Own Your Mistakes

The other day I wrote a post that had improper grammar. The title that I posted was "On It's On". However, it clearly should have read "On Its Own". Since I wrote the post while I was half sleep, I didn't even notice that the mistake had been made until about half a day later. I could have gone on and said nothing about the obvious mistake, but something told me to use the error as a learning tool.

The lesson to take from this is that because I'm saying something about my own mistake now, noone can hold it over my head and threaten to use it against me later. Putting it out there in the open frees me up from stressing out about potentially being called out. If someone was to bring up my error now, after I've already admitted to it, it would be old news and the shock factor and  sting of it would be very minimal or maybe even nonexistent. 

While the above example is simple, the advice applies to any size mistake, big or small.  For instance, if I admit to having sex and a child out of wedlock, if someone else was to say it, everybody would already know and be like tell us something new. The examples could go on and on, but the bottom line is that when we take ownership of our mistakes and don't try to hide them, they can't be leveraged against us as easily, especially if we've already corrected them if possible. Owning our mistakes takes away the power that the knowledge of our mistakes gives to others. 

Today, I want to encourage you to own your mistakes. Mistakes happen. But what matters most is how we choose to handle them. We regain our power when we own our mistakes. 

Be blessed and stay encouraged. I love you.