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  • Friday, September 05, 2008 | 62 Comments
  • What did you learn from your favorite mistake?

  • “Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they’re really not. They’re companions - the hero and the sidekick.”- Laurence Shames. Think of it this way: yesterday’s whopping whoopsies are today’s profound wisdom. You’ve come a long way, baby.

     
    Carrie says: No major mistake sticks out for me but many small mistakes that have added up; from staying too long with a kind but incompatible boyfriend, too long at a job that paid well, too long as an constantly injured athlete. As a child I was taught not to quit but knowing what I desire, listening to my intuition and changing direction in life is not quitting it’s choosing powerfully.
     
     
    Danielle says: I once reamed out the head of one of the most successful US publishers for bailing on a project I was involved in - by fax, no less. It’s embarrassing to even think about. I was young, scared and inflated. “In 26 years of doing business,” he said to me, “no one’s ever questioned my integrity.” And I knew in that moment that I was being a total twerp, and that maybe this mega CEO knew a thing or two. I learned that there is a time and place to respect age and experience. (But I still give myself points for the moxy!)
     

    Read today’s blog post on spirituality and screwing up.