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  1. Being wrong, screwing up, making mistakes, effectively just being human.

    I saw this somewhere else so I'm going to use it as an excuse to talk about it.

    Who has a problem with that? What do you do to manage that problem for yourself? What does that look like?

    Personally, I used to never admit mistakes because that made me feel like I would need to defend myself and I couldn't do that. I didn't own up to a lot of things for a long time because of the fear that I would be criticized and have to change who I was to appease the other person. That was how I functioned.

    Part of the healing process was owning my shit and admitting when I screwed up. The other part of the healing process was getting okay with being human so that I didn't have to beat myself up for it.

    Learning to be okay with making mistakes and being human comes with recognizing that we're all just doing the best we can at any given moment. We try to make the best choices we can and sometimes when we do that it doesn't work out the way we want it to. Sometimes we don't have access to all the information we need. Sometimes our own pain sneaks in there and skews the choices for us.

    Unlike math class, where there was only one answer to the problem, life doesn't generally work that way. Nobody is coming at you with a big red pen to scribble on your work anymore. I see where needing to get the right answer in math class creates this perception that answers are black and white. They are either right or wrong and that there is no middle. But there is a middle. There is a "maybe" and a "sort of". Those things are okay.

    Life doesn't have the same pass or fail system that math class did. When you screw up in life you have the opportunity to own it and correct it. That's the key. Giving yourself that power and making that part okay helps to free you up to try things and see what happens without fear of making mistakes.

    Putting the bar so high that it becomes unachievable keeps you stuck. It doesn't allow you to try anything. It won't even let you get started because you know you'll never reach your own crazy expectations. That's a trap that you set for yourself out of fear of the other stuff, of what people will think, of what will happen next, and of what you'll end up thinking of yourself.

    It just doesn't have to be like that. You don't have to do that to yourself. I got out of it. You can too and I can help when you're ready.

    I have private coaching packages and one-off sessions available for those that are ready to work through the struggle, because ultimately even this is about your focus. What are you paying attention to? What are you thinking about? What stories are you telling yourself? When we shift those things, these fears and stories stop happening. We end these cycles. We make the changes to our behavior. We fix the problems that we created for ourselves.

    Here's my link. You can reach out if you have questions.
    dellawren.com

    Love to all.

    Della

    P.S. I do have free coaching spots available for those can't afford the packages. Check out my website or message me for details.

    #itsokaytoscrewup #mistakeshappen #healing #selfmasterycoach #selfmastery #focus #focuscoach #spirituality #perfection #NotRequired #dontdothistoyourself #itsatrap #stopthecycle #privatecoaching #healer

  2. Being wrong, screwing up, making mistakes, effectively just being human.

    I saw this somewhere else so I'm going to use it as an excuse to talk about it.

    Who has a problem with that? What do you do to manage that problem for yourself? What does that look like?

    Personally, I used to never admit mistakes because that made me feel like I would need to defend myself and I couldn't do that. I didn't own up to a lot of things for a long time because of the fear that I would be criticized and have to change who I was to appease the other person. That was how I functioned.

    Part of the healing process was owning my shit and admitting when I screwed up. The other part of the healing process was getting okay with being human so that I didn't have to beat myself up for it.

    Learning to be okay with making mistakes and being human comes with recognizing that we're all just doing the best we can at any given moment. We try to make the best choices we can and sometimes when we do that it doesn't work out the way we want it to. Sometimes we don't have access to all the information we need. Sometimes our own pain sneaks in there and skews the choices for us.

    Unlike math class, where there was only one answer to the problem, life doesn't generally work that way. Nobody is coming at you with a big red pen to scribble on your work anymore. I see where needing to get the right answer in math class creates this perception that answers are black and white. They are either right or wrong and that there is no middle. But there is a middle. There is a "maybe" and a "sort of". Those things are okay.

    Life doesn't have the same pass or fail system that math class did. When you screw up in life you have the opportunity to own it and correct it. That's the key. Giving yourself that power and making that part okay helps to free you up to try things and see what happens without fear of making mistakes.

