People make mistakes. We all do. Yet, many try to deny making any…

Famous people

McCain said we would not be pulling out of the Middle East any time soon, and the Democrats, including Obama, said that a quick pullout would happen-going as far as to set a deadline (that has past).

We are still in the Middle East…

Why not simply say, “I was wrong. McCain had enough experience to know something that I, at that time, could not foresee.”

How would saying that or admitting to being ‘wrong’ or mis-informed weaken Mr. Obama?

I don’t get it…

Perfect…?

There is no ‘perfect’ person on this planet (or off-world for that matter) that is always right. Too many things are subjective or fluid to be classified as ‘right’ or ‘wrong.’ Even on factual issues, the ‘brightest’ person is not always right.

Isn’t that okay?

The public expects politicians and others to be ‘perfect’ and are, lo and behold, surprised when people are not perfect. From actors to politicians–people are … people.

They are no better or worse than you or me. They may think they are–buying into their own marketing, but they put their pants on one let at a time unless they either jump into their pants or slip into them while down on the bed, the floor, the chair, …

You think you ‘know’ an actor? Guess again. You know the persona they market…

The CEO of a major corporation sits down at the table in the cafeteria with all those other ‘higher-ups,’ like the CFO, COO, etc., and they eat and talk about the same stuff you do at your table. Sure, they might occasionally talk about business, but everyone’s business is slightly different. They talk about dinners, parties, cars, … While the party, house, car, etc. might be different, they have feelings that are quite similar to yours.

Okay, we are all people…

People make mistakes. Size and scope may be different, but a mistake is not who you are…

Realize that a mistake is simply a mistake. Even if others make assumptions about you based on your mistakes, you are not defined by your mistakes. You might still need to work on not making the same mistake or you might need to fix the situation. If you make a mistake in a business, fix it if you can–this could be leaving the company, this could be solving a problem with supplies, this could be just about any issue. If you get angry when you shouldn’t have been upset, calm down and try hard to not get angry the next time.

Mistakes happened in the past

You past is … your past. You can’t change it. You shouldn’t define yourself, what you are now or in the future, by what has gone on in the past.

Future. What is to be. What hasn’t happened yet. You can do something different, you can act different, you can become something different, and you can change–fix those mistakes.

The only thing stopping you is … you.

Gogs

Gogs once said that a door might not open if you bang your head on the door. Gogs said you can keep banging your head against the door, but all you are going to get is a headache. Don’t expect the door to open this time when what you have been doing hasn’t changed. Try something different… Perhaps the lock, the knob, another door…

Summary

So try. What could it hurt?