Steem4Nigeria Accelerator Contest Week5- My Life Mistakes and How I Intend to Correct Them.

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Mistakes are inevitable in a man's life. However, that's not the end of life. The problem only set in if one does not learn from it and also learn how to adjust in such cases.

What are the mistakes you think you have made since you were born?

I have made a mistake i ever regretted. I could remember a time during my high school that my mother decided to register me with ANCEDRAM. She told me she has discovered a talent in me and is all out to help me in it.

She discussed it with me, i accepted at first, after giving it a second thought, i decided not to give in to it again.

I didn't have a genuine reason for not accepting it. I was just afraid of going there. I just saw myself not being fit to go there.

I was just having this issue of inferiority complex and it affected my decisions. My mother tried to talk things out with me but I didn't accept it.

She later gave up on me and i missed that golden opportunity.

After high school, i desired to get myself registered but my mother gave me many reasons why i can't register. She told me i needed to get something doing while preparing to write my Jamb. She also told me she didn't have money for it seeing she has more responsibilities to take up that period.

I felt so bad for missing such golden opportunity.

I had to join a drama ministry in my area to make it up for myself. When i got admitted into the university, i told myself i will also join drama ministry in school and i was able to achieve those things.

I was able to rectify such mistake and i have greatly been helped in it. My mother was also happy that i didn't give up completely but still tried to make up what i lost.

I will not also forget a time in my high school, during exam period. I wrote an exam and i was confused about a particular answer. I decided to write what i felt was the correct answer. After this, i heard a classmate telling someone an answer to the question and it was the alternative answer i had. I got the first one erased to write the later. After the exam, i found out that the earlier answer i gave was right and the last one was wrong. I was angry at myself at first but later planned a way to make it up.

I assured myself to read and perform excellently in other subjects. I had to put extra effort because my class was so competitive.

The day for result collection came, i was scared of my performance, after receiving my result, i found out that other subjects make up for me and i passed very well.

I was happy that I didn't fail because of the mistake but i was still able to pull through.

Do you think it is your past mistakes that are affecting your growth in life?

I can't believe that. Mistakes can be corrected if one is intentional about it. Despite how huge such mistakes are, something can still be done about it to correct it though not completely.
There will always be an alternative to it.

My past mistakes are not affecting my growth. I was able to detect my mistakes and promised myself to make up for it. It wasn't easy but i was determined to create a way out.

Mistakes always have a negative life impact if the person involved fails to learn out of it and has failed to look for a possible way to make up for such mistakes.

Do you always blame people or yourself for making mistakes, as no one can be perfect?

I can never blame anyone for my mistakes. Overtime, i have learnt that blaming myself wouldn't offer any solution, instead, i use that time to think of a way out.

Despite how someone convince me to do anything, i always try to see it through my own eyes and know if that will really be of benefit to me before venturing into it. This is because i believe that no one understands my goals more than i do and if it does not work out, i wouldn't have anyone to blame.

Share some tips for overcoming mistakes, both physically and virtually.

Understand that mistake is part of the learning process

The understanding that mistakes are part of life and learning helps one to accept it and not see it as a means to an end. Mistakes are not the end of life. It makes one to be strong and determined to push through despite such odd.

Acknowledge your errors

Acknowledging our errors is one of the ways to overcome mistakes. No body is perfect. The ability to acknowledge ones mistake makes it easier to handle.

Plan or set out ways to rectify such mistakes

Once mistakes has been acknowledged, the next thing is to set out ways to rectify it. Don't just acknowledge it and sit down to regret over it. You must set out ways to make it up. Some mistakes can even bring about great opportunities if properly managed.

Put the lesson learned and plans into action
After you must have set out ways to rectify it, put down the lessons learnt from it and put those plans into action. This will really help you to come up with something bigger and greater than the mistakes made.

Conclusion

Mistakes does not mean failure. Some mistakes occurs to help someone do better. There are some lessons learned during the period of mistake that one may not learn elsewhere.

The most important thing is to get your lessons right from such mistake, set out your plans to rectify it and put such plans into action.

In the other hand, it is not advisable to make a mistake over and over again. A particular mistake should happen once. If it repeats occasionally, It shows inability to learn and get over it.

No matter what happens, you are not a failure. Some mistakes can be a blessing in disguise.

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