Dear Luminous Leader,
It can be easy to get tied down with what happened in the past.
Whether mistakes were yours or someone else’s, focusing on mistakes other than to learn from them will not help you achieve success.
Below are a few strategies to help you move on from past mistakes.
1. Accept Them
Everyone makes mistakes. There is no mistake that cannot be overcome in some way. Even if there are repercussions that aren’t recoverable, you can still learn, so you must accept that mistakes happen.
Then move on.
2. Figure Out Your Responsibility
For some mistakes, it is all about someone else’s actions. In those cases, you must let them go because you cannot control other people. But if you can recognize even one small way you contributed to the problem, you can become more powerful in changing things.
3. Understand That Mistakes Are Learning Opportunities
Every mistake is a learning opportunity.
There are almost no mistakes you can make that can’t be fixed. You can work things out and recover eventually if you know where you made a misstep.
4. Make Amends When Appropriate
If it’s possible to make amends for anything you did during the mistake, it’s important to do that.
For example, if you are building a life with a partner and exceeded your budget, putting you both in debt, it is only fair that you take on some extra work to make it right.
5. Forgive and Accept Forgiveness
When someone asks for forgiveness and demonstrates that they’re going to be different, it’s okay to forgive them - even if you choose not keep them in your inner circle.
The same thing can be said for forgiving yourself or letting others forgive you for wrongdoings.
6. Focus on The Future
The future is where you need to put your focus once you’ve learned from a mistake.
After identifying the shortcomings, note them, so that when faced with a similar circumstance, you can make a better choice.
Always set a time limit for moving on from a mistake. Study the mistake in terms of what you can do differently when this happens again.
After all, that’s the whole point of studying the mistake – it’s not to punish you or anyone else – but to learn, so that you can do better the next time you’re faced with something similar.
I hope this helps you.
Until next time,
~ CBB
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