Personal thoughts from within the Luxury Real Estate network
By Robert Lockard
It seems like an oxymoron, but I believe there is a right way to make mistakes. In fact, I think that I’d like to see more people making mistakes because that means that they’re moving beyond their comfort zones and trying new things. It’s scary to put yourself at risk. It hurts to be criticized. It’s not a whole lot of fun to expose your weaknesses. But each of these frightening things can help us grow more than trying to always look polished and perfect.
There’s no need to hang your head in shame if you misspell a client’s name or get lost as you drive to an open house. I have found that embarrassment usually prevents me from trying to fix problems and encourages me to hide from them. So why be embarrassed about mistakes?
The secret to making a mistake the right way is to simply make a mistake, in my humble opinion. Fear seems to be on my mind a lot lately, since that’s been the topic of several of my blog entries. I suppose it’s because I want to see what is actually behind the fear and find what is at the heart of our problems.
I glory in my weakness and mistakes because I want to be better. I apologize if I oversimplify complex problems or forget about important issues. Hopefully, I can continue to make mistakes better and better as I pursue the heart of matters that seem too big to fully understand.
Editor’s Note:
Robert Lockard is the Public Relations & Media Specialist with LuxuryRealEstate.com. I am Robert. I hope that you find my musings insightful or helpful in some way. I also hope that I can break out of my comfort zone a bit more and take measured risks toward growth. I tend to be a bit childlike in my approach to life, as you might be able to tell from this blog entry. I count that as one of my strengths.
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