We are teaching our students at Dinoto Karate Center How Admitting Your Mistakes Is the Best Thing You Can Do

It happens to all of us…we are going to make mistakes… What do you do when you make a mistake? What are you teaching your children?

Here are four things you can do to own your mistakes and come out looking like a hero.

1. Own it.

Take responsibility for whatever you did and understand the possible impact. If you don’t show your mistake, how will it get corrected? Of course, you’d rather figure it out on your own, but no one is right all the time. So, give yourself permission to be wrong, and don’t defend yourself in hindsight. Defensiveness is your number one enemy.

2. Be proactive about solutions.

How did the mistake happen? Pinpoint where you went wrong. Then ask yourself what you can do to fix the problem. Can you fix it on your own or do you need someone’s help? Don’t try to sweep it under the rug–that could backfire. Who should you tell? A co-worker, family member, friend?

3. Communicate the mistake to those affected or to those who can help.

Learn to communicate in ways that appeal to people’s humanity. Show your human side and be sincere. Show that you care to fix it. Be honest about your struggles and let others surprise you with their empathy and good will.

4. Trust people to help you.

Taking responsibility means sacrificing your pride, not pumping your ego. It also means showing trust in people to help you. What if everyone you knew owned up to their mistakes and wanted to fix what they had done? “Imagine if [people] could trust everyone else to have their back when things don’t go according to plan,”

This would be a beautiful thing…Yes?