-#selfimprovement #selfdevelopment #mentalhealth We live in a world where people are obsessed with success. Things we say and do are quickly scrutinized. People love to put labels and are the first ones to point out the moment you commit a mistake — intentionally or unintentionally. It is intriguing how making mistakes and failing is ridiculed and put to judgment. People forget that success comes from doing and things often go wrong when you’re doing them for the first time. But I’ll tell you why people get so defensive when it comes to their mistakes or something they’ve faltered at: - Fear of embarrassment - Fear of being considered less competent - Fear of being mocked at What’s important is to be brave enough to make mistakes, own them, rectify them, and learn your lesson out of them. George Bernard Shaw summed it up beautifully, “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”