Willing To Be Wrong

Willing To Be Wrong

I don’t like to be wrong and I would suspect you don’t like to be wrong either.

Of course, please correct me if I’m wrong in making this assumption.

There are certainly occasions when we hope we’re wrong, but often realizing when we’re wrong about something can feel: 

  • frustrating
  • scary
  • nerve-wracking
  • stressful
  • humiliating
  • painful
  • unsettling
  • exhausting
  • alienating
  • confusing
  • defeating
  • heartbreaking
  • and many other uncomfortable emotions

While being wrong can feel heavy, it’s not something to be avoided. As Seth Godin said, “The secret to being wrong isn’t to avoid being wrong! The secret is being willing to be wrong. The secret is realizing that wrong isn’t fatal.”

It’s a little bit easier to be willing to be wrong when we recognize that being wrong is not a referendum on our expertise, experience, character, worthiness, or the value of our contribution; being wrong is merely part of the process and price of learning, growth, change, and innovation.

The currency for learning, growth, change, and innovation is humility.

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