“Sometimes all that saves me is being willing to make mistakes. There are projects that strike me as so beautiful, important, complicated, or just plain big, that they convince me of my own inadequacy. This awful state of reverence leads to paralyzing brain freeze. At times like that the only way out is for me to decide, 'To hell with it. I can't do it right, so I'll do it wrong. I can't do it well, but I can do it badly.' Sometimes, with luck, while I'm sweating to do it wrong, I stumble on a right way.” WayWellsI CanImportantSometimesStatesBigsBeautifulCan DoMy OwnMistakeBrainHellWillingProjectsLuckComplicatedStrikesAwfulConvinceMaking MistakesReverenceRight WayFreezeI Can Do ItSave MeInadequacySweating Author:Katherine Dunn
“Whenever I'm faced with a difficult decision, I ask myself, 'What would I do if I weren't afraid of making a mistake? Feeling rejected? looking foolish? Or being alone?' I know for sure that when you remove the fear, the answer that you've been searching for comes into focus and as you walk into your fear, you should know for sure that your deepest struggle can, if you're willing and open, produce your greatest strength.” IfsKnowsShouldFeelingsAsksDifficultDecisionAnswersWalksMistakeStruggleFocusProduceWillingFoolishMaking MistakesRemoveRejectedDifficult Decisions Book:What I Know For Sure Source: What I Know For Sure
“Fail is a verb not a noun, most people think that when they fail, they become a noun and call themselves failures. People have to learn from their mistakes just as children learn to ride bicycles by falling off bicycles. Mistakes can be priceless if we are willing to learn from them because the price to becoming rich is the willingness to make mistakes and learn from them without blaming or justifying” PeopleIfsThinkingChildrenFallMistakeRichFailingWillingBecomingBlameMaking MistakesWillingnessBicyclePricelessVerbsNounsFalling OffWilling To Learn Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“Look, every institution will make mistakes. I acknowledge we make mistakes, and they can hurt my reputation and our company's. But you also must be willing to let go a little bit, trust others, and not always be so stringent, provided you have robust controls.” LooksLittlesBitsHurtMistakeCompanyWillingLetting GoLittle BitInstitutionsReputationAcknowledgeMaking MistakesRobustWe Make MistakesTrust Others Author:Jamie Dimon
“Films are a very tangible thing. It's making something with your hands. I think all of these guys - Roger and the whole cast of this movie - what they did was they were willing to make mistakes. They were willing to make movies that were really bad. But they learned.” ThinkingWholeHandsFilmGuyMistakeWillingCastsMaking MistakesTangibleRoger Author:Alex Stapleton
“It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.” ImportantHappensMistakeWorstWillingMemorableMaking MistakesWorst Things Author:Sara Blakely