GROWTH MINDSET
This year, I’ve decided to have my “GROWTH TRACKER” where I’ll write down all my mistakes, failures, and shortcomings that I’ve done on a particular day and on the other column, I’ll list down all my lesson-learned from all those.
Why am I doing this?
— Mistakes are expected. When you’re aware that no one is perfect, everything is limited including your energy, time and even resources, you should expect yourself to fail and commit some mistakes, and that’s okay! That’s part of life. You should expect it to come. For the more you think you’re perfect, the more you give pressure to yourself. So beloved, give yourself an allowance to fail. It’s okay. Don’t be afraid. See it as an opportunity to grow.
— Mistakes are meant to be corrected not repeated. I firmly believe that a repeated mistake, repeated failure, or repeated sin is already a decision, or maybe a habit that you’re unaware of. That’s why it is better to list down all your mistakes to track all those, and once repeated, you need to address what’s the real issue behind it. It can be your heart, your mindset, your attitude, your habit or lifestyle. It is a good thing to record your mistakes in order for you not to repeat it again. There is beauty in failure, beloved, if and only if, you’re willing to correct it.
— The more we recognize our own mistake, the more we’ll appreciate God’s grace. Yep, that’s true! The imperfect “me” was showered and blessed by God’s perfect and sufficient grace. People who aren’t appreciative on God’s saving and living grace won’t grow from their mistakes. They’ll just abuse it. Grace is for you and never against you, if and only if, you’ll use it for God’s greater glory.
To the one who’s reading this — don’t be afraid to fail and commit mistake, for that is part of your progress, of your growth. Learn to own your mistake. Do a tracker to refrain from repeating it. Review what went wrong. Learn from your mistake. Identify the “issue” that will keep your from repeating the error. Lastly, review your progress and track your growth.
Moreover, don’t blame yourself when you commit mistake rather teach and train yourself on how and where you can improve more. Always be in pursuit of growth & grace. Shalom!
I did this growth tracker to track and review my progress and to make sure that I’m allowing myself to learn from all of my mistakes, failures and shortcoming. I encourage you to go and do the same! Let’s grow together! 🍃