coach
3 年Great message! Thank you very much.
President at program
3 年I need help. Quebec. Death for my money. Flag wear is next right?
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3 年The "Non-mistake" approach asks for the agreement with self or the agreement with employees, what is expected. The self-agreement or mutual agreement on possible failure makes the exercise a learning curve in the case of failure. Sharing of what the possible outcomes are shifts the risk taking to the leader/decision maker. The failure is not blamed on anyone. The failure is absorbed in a growing process to achieve the wanted outcomes. #goitbeyond