Lessons Learned or Failures Repeated?

By Kendrick and Alcorn

A wise man learns quickly from his errors and adjusts his path to get back on track.  He tries to fail forward, becoming wiser after each mistake and taking intentional steps to avoid stumbling into the same ditch twice.  A foolish man, however, fails backward, refusing to learn, continually wasting his experiences.  He follows his own footprints into yesterday's traps and gets entangled in them all over again. ...


So if we are going to live with integrity, we must tune our ears to both the lessons of our own life and the wisdom of others. ...


Whether it's fighting off an unhealthy habit, seeking marriage counseling, or requesting direction concerning our finances, we should never be afraid to ask for help from others. ...


When you look at your life, what do you see?  Do you see a history of lessons learned or failures repeated?  Do you see a man who listens to instruction or resists rebuke?  We should develop the mind-set each time we fail that once is more than enough and then quickly adjust our course in order not to relive the wreckage.