Fruitful Mistakes:
How to Reframe Failure and Keep Growing

Let us be honest, making a mistake when you have enough silver in your hair to be considered a precious metal can feel pretty heavy. You might think, I have been on God's green earth for over six decades, shouldn't I have this figured out by now?

Whether you just clicked the wrong button on your new solopreneur website or put your car keys in the refrigerator again, having a good friend to talk you off the ledge is a true blessing. What follows is an attempt to help you dust off your knees and keep going.

First, consider your incredible track record. The Lord has brought you through decades of trials, heartbreaks, and blunders. A single misstep today does not wipe out a lifetime of God-given wisdom, success, and capability. Remember the mountains you have already climbed.

If you survived the fashion trends of the 1970s and the screeching sounds of dial-up internet, you can absolutely survive this! Considering your past victories is a wonderful way to restore your confidence.

It is also worth remembering that many incredibly successful entrepreneurs started later in life. For example, according to enterpriseleague.com, Harland David Sanders founded KFC at the age of 62.

Next, let us try a little perspective shift. As long as you are still breathing, God is still working on you. If you are trying new things, like setting up an online business or figuring out how to use a new smartphone, there is always going to be a learning curve.

To err is human, it is practically our job description since the Garden of Eden! Making a mistake just means you are still actively engaging with life, growing, and pushing boundaries. Perfection is reserved for Jesus; the rest of us are just doing our best.

It is also crucial to talk about grace. Show yourself the same grace and forgiveness that God shows us every single day. Ask yourself, would you talk to your grandchild or your best friend the way you are talking to yourself right now? Probably not! Beating yourself up is a terrible use of the energy the Lord gave you for today. You need to accept His new mercies every morning and give yourself a break.

You can also reframe this little hiccup as a learning opportunity. In the business world, we like to say there is no failure, only feedback. As Winston Churchill said, "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Proverbs tells us that a wise person loves instruction. Look at what went wrong without all the emotional baggage. What is the lesson here? How can you use this new nugget of wisdom to make a better, more informed attempt tomorrow?

Finally, consider asking a best friend to walk alongside you for the next step. Galatians tells us to bear one another's burdens. Getting back on the horse can feel overwhelming, especially when the ground seems a lot farther away than it did in your twenties.

Let us break the recovery down into one small, manageable task. Maybe a friend cannot sit with you over a physical cup of coffee, but maybe he can provide the virtual safety net you need to take that next tiny step and try again with confidence.

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