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By Casey Grey
"It seems to me that if you look back on yourself a year ago and aren’t shocked by how stupid you were, you haven’t learned much." I read that quote last night before I closed my eyes for a good night's rest. I believe there is a lot of wisdom in that comment. The public school system (and most people) reward people who are "right" and punish those who make mistakes. The outcome of this is people who are afraid to fail. In fact, they are so afraid to fail that they never even try. Or worse... When they do fail or make a mistake, they try to cover it up. As a business owner, I need to know the truth from my team. I need to know what works, what does not work, what mistakes we have made and what we have learned from them. Every mistake is a learning opportunity and I have made thousands of mistakes in my business career. As a parent, I want my son to be courageous. I want him to stand up for what he believes in and go after his dreams. I want him to make mistakes because I know those are the greatest lessons. Most importantly, I want him to be comfortable sharing those mistakes with me. As an individual, it's tough to share my mistakes. I get it. I'm human too. But every time I have owned up to a mistake or a failure, it has always made it better. It has become more painful to hold it in than to let it out. We have all done stupid things in our lives and we will likely do many more. As long as you are learning from them and not repeating the past, I say keep being stupid :)  Comments are closed.
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