Deal With Honest Mistakes

Honest mistake is a mistake done innocently, or without malice intended. There was no thought of harming someone else or taking advantage of a situation caused by the mistake. Mistakes are part of being human. If you want to let go of your past, change your mindset.  

I wish I had a better answer, but that would make life too easy and end all the great accomplishments achieved through adversity. Never forget mistakes do not define you. How you respond and react to them does. When others make mistakes, we easily share the truth that it is okay to make mistakes. We usually accept their apologies easily (if they seem honest at least) and forgive them. After all, to err is human. 

But when we are confronted with our own mistakes, it suddenly becomes a lot harder to accept ours. We once again show the length to which we will go to try and cover up the mistakes. Shame about what is done, anger at yourself for being so stupid, fear of the consequences, they can all contribute to a quick response to keep the truth buried. Unfortunately, the truth has proven to be very persistent and very few people have manged to keep their secrets from coming out. 

Experience is simply the name we give to our mistakes. When someone does something wrong, don't forget all the things they did right. My experience of admitting the mistakes, always remember you should ever do about it - admit it, Learn from it, and don't repeat it. Always make new mistakes that will add to your experience. 

Admitting to a mistake may not necessarily be a career killer. It shows character and responsibility, if you do it gracefully. Following is the way in which our brains are inclined to flatter and protect our egos from blame when we make mistakes. 

1. Admit it straight way - By doing this, others may be able to help you solve it before it gets bigger. This way, consequences could end up less too. You might find yourself admitting to a bigger problem down the line if you leave it.

2. Try and help come up with a solution - When you are worried about mistakes, guilt and anxiety kicks in. Once you have told others, work with them to solve the problem. See more realistically the outcome of your mistake will be, which will make you feel better about what you have done.

3. Talk through your mistake- Every mistake is a learning opportunity. By explaining your process, and talking through how you came to make the mistake, others will be able to spot where the error happened and you can learn from this.

4. Hold your head high and move on - We all make mistakes, and if you have done everything as set out above, then you know how that people don't judge you, think any less of you and ultimately you have learnt something new from all this. 

Mistakes are always going to happen, and you are inevitably going to be responsible for some of them. Learn to be honest and face the consequences and you won't end up as the big world leaders who spent long time in making apologies. I think that had they spent just a little time seeing how things are being  done, they might have learnt how to deal with things considerably better.


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