Making Mistakes: Are you human?
2 Minute ReadDo you live your life striving to be a superhero? Waking up every day, wondering which problem you're going to solve first. Do you expect everyone else to be a superhero, too? Frowning on every person you see that is making mistakes. Or at least what you believe are mistakes. You try and multi-task to handle everything that is thrown your way; whether it was planned or not. And in doing so, you feel stressed and overworked. Why can't everyone be like you?
We get it.
Your mission is to protect the world from the crappy printer that won’t work. To shield the world from the coffee cup that is inevitably going to stain someone’s clothes. To solve Karen's relationship problems. Sometimes people don't even actually ask for your help, but you can't help overhearing the world's problems. And you genuinely want to help, because that's what you enjoy doing. That's just who you are.If you're this person, on any given day, you deal with stress, frustration, and probably every other emotion in between. But you keep on trucking, because you’re just that strong, and no one can know that you’re actually human. You pride yourself on your ability to fix. And you frown on making mistakes. Even if you can’t save the whole world, you’re definitely going to try.
It's important to remember that people are people. And we all make mistakes.
Sometimes it’s important to remember that no matter what, people are people. We all make mistakes...yes even you. And making mistakes is exactly how people learn and grow. Sometimes even if you believe you can fix it (and maybe you can), people just need to do things on their own. They need to have their own experiences. Being helpful and in-the-know is a good trait to have. But keep that in mind that you might be human. And the people you work with might also be human.In this video, Ze Frank uses an interesting, yet engaging, approach to remind us of a very simple concept: we are human. He suggests a series of simple questions that will help you determine if you really are human, too. Please relax and follow the prompts. Are you human? Let’s begin…[bctt tweet="It's important to remember that people are people. And we all make mistakes." username="RevelaGroup"]For more on the human element and the challenges that people face, click here.