Everybody wants to be right. And it's hard to admit when your are wrong. However, there is great power in being able to admit you are wrong. And I'm not just referring to admitting when one is wrong to others but admitting it to oneself. If you can admit you are wrong, you then provide yourself with the opportunity to be right next time, instead of continuing to be wrong. Why are we all so afraid to be wrong and worse yet, admit we are wrong.
One way to get over this fear is not marry yourself to your ideas. Let your ideas (opinions) stand alone from you. They are not YOU per`se and if you believe that your opinions are not YOU then you can reserve the right to change them at anytime. Everything we know is based on our environment and we don't always have all the information. And that's okay, you are doing the best you can with what you've got. Remember that. That way if you have a bad idea, you can chuck it and come up with a better idea, after all, it doesn't mean YOU are bad just 'cus the idea was. Instead of wasting time trying to convince your self (and others, which is really annoying by the way) that it is a good idea when in fact it's not, you can devote that time and energy to getting a better idea.
Being wrong means nothing, unless you INSIST on being right.
So, what do you think? Am I, wrong?
One way to get over this fear is not marry yourself to your ideas. Let your ideas (opinions) stand alone from you. They are not YOU per`se and if you believe that your opinions are not YOU then you can reserve the right to change them at anytime. Everything we know is based on our environment and we don't always have all the information. And that's okay, you are doing the best you can with what you've got. Remember that. That way if you have a bad idea, you can chuck it and come up with a better idea, after all, it doesn't mean YOU are bad just 'cus the idea was. Instead of wasting time trying to convince your self (and others, which is really annoying by the way) that it is a good idea when in fact it's not, you can devote that time and energy to getting a better idea.
Being wrong means nothing, unless you INSIST on being right.
So, what do you think? Am I, wrong?
No I think you are brilliant. If only more people could think like that... the world just might be a better place.
ReplyDeletethanks. i think you are the only one who actually reads my blog.
ReplyDeleteThat is so true Robyn. It is hard to admit when you are wrong, but by admiting it, it shows humility and it shows that you are only human. No one is perfect and no one is ALWAYS right. But when you're humble enough to say "I was wrong" - you are alowing yourself to grow by learning from your mistakes or decisions and improving them.
ReplyDeleteI let Will read your entry to see what his comments were and he said, "...I'm always right".
ReplyDeleteSo there you go. Now you see what I have to deal with every day ;)