40 Benefits of Making Mistakes!

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

Point us to something we did not know
Reveal a nuance we missed
Deepen our knowledge
Tell us something about our skill levels
Help us see what matters and what does not
Inform us more about our values
Teach us more about others
Let us recognize changing circumstances
Show us when someone else has changed
Keep us connected to what works and what doesn’t work
Remind us of our humanity
Spur us to want to better work which helps us all
Promote compassion for ourselves and others
Teach us to value forgiveness
Help us to pace ourselves better
Invite us to better choices
Can teach us how to experiment
Can reveal an new insight
Can suggest new options we had not considered
Can serve as a warning
Show us hidden fault lines in our lives which can lead us to more productive arrangements
Point out structural problems in our lives.
Prompt us to learn more about ourselves
Remind us how we are like others
Make us more humble
Help us rectify injustices in our lives
Show us where to create more balance in our lives
Tell us when the time to move on has occurred
Reveal where our passion is and where it is not
Expose our true feelings
Bring out problems in a relationship
Can be a red flag for our misjudgments
Point us in a more creative direction
Show us when we are not listening
Wake us up to our authentic selves
Can create distance with someone else
Slow us down when we need to
Can hasten change
Reveal our blind spots
Are the invisible made visible