Allow Your Mistakes



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Far from a license for mediocrity, this commandment is a 
formula for success. If we are to rise above our fear and pain we 
must have the energy for it. Trying to deny our mistakes and keep 
them hidden from others is a waste of that precious energy. 
 
As we’ve already observed, we are perfectly imperfect. 
 
Mistakes are inevitable, but they can be real assets if we are willing 
to learn from them. Acknowledging them freely is the first step in 
turning our perils into pearls. 
 
What can we learn from mistakes if we’re willing to 
acknowledge them? Of course the most obvious payoff is that they 
teach us what doesn’t work. Being wrong will often alert us to another 
perspective or point of view. Mistakes also force us to develop new 
behaviors and coping styles—expanding our repertoire. Tonight 
Show host Johnny Carson was a master at deliberately “making 
mistakes” in his nightly monologue as a way of exercising his adlibbing 
skills. 
 
Learning what doesn’t work, seeing additional perspectives, 
or developing new coping skills are all priceless assets when we are 
going through inevitable changes in our lives. And when it comes 
to expanding repertoires and gaining new perspectives, we have no 
greater resource than humor. 
 
To practice “welcoming” your mistakes, try this exercise: 
 
Exercise #4: 
 
Be like Johnny Carson. Make mistakes on purpose. 
 
Ask dumb questions. Wear mismatched socks. Push the 
elevator button after it’s already lit. 
 
I call this deliberate foolishness. Acting in this way provides 
many benefits:

1. You will get used to feeling foolish. It’s an exhilarating feeling. 
 
2. You will enjoy knowing that others will misjudge you and feel a 
false sense of superiority over you. 
 
3. Being foolish is a good stress reliever. 

 



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Lisa Smith 1766978

Gosh I made some stupid mistakes today.. Don't ask me what.. I smiled at it and let it got and dint let anyone understand how much I got tensed that moment. Just broke the ICE with an "oops - excuse me"

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Lisa Smith 1766978
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No one is perfect... I try hard in certain thins to achieve my dreams, but they just seem to be out of my reach.. I don't know if I allow my certain mistakes how will I be able to live my dreams.

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Lisa Smith 1766978

From when I started to let go of my mistakes,..... Ah I think I am not making any mistakes as such. That's a relief. Feel like more confident.

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Lisa Smith 1766978

Practicing exercise, looks to me more of a rule that I am bound to follow. Foolishly I just practiced this exercise. And not stressed. I simply made tea.. in place of sugar added salt... :P

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Lisa Smith 1766978

Friends, you really helped me with your advices. Now I'm going easy with it. I feel like a bird, hibernating so long.

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Lisa Smith 1766978
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Should I do mistakes or stupid acts intentionally ??

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Lisa Smith 1766978

Back to my childhood... Acknowledging my mistakes "no homework done" or "I forgot" were the most common.. But I feel good about it now.. :)

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