I had an employee once who thought it was her job to catch me in mistakes … and to make me feel as stupid as possible about it.  That got old real fast, especially because I used to make a lot of mistakes.  But in a strange way, I must say that (today, in retrospect) I appreciated what she did.  She made me less sensitive to mistakes.  And, yes, today, I still make a lot of mistakes.  Got a problem with that?
 
Somehow in our society, we got the wrong-headed notion that it is bad to make a mistake, that it means we’ve failed or that we’re stupid.  Wrong!  Wrong!  Wrong!  Actually, it’s GREAT to make mistakes.  It means that we’re trying new things, taking chances, attempting to reach beyond our grasp. 
 
One caveat:  Yes, it’s great to make mistakes.  The problem is if you ignore them and fail to analyze, study and learn from them.  Also, try to never make the same mistake more than three or four times.   
 
Get out there this coming week and really rack up your quota of mistakes.  I’m counting on you!  So, work hard, make money, have fun … and make a ton of mistakes.
 
“Anyone who doesn’t make mistakes isn’t
trying hard enough.”
            –    Wess Roberts
 
John Ingrisano
President & Primary Mistrake Maker

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