A speaker argues mistakes drive learning if you stop chasing perfection, own them instead of blaming others, seek feedback from people ahead of you, and actually use what they tell you. Most people fail at that last step.
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Mistakes are insanely valuable if you do them the right way. And I think there's like 4 real good keys to mistakes. Number 1, be willing to make them. I think it's a really simple one most people won't do. A lot of people don't want to mess up. Perfectionists. I need to know everything before I do it, which makes zero sense in any application at all. Number 2, own that you made the mistake. When you mess up, it's okay. Stop blaming everyone else. I was a guy that every time I missed the sale, it was the client's fault for some reason. They were broke. They were stupid. They didn't understand. They didn't need it. They didn't, you know what I mean? Whatever it was, it was always another person. It was, I was in the wrong area, the weather was wrong today. Number 3, I think getting feedback from people who are better than you and where you want to be. Please don't ask the people who are broke next to you about the issues you're having, because they'll probably whine with you. And the last thing is implement the advice you're given, which is a killer for most people. Most people won't implement it.