Have you ever made mistake?
I’m sure we all know of few times when we realized that we screwed up. I can think of a few times inparticular.
In this post my outcome here is to show you that making mistakes are OK as long as you learn from them and keep moving forward toward your goals.
Don’t let mistakes run your life.
Before entering a career in financial services I had just gotten married and had already been making financial mistakes from day one. I was buying things at random not even considering my cash flow or what I had. Within a few years I had a timeshare, a couple of snowmobiles, and a mortgage.
Remember at this time I didn’t have a clue about money.
Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I woke up one day and realized that I had to deal with the mistakes that I had made and at first they were hard to admit but I finally had faced my fears. A friend of mine who got me started in financial services helped me out putting me on the right track.
Today I have to admit that I am not where I want to be but I’m getting closer everyday. This inspired me to get started in financial services. I figured if it didn’t work out I would at least get an education in how money works, something I didn’t have.
Your mistakes
After that point I realized a few things:
- Mistakes are a part of life.
- Don’t be afraid to make them.
It was at that point that I realized that mistakes are a natural part of life and how we learn things. Imagine, if I didn’t make those mistake I wouldn’t have been inspired to get into financial services, to learn more about how money works, how to run a business, or even to start this blog.
It’s odd how life sends you down some interesting roads.
Mistakes are what makes us better.
Even though we may have made mistakes with are money and in are personal lives that doesn’t mean that we are failures. With every mistake that we make is one more chance that we have to learn from it and get better.
On the other end of the stick though don’t try to be a perfectionist. I notice this out of a lot of people especially business owners. They try everything not make a mistake and when they do they put themselves down by criticizing there mistakes. Eventually to the point were they believe they can do no right.
Call to action.
Now it’s your turn to act. Here are a few ways you can make less mistakes.
- Educate yourself on what you are trying to achieve and you will be likely to make less mistakes. If you would like to make less mistakes with your finances sign up for my RSS and also check the blogs on myblogroll to grow your knowledge.
- Start a To Do List. I like to call this my actions list. I use this a lot of times to get my mind off the mistakes I make and keep me focused on moving forward.
Last, what financial mistakes have you made? If you would like to share them leave a comment at the bottom of this post.
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I’ve played the harp since 11 years old, and after a couple years of lessons I started playing at stores during Christmas, private parties, and weddings. I was a saver, so I stashed most of the money I made in a savings account. Well…my dad decided I needed a sound system, so I spent about $2500 on a good sound system.
Nowadays, all I use are the microphones and mic stands. ($500). I don’t play at stores, because my prices are such that most stores don’t want to pay them, so it’s a waste of my time. Churches and receptions usually have a system set up that I can plug into. For any sizable outdoor wedding the bride usually arranges a sound system as well. I haven’t used the rest of it in years.
Then I went to college and could have saved myself a student loan or two with that money. Lesson learned? Never let other people spend your money for you even if you are just 14 and the person is your dad.