Motivational Quote

Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

Albert  Einstein  

How to Profit From Your Mistakes 

by Alan Gillies 

All of us make mistakes, don't we? Whether these mistakes are huge or little, we still have no option but to make all sorts of decisions in our life every day, and it's very probable that some of these decisions - not being ideal, won't result in what we desire. It's a part of human nature to make mistakes, but the best aspect of this is that all of these mistakes will at some point in time lead to a massive step forward toward success.  

Success isn't just a matter of being perfect in everything you do - as perfection comes only from time and experience. How can you differentiate a wrong decision from a right one without knowing what is right and what is wrong? As rightly said by Fred Shero, "Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must first set yourself on fire".  

If you are not making mistakes, it may be that you're playing on the safe side and not taking any risks. In every mistake you make, there's a hidden lesson. You'll end up learning many things from those mistakes, and the next time you arrive at a similar situation or problem - you won't repeat the earlier actions, and perhaps you'll even make a perfect decision which will lead to extraordinarily fruitful results.  

It is a famous saying that those who have not experienced failure can never know how sweet the taste of success is. If you always easily succeed at everything you attempt, then you won't ever be able to prepare yourself to deal with the eventual unavoidable mistakes and failures. Your strength in overcoming mistakes can make you a role model in the eyes of others who want to learn from your experience, so they can then deal with situations in the same successful manner.  

In previous times, there have been quite a few successful inventions which were much more than brief thoughts. Those inventions came after considering numerous alternatives and selecting the best from all of them. Many experiments have been done to verify the viability of each of the alternatives, and quite a bit of money and effort was spent to figure out the best solutions, but that doesn't mean that the expense invested into the experiments got wasted. A great deal of knowledge and experience was gained from those experiments, and all of this was then utilised in the refinement of the final experiments done at later stages.  

So, now what do you think, aren't mistakes an essential aspect of success? Mistakes can happen anywhere and at any time, and it's a fundamental part of human behaviour to make mistakes. The key here is to strive to deal with the mistakes in a positive manner and always try to learn something new from each one of them.  

Alan Gillies may be contacted at http://l2lgroup.com/ alan.gillies@virtualmissfriday.com. Click here to view more of their articles. 

Alan Gillies is the Managing Director of the L2L Group. He specialises in supplying Executive Coaching, Training and Consultancy Services to International Businesses across the World. Want to discover more about these inspiring business building success strategies? Get Alan's insightful FREE Business Pack right now! 

Are You The Most Powerful Leader you Can Be?
by Jo Ball 

As someone who teaches, manages, parents or influences you’ll probably already be aware that powerful leadership is not just about the boss, it’s about the team, irrespective of whether that team is in the classroom, in the office or around your home.

In a driven world of instant access and fast everything the view of leadership being top down has become dated, and dare I say it, dangerous.

Every member of the team must now be engaged in a form of leadership. The most powerful teachers, managers, parents and influencers know that in order to function within the current pace of life they need to be the leader that all other leaders aspire to being.

Powerful leaders are flexible. They understand that in today’s world knowledge is more vital than position. Powerful leaders understand that the child who offers an inspirational thought in the classroom is every bit as much the teacher as the person holding the board marker; powerful leaders know that adhering to the thoughts and feelings of staff is what makes them driven, as opposed to them having to be driven; and powerful parents know that a child’s tantrum is sometimes about sharing the power in the household and letting them grow.

Strong leadership flows through the group, bottom to top, top to bottom with the people at the bottom often inspiring, teaching and influencing as much as the people at the top.

Strong leadership is about developing purpose and responsibility – purpose being meaning and direction, responsibility being ‘ownership’ and taking charge.

And while good leaders will be in charge of their specialist area – the classroom, the office or the home – outstanding leaders will have defined their purpose in every area of their life, through home and career, right out into the community.

When powerful, outstanding leaders see something that needs changing they step up to the mark and force change wherever they see it. They pull up their socks, roll up their sleeves and ask others to pitch in and join them.

True leadership is about encouraging everyone to lead. True leadership is about meaning. True leadership is about direction. True leadership is about taking responsibility wherever responsibility needs taking.

Best Wishes

Jo Ball Coach & Founder, Unstoppable Life

Are you a leader already? Are you someone who wants to develop leadership qualities? Jo Ball (LCA, Dip, NLP Practitioner) is developing the next generation of leaders at Unstoppable Life. These leaders are all clear on their purpose – “Life Purpose”. Join Jo’s Fr>ee newsletter now and discover what other aspiring leaders are already discovering. www.unstoppablelife.com

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