Wellbeing Wisdom Tiny Bites - Can You Make Fun When You Screw Up?

Don’t you just hate to make a mistake in front of other people?

Recently I made a very stupid, very public mistake that dozens of people saw. My younger, less experienced self would have tried to disappear, tried to explain it away, and apologized to anyone and everyone who would listen. I would then have spent the rest of the day and maybe a bunch of the next day kicking myself and reliving the epic moment of stupidity while feeling cheek-reddening shame.

The world’s first celebrity chef, Julia Child, once wrote, “Even if it doesn’t come out perfectly, never apologize – no excuses.” On her live TV show she flubbed a potato pancake flip, patched it back together, soldiered on and still managed to make a beautiful plate of food.

This is a very healthy way to handle mistakes.

No one is perfect – everyone makes mistakes. That’s just part of the human condition. Mistakes are how we learn, and because I’ve made a lot of them, somewhere along the line I learned to make fun of myself when I made a mistake, entertaining those around me while moving on.

What can you do differently the next time you make a mistake? No apologies, no excuses, and no blushing – everyone makes mistakes, so deal with it and move on.

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