• A mistake is an error in judgment, misunderstanding, or misguided action. You won’t always have poor intentions when making mistakes — in fact, many mistakes are accidents.
• Alternatively, failure usually comes from a lack of success, or an inability to meet expectations. Everyone’s definition of failure is different. 

Several consecutive mistakes could lead to failure, but the terms aren’t synonymous. 

1. The first step to achieving growth is admitting when you’ve done wrong.
2. Changing your perspective is the second step to the learning process.
3. Take the time to consider what led up to the mistake, including errors you made alo...