Analyze your stupidity!

Mistakes happen. Failure is a part of life. It is how we deal with it that matters. I know that we are to desire success. It is in the striving for success that we will fail. Winston Churchill said that “success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” It is in this vain that we must analyze our own stupidity. It is only when we are willing to dig through our bad decisions that we can make better decisions. John Maxwell talked about this process in his book “Failing Forward”. It is painful to unpack our emotional experience in bad cirucmstances. It is especially tough when we have made the stupid mistake. Holding the mirror of our deeds in front of our face is not comfortable. Our socieity has not been well trained to be reflective on when it comes to mistakes. The instinct is shift the blame or just hide. It is crucial that we overcome mistakes in a healthy manner. Do you have the skill and/or tools to perform this operation on yourself. It is in those moments that a coach could help you. The coach is not there to condemn, but to help you see the error and correct it. The coach can draw truth out of the situtaiton through a series of reflective questions or exercises. It is so much easier with someone guiding you through the process. It is must better than your own self loathing or someone pointing their finger at you.It doesn’t matter if it was a personal or business decision. Why do you need to have or even hire someone to add to your guilt with no benefit to you? We can learn from our mistakes. Our corporate life and personal life deserve the best attention that we can give them. Let us face the fact of the matter, you know that the decison was stupid. You still need to analyze it!