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ion. Early in her career, Blakely was so afraid of making mistakes that she hid her big business idea for a full year, paralyzed by self-doubt. However, she soon shifted her mindset — viewing mistakes as essential precursors to growth. This pivot unlocked Blakely’s potential for innovation.</p><p id="d5be">We all have two choices in life: play it safe, stick to our comfort zones where mistakes seem less likely — or embrace uncertainty, put ourselves out there, and grow through trial and error. It’s human nature to avoid failure, but the only true failure lies in permitting fear to limit our horizons and stifle progress. Each time we trip up — whether a small stumble or major fall — we gain insights that inch us closer to success.</p><figure id="6228"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*fTBcf9roke1xwfyY"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@jareeign?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Reign Abarintos</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="d5f0">So be gentle with yourself. Then reflect on what that mistake has to teach you. Let it illuminate gaps in thinking. As inventor Thomas Edison once said of his failures, “I have not failed 10,000 times. I’ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.”</p><p id="4dbc">Turn each misstep into a breakthrough, and you too may one day change the world.</p><p id="30bb" type="7">“This story is written by M Aslam Waheed. Follow me on LinkedIn, facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Inst

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The Smartest People Embrace Mistakes as Teachers

People often view mistakes as failures or embarrassments to hide. However, the smartest among us adopt a growth mindset where they perceive their mistakes not as weaknesses, but as invaluable learning opportunities on the journey to success.

We can trace the roots of this thinking to people like Albert Einstein who once proclaimed that anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Great leaders and innovators across fields — from science to business to sports and more — echo similar sentiments, emphasizing how missteps allow us to recalibrate, gain insights, and emerge wiser.

Take Sara Blakely, billionaire entrepreneur and founder of Spanx shapewear, as an illustration. Early in her career, Blakely was so afraid of making mistakes that she hid her big business idea for a full year, paralyzed by self-doubt. However, she soon shifted her mindset — viewing mistakes as essential precursors to growth. This pivot unlocked Blakely’s potential for innovation.

We all have two choices in life: play it safe, stick to our comfort zones where mistakes seem less likely — or embrace uncertainty, put ourselves out there, and grow through trial and error. It’s human nature to avoid failure, but the only true failure lies in permitting fear to limit our horizons and stifle progress. Each time we trip up — whether a small stumble or major fall — we gain insights that inch us closer to success.

So be gentle with yourself. Then reflect on what that mistake has to teach you. Let it illuminate gaps in thinking. As inventor Thomas Edison once said of his failures, “I have not failed 10,000 times. I’ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.”

Turn each misstep into a breakthrough, and you too may one day change the world.

“This story is written by M Aslam Waheed. Follow me on LinkedIn, facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram.”

I hope you’ll find this story “Interesting and Surprising”. Subscribe to my newsletter for such interesting and lovely poems and stories.

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