Comments on: Make Mistakes, Just Not Twice. That's For Plain Ol' Stoopids! http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/ Mon, 21 May 2012 13:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mike Michalowicz http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/#comment-1181 Mike Michalowicz Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:26:28 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=194#comment-1181 @Shane - Agreed. Thanks! @Shane – Agreed. Thanks!

]]> By: Shane http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/#comment-1180 Shane Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:01:14 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=194#comment-1180 I think you should add and if you make a mistake twice, ADMIT IT and vow never to make the same mistake. Part of the in general process is overcoming denial (which is also the reason you don't want to get up in the morning and watch reno-911 reruns). What about a lesson's learned binder that you have for yourself? Something you can review every once and a while. I think a business should have one and I think an individual should have one for themselves as well. I think you should add and if you make a mistake twice, ADMIT IT and vow never to make the same mistake. Part of the in general process is overcoming denial (which is also the reason you don’t want to get up in the morning and watch reno-911 reruns).

What about a lesson’s learned binder that you have for yourself? Something you can review every once and a while. I think a business should have one and I think an individual should have one for themselves as well.

]]> By: Mike Michalowicz http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/#comment-1179 Mike Michalowicz Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:09:40 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=194#comment-1179 @Cindy - Youch! Thank you for sharing and your honesty