How often do we think we must get it right the first time? What if we don't? We put ourselves down. There is an unsaid rule that we must declare failure if we don't get it right.
All systems around us are built with this industrial mindset. Built around finding faults in what we produce and then declaring it inadequate. Such systems affect how we measure our efforts. We tend to be hard and abandon our actions when we don't get desired outcomes.
What if we rejected such systems that make us think of excellence in a narrow, instantaneous manner? After all, is there anything wrong with not getting it right on the first go?
What if, instead, we allowed ourselves the grace to try again? This time, doing it differently, in a slightly different setting, with a change in the composition, by deploying new viewpoints?
Allowing us the grace to be iterative in our approach is not such a bad thing. In this world of instant gratification and a mad rush to succeed, it is easy to think that we can get things done immediately. That is rarely the case. Factors affecting the outcome are innumerable, and we must allow permutations of actions to be tested. Experiments require a long list of trials and errors and learning from each interaction. And we must cultivate the mindset to allow for it.
We must continue to know we can offer ourselves the flexibility to do it again. One more time. Until we know for sure if we can get there. Or not!
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