George Washington Carver, the inventor of peanut butter first found 300 other uses for peanuts. It wasn't until he founded peanut butter, however, that one was majorly successful. Looking at his mistakes as positives: George Carver did not fail at making peanut butter, he just found 300 ways not to make it.
Mistakes are what make us who we are. It is our mistakes that allow us to grow as human beings and become stronger.
One keynote speaker during the TLU convention, was Tony Wagner. One of his keys to education was "Trial and Error vs. Risk Avoidance". Basically acknowledging the importance of trying and failing versus not trying at all.
One of the keys in any athletic game is to never give up. No matter what you do wrong, or how far behind you may be, the key is to never give up. Coaches will always preach the importance of that point. Another point coaches often make is to never make the same mistake twice. After making a mistake, it is vital to shake it off and get right back into the game, not letting it happen again. I have realized one thing about myself over the many years of playing sports. I learn better when I first make a mistake. If I have a bad play, it makes me focus on what I did wrong, then I learn how to correct it and make myself better. If I continuously made okay passes over and over again I would never improve my skills.
Mistakes are not failures. Mistakes are just opportunities to learn different ways not to do something. We all just need to take advantage of our mistakes. The key is not to dwell on the past or mistakes, but learn from them and move on.
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