Beautiful Mistakes

By Brannon Beliso

  

Mistakes are simply lessons waiting to be learned. It is often because of the shame or embarrassment we associate with having made them that we attach a negative stigma. This thinking blinds us from the potential of learning and growth that is the hidden beauty of our mistakes.

You must lose your fear of being wrong. Having to be right is ego driven and serves no purpose in learning. When wrong, admit it promptly, apologize as needed, and move forward.  As the song goes, “Sorry seems to be the hardest word,” but it only holds truth when it lives in your ego. I am the first to raise my hand and confess that I’ve done some of my best learning lying flat on my face.

Be perfect in your imperfections. It allows you the courage to take chances and make mistakes. What often stops us is our fear of being criticized, so we then choose to spend our energy creating an illusion that is acceptable to others. This is the biggest mistake of all because all we learn to do is to lie to ourselves and to others.

I encourage you to make many mistakes every day because doing so can lead you down a path to freedom and your truer self.  It is ill-advised to make the same mistakes over and over expecting different results because that is what is called “insanity”.  A square peg will never fit into a round hole, so learn from your mistakes and get out of that bad relationship, quit that job that does not drive you with purpose and passion, and stop beating that metaphorical dead horse.

The beauty of being human is that even at our worst, we have the opportunity and choice to soar above our mistakes, and for that we should all be grateful. Embrace mistakes like your best friends, and lead them into the light with a genuine sense of purpose to do and be better. Some of your greatest achievements will be born from the mistakes you make. Did you know that penicillin, one of the great medical discoveries, was created by mistake? So challenge yourself to be perfect in your imperfections, make mistakes every day, live to your full potential, and seek the endless possibilities.

Brannon Beliso is dedicated to helping you live your best life. His purpose and passion is to help you reach your full potential through learning, living, and growing. He humbly presents workshops and seminars with the mindset that we can all always do and be better. Brannon is committed to being a student for life and to being the best father, husband, and servant to the community possible.

Contact him at professor@onemartialarts(dot)com or 415.731-9988.
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