Cropped screenshot of Peter O’Toole from the trailer for the film Lawrence of Arabia (film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
After T.E. Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) finished writing his autobiography, “The Seven Pillars of Wisdom,” he left the only copy of the manuscript on the London underground, and it was never seen again.
What a dopey thing to do!
So, how did he respond?
He didn’t sit and sulk.
He didn’t shy away from others, embarrassed by his own stupidity.
He didn’t give up.
He didn’t say, “Oh well, it was never meant to be.”
He got back to work and finished what he had started.
He sat down and re-wrote the entire book again, giving us one of the most amazing autobiographies in history.
That the finished product was such an influential tome was a credit to his intellect, but also to his resilience.
We all make silly mistakes sometimes, at least I know that I do.
It’s tempting when that happens to just give up and use your error as an excuse to not do anything of significance.
Or you can dust yourself off, get back to work, learn from your mistake, focus again on your goal and create something magnificent and remarkable.
How do you respond after making a stupid mistake?
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June 20, 2012 at 8:37 pm
sherrylcook
Usually I beat myself up a bit mentally for being so stupid but then I try to bounce back and dig in again. Good post!
June 20, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Darren Poke
Thanks Sherryl, keep bouncing back
June 21, 2012 at 10:54 am
Lynne
Things happened with a purpose. Being stupid sometimes make us more careful and definitely learned something from it to be able for us to become more responsible person.
June 23, 2012 at 9:44 pm
Darren Poke
Thanks Lynne, learning from our mistakes is very important.
June 21, 2012 at 6:10 pm
Debbie
I try to ask Him what He wants me to learn from it! Thanks Coach D!
June 23, 2012 at 9:44 pm
Darren Poke
Thanks Debbie, He’s the right one to ask!