09-Good Mistakes

It's good to make mistake, and here is why.

First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new

things. It's always good to try new things because when you are

trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how

can you improve? How can you expand? How can you innovate¹? The simple

answer is "You can't".Look around you.With very few exceptions,

either everything you see in your physical world or every single

detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying

something new.

Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making

mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10000 times

before he perfected the light bulb. when asked how it felt to fail

that many times, he remarked that he hadn't failed 10000 times, but

rather had learned 10000 things that didn't work.

Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success. Why?

Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some finite

number of things before you succeeded, Every time you made a mistake

you eliminated one of those things and are one step closer.

But this all doesn't mean that you should forge ahead with disregard

for the consequences of a mistake. Quite the contrary, when you try

something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so

that in the event that it doesn't work out the way you want it to,

you will be in a position to try again.

We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don't

blow them all on one approach to a problem. Realize that it probably

won't be perfect the first time and allocate² these resources

appropriately so you can learn,modify, and try it again. Only by

embracing and using your mistakes in this way can you make

significant advances in your business and your career.

There is an old axiom that goes, "If you're not making

mistakes,you're not trying hard enough."

So go forth³ and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And prosper⁴.

1 innovate   

v.革新，变革，创始

参考例句：

• We must innovate in order to make progress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
• It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。

2 allocate   

vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归

参考例句：

• You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
• They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。