    Putting the bar so high that it becomes unachievable keeps you stuck. It doesn't allow you to try anything. It won't even let you get started because you know you'll never reach your own crazy expectations. That's a trap that you set for yourself out of fear of the other stuff, of what people will think, of what will happen next, and of what you'll end up thinking of yourself.

    It just doesn't have to be like that. You don't have to do that to yourself. I got out of it. You can too and I can help when you're ready.

    I have private coaching packages and one-off sessions available for those that are ready to work through the struggle, because ultimately even this is about your focus. What are you paying attention to? What are you thinking about? What stories are you telling yourself? When we shift those things, these fears and stories stop happening. We end these cycles. We make the changes to our behavior. We fix the problems that we created for ourselves.

    Here's my link. You can reach out if you have questions.
    dellawren.com

    Love to all.

    Della

    P.S. I do have free coaching spots available for those can't afford the packages. Check out my website or message me for details.

    #itsokaytoscrewup #mistakeshappen #healing #selfmasterycoach #selfmastery #focus #focuscoach #spirituality #perfection #NotRequired #dontdothistoyourself #itsatrap #stopthecycle #privatecoaching #healer

  3. Whenever I make a simple, boneheaded mistake, I have the tendency to beat myself up about it far too much. I try to put things into perspective.
    For example, Canadian Col. Lawrence Cosgrave put his name on the wrong line when signing the surrender documents to end World War II, and everyone just made pen-and-ink changes and just rolled with it.
    #mistakeshappen

  4. Whenever I make a simple, boneheaded mistake, I have the tendency to beat myself up about it far too much. I try to put things into perspective.
    For example, Canadian Col. Lawrence Cosgrave put his name on the wrong line when signing the surrender documents to end World War II, and everyone just made pen-and-ink changes and just rolled with it.
    #mistakeshappen

  5. Whenever I make a simple, boneheaded mistake, I have the tendency to beat myself up about it far too much. I try to put things into perspective.
    For example, Canadian Col. Lawrence Cosgrave put his name on the wrong line when signing the surrender documents to end World War II, and everyone just made pen-and-ink changes and just rolled with it.
    #mistakeshappen

  6. I’ve been a qualified electrician since 2018, today was the first time EVER I’ve drilled through a live cable buried in the wall. (Cable wasn’t in zone in my defence) Spent most of the day chasing the wall repairing that leg of cable and making good on the damage to the wall after. Not fun at all.

    #ElectricianLife #MistakesHappen

    Side note: You reckon DeWalts SDS warranty will cover being blown up by drilling live wires?😅 I highly doubt it.

  7. I’ve been a qualified electrician since 2018, today was the first time EVER I’ve drilled through a live cable buried in the wall. (Cable wasn’t in zone in my defence) Spent most of the day chasing the wall repairing that leg of cable and making good on the damage to the wall after. Not fun at all.

    #ElectricianLife #MistakesHappen

    Side note: You reckon DeWalts SDS warranty will cover being blown up by drilling live wires?😅 I highly doubt it.

  8. I’ve been a qualified electrician since 2018, today was the first time EVER I’ve drilled through a live cable buried in the wall. (Cable wasn’t in zone in my defence) Spent most of the day chasing the wall repairing that leg of cable and making good on the damage to the wall after. Not fun at all.

    #ElectricianLife #MistakesHappen

    Side note: You reckon DeWalts SDS warranty will cover being blown up by drilling live wires?😅 I highly doubt it.

  9. I’ve been a qualified electrician since 2018, today was the first time EVER I’ve drilled through a live cable buried in the wall. (Cable wasn’t in zone in my defence) Spent most of the day chasing the wall repairing that leg of cable and making good on the damage to the wall after. Not fun at all.

    #ElectricianLife #MistakesHappen

    Side note: You reckon DeWalts SDS warranty will cover being blown up by drilling live wires?😅 I highly doubt it.

  10. When you screw up, here's how to handle it.

    1. Understand your role in it. No blame, no shame, no guilt, no victimization. You have to understand what you did and why you did it. Where's the wound? What's the behavior you're still using that's not working for you? What's the change you need to make?

