Here is a list of ways to harness the mistakes you make for your benefit.

1. Point us to something we did not know
2. Reveal a nuance we missed
3. Deepen our knowledge
4. Tell us something about our skill levels
5. Help us see what matters and what does not
6. Inform us more about our values
7. Teach us more about others
8. Let us recognize changing circumstances
9. Show us when someone else has changed
10. Keep us connected to what works and what doesn’t work
11. Remind us of our humanity
12. Spur us to want to better work which helps us all
13. Promote compassion for ourselves and others
14. Teach us to value forgiveness
15. Help us to pace ourselves better
16. Invite us to better choices
17. Can teach us how to experiment
18. Can reveal an new insight
19. Can suggest new options we had not considered
20. Can serve as a warning
21. Show us hidden fault lines in our lives which can lead us to more productive arrangements
22. Point out structural problems in our lives.
23. Prompt us to learn more about ourselves
24. Remind us how we are like others
25. Make us more humble
26. Help us rectify injustices in our lives
27. Show us where to create more balance in our lives
28. Tell us when the time to move on has occurred
29. Reveal where our passion is and where it is not
30. Expose our true feelings
31. Bring out problems in a relationship
32. Can be a red flag for our misjudgments
33. Point us in a more creative direction
34. Show us when we are not listening
35. Wake us up to our authentic selves
36. Can create distance with someone else
37. Slow us down when we need to
38. Can hasten change
39. Reveal our blind spots
40. Are the invisible made visible