{"id":338,"date":"2018-01-18T16:40:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T16:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/?p=338"},"modified":"2018-06-08T20:00:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T20:00:02","slug":"embrace-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/18\/embrace-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Embrace Your Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some may find this a shock but I make mistakes. Seriously! Okay, well now that you are over the shock of it all, let\u2019s talk about how to embrace your mistakes and love your imperfect self<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How Do I Embrace My Mistakes?<\/h3>\n

It is inevitable that you will make mistakes. While making a mistake may feel discouraging or may cause you negative thoughts, they can be useful opportunities to help us improve ourselves.<\/p>\n

When you discover you have made a mistake, embrace it by acknowledging any consequences or damage done. Apologize if necessary and take ownership for your mistake. Then identify what you can learn from the situation and move on knowing you will do better next time!<\/p>\n

See mistakes as wonderful opportunities to learn. When we accept our mistakes, and ourselves we can learn and realize how our imperfections can help us grow.<\/p>\n

It may take some time to adapt to this new style of thinking about mistakes, but there are little things that you can do to incorporate this kind of thinking into your everyday life.\u00a0If you have a family, make it a practice to create an environment of acceptance towards mistakes. For example, at dinnertime have everyone share a mistake and what he or she learned from it. When we model for our children that we can be imperfect, it gives them the space to feel positively about themselves in spite of the lessons learned through mistakes.<\/p>\n

More than anything ~ have the courage to be imperfect, because we all are!\u00a0Learn more about how we can help you be your best self at:\u00a0https:\/\/www.collaborativemn.com\/counseling-services\/individual-counseling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some may find this a shock but I make mistakes. Seriously! Okay, well now that you are over the shock of it all, let\u2019s talk about how to embrace your mistakes and love your imperfect self. How Do I Embrace My Mistakes? It is inevitable that you will make mistakes. 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