    2. Own it. When the opportunity is present, apologize. Own it with the other person or people involved. Take responsibility for it and do the best you can to correct it, whatever that looks like.

    3. Don't beat yourself up!!! Do not take out the hammer. You're human. You make mistakes. As long as you can do the first two, you won't make the same mistake again because you'll understand what happened and you'll fix it within yourself.

    Beating yourself up doesn't prevent you from doing it again. Healing yourself does.

    Don't let your mind have a field day. Pay attention to what your mind is doing. It's actually trying to defend you by making you feel bad. If you already feel bad then the people around you can't hurt you more. It's a weird defense mechanism that doesn't totally work.

    The apology is important to the people around you, honor that and give it when you can.

    What you do with it within yourself is more important because that's what determines what happens the next time the scenario shows up. It will repeat so that you can correct your behavior.

    If you beat yourself up, the next time it happens you're reacting from pain. You won't be hurting anybody else but yourself at that point. That doesn't work either.

    Taking responsibility for yourself via your own thoughts and feelings is how you deal with mistakes when they happen.

    They will happen. We're human. It's just how it works.

    Love to all.

    Della

    #mistakeshappen #OwnThem #responsibility #healing #clarity #thoughtsandfeelings #consciousness #awareness #spirituality

  11. When you screw up, here's how to handle it.

    1. Understand your role in it. No blame, no shame, no guilt, no victimization. You have to understand what you did and why you did it. Where's the wound? What's the behavior you're still using that's not working for you? What's the change you need to make?

    2. Own it. When the opportunity is present, apologize. Own it with the other person or people involved. Take responsibility for it and do the best you can to correct it, whatever that looks like.

    3. Don't beat yourself up!!! Do not take out the hammer. You're human. You make mistakes. As long as you can do the first two, you won't make the same mistake again because you'll understand what happened and you'll fix it within yourself.

    Beating yourself up doesn't prevent you from doing it again. Healing yourself does.

    Don't let your mind have a field day. Pay attention to what your mind is doing. It's actually trying to defend you by making you feel bad. If you already feel bad then the people around you can't hurt you more. It's a weird defense mechanism that doesn't totally work.

    The apology is important to the people around you, honor that and give it when you can.

    What you do with it within yourself is more important because that's what determines what happens the next time the scenario shows up. It will repeat so that you can correct your behavior.

    If you beat yourself up, the next time it happens you're reacting from pain. You won't be hurting anybody else but yourself at that point. That doesn't work either.

    Taking responsibility for yourself via your own thoughts and feelings is how you deal with mistakes when they happen.

    They will happen. We're human. It's just how it works.

    Love to all.

    Della

    #mistakeshappen #OwnThem #responsibility #healing #clarity #thoughtsandfeelings #consciousness #awareness #spirituality

  12. As proof that everyone makes mistakes sometimes, I present to you this poster I saw at the university...where university is spelled wrong. #typo #MistakesHappen #PobodysNerfect

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    facebook.com/reel/633728838438

    Oops. I'm big about transparency, so I like to show my screw ups. I used a too little CA glue on this hook, and it failed. Don't be afraid to take chances and learn! With that said, I strongly advise you to not scare your overly tired spouse at 5 A.M. #christmas2022 #christmaslights #Xmas #diy #mistakeshappen #mistakesweremade #christmas #christmasdecor

  15. CW: Shamless Self Promotion

    facebook.com/reel/633728838438

    Oops. I'm big about transparency, so I like to show my screw ups. I used a too little CA glue on this hook, and it failed. Don't be afraid to take chances and learn! With that said, I strongly advise you to not scare your overly tired spouse at 5 A.M. #christmas2022 #christmaslights #Xmas #diy #mistakeshappen #mistakesweremade #christmas #christmasdecor

  16. CW: Shamless Self Promotion

    facebook.com/reel/633728838438

    Oops. I'm big about transparency, so I like to show my screw ups. I used a too little CA glue on this hook, and it failed. Don't be afraid to take chances and learn! With that said, I strongly advise you to not scare your overly tired spouse at 5 A.M. #christmas2022 #christmaslights #Xmas #diy #mistakeshappen #mistakesweremade #christmas #christmasdecor