Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Learn from Your Mistakes Too

It has been a really really long time. So many happenings. Ups and downs. Twists and turns. Rights and wrongs.
Have you heard of this saying:
"Common people learn from their own mistakes. Smart people learn from the mistakes of others."
I disagree to this saying. Whoever that says this apparently has not lived long enough. Or maybe has not learned much from his/her journey in life. To me, we have to learn along our life, through our own journey of experience as well as other people's journey. You will learn so much more from your own mistakes. Because the mistake will leave you with scars so deep that they will be embedded in your mind and eventually, build your character. Hence my friends, try new things, make mistakes and learn from them.
It is better to die trying new things and get noticed or remembered for your good deeds, rather than play it safe all the time, never get noticed and die in silence.
This is some of the insights I gain from reading this book - 81 Challenges Smart Managers Face by Tim Connor. Such a brilliant read.
 
"The biggest human mistake is to settle for too little in life".