Reframing our mistakes

“More talk, more mistakes. Less talk, less mistakes. No talk, no mistakes.” How many times have you heard people say this? An effective leader is not afraid of making mistakes. Nobody learns by playing it safe. Are you a risk taker?  An intelligent person learns from his or her mistakes.  A wise person learns from his or her own mistakes and at the same time learns from the mistakes of others.

If I failed on something I reframe the experience.  I do not see it as a mistake.  I see it as a lesson.

“Failure is our most important product.” -R.W. Johnson, Jr., former CEO, JOHNSON& JOHNSON

On defining a problem

One cannot get help from Alcoholics Anonymous unless he accepts that he is an alcoholic and has a problem. Admitting and defining a problem makes it 50% solved. The remainder requires action. Are there problems at home and in the office that has not been acted upon? Try creating a Mission-Possible Committee.

Aha moment

After 10 years of scrimping, a farmer was finally able to buy a piece of lot in Candaba. He raises chickens and sells them in the next town. During the rainy season, his farm is flooded. Franctically, he would find a location to put his chickens in a higher ground. One day his wife heard him complain on how tired he was relocating his chickens every time the water rises. "I don't know what to do anymore," the farmer moaned. His wife stoically replied, "replace them with ducks." What are your "aha" moments? How do you promote creativity at home, in school and in the workplace?