Are you constantly staying away from something because you are afraid of making mistakes? Then take a good look at the children! Have you seen how children go completely wild when they swing too high?
Have you taken some time off to see how liberated you feel by this seemingly simple action? They are not afraid of falling off the swing or getting hurt! All they know is the great fun of swinging really hard; And even if they do fall over, all it takes is a quick brush-off and they’re back on the swing again for a gala moment!
Taking too much precaution.
Doesn’t it make you want to feel the same? But as soon as we enter the world of adulthood, we start taking too many precautionary measures. What would happen if we lost a step? What would happen if we were wrong? Will we be rejected by society? Would our friends laugh at us?
These and many more questions keep coming up in our mind, and we start to fear mistakes day by day. With each passing day, we give up on some dream that had once been a cherished thought.
But ask yourself: Is it really worth it? Giving up on your dreams just because you’re afraid of making a few mistakes along the way? Sounds silly, right?
But the truth is, this is exactly what may be stopping you from pursuing your dreams! Children aren’t afraid of making mistakes, because they haven’t been weighed down by all the wisdom that adulthood brings. So they can get away by saying “I don’t care!” but obviously you can’t do the same as an adult!
But how about you change your perspective a bit? When you’re too afraid to assume something for fear of making mistakes, just ask yourself, “What’s the worst that can happen if I’m wrong?”
Fear of disappointments.
Chances are, the answer isn’t as intimidating as it sounds! More often than not, you may just be afraid of the disappointment that failure brings.
But unless you give it a try, you won’t know what your chances of success are. If you make some mistakes, you have to learn from them and move on. This is how failures can even be treated as blessings in disguise!
Unless you make mistakes on the path of life, there will be no chance for you to learn. You will never know how to take risks and enjoy life’s thrills and adventures.
Many famous people experienced multiple failures and made some horrible mistakes before succeeding or reaching their desired position. Here’s an example…
Did you know that airline magnate Richard Branson lost many millions of dollars because his attempt to sell financial services products or the cola variant failed? He lost a lot of money, but he didn’t allow himself to get bogged down; instead, he learned from his mistakes and became a living legend. Today, he makes so much money that he can even rent out an entire private island for just one night for a very expensive sum!
That’s exactly what happens when you take the right lessons from the mistakes you make and make meaningful changes in your life. If you really decide to learn from your mistakes, you will see that those mistakes (or rather disappointments) that you were so afraid of making were not a big deal. In fact, every mistake you make will take you one step closer to achieving something worthwhile.
