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That would be great if you didn’t make mistakes and there was never any regret, but maybe you have some regret about some things that have happened in your past.

Thank God that your mistakes don’t define who you are or who you will become, but God and grace does. The thing is that you will make mistakes, you just want to make fewer of them, right? A man’s character isn’t determined on whether or not he’s perfect, it is how he handles himself when he makes a mistake.

Give up on being perfect. Don’t let that be your excuse. Let that be your sanity.

What’s a situation that you’ve been in before that looked bad in the moment, but turned out for the good? What did you learn from that? You can leave a comment below.

Adam Kirk Smith
Adam Smith
25 Years in Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality · Author · Speaker · Coach

Adam spent 25 years in retail, restaurant, and hospitality leadership — managing teams of 60, growing a store from $600K to $2M+, and overseeing guest experience at a corporate level. Author of The Bravest You (endorsed by Seth Godin). Host of two podcasts. 170K monthly readers. Grimes, Iowa.

16 responses to “Mistakes and Regret”

  1. I really like this post. I once regretted leaving a school leadership position at the urging of my family but soon realized through prayer and understanding that it was the best move for my continued growth as a leader. I was able to affect many more people through that move and the subsequent moves that God put in my life.

  2. I really like this post. I once regretted leaving a school leadership position at the urging of my family but soon realized through prayer and understanding that it was the best move for my continued growth as a leader. I was able to affect many more people through that move and the subsequent moves that God put in my life.

  3. Love this!!! And it’s sooo true! It’s not about the mistakes we make, mistakes make us human. How we handle them is what develops our character. Love the comments below, too. 🙂 very inspiring all the way around!

  4. Love this!!! And it’s sooo true! It’s not about the mistakes we make, mistakes make us human. How we handle them is what develops our character. Love the comments below, too. 🙂 very inspiring all the way around!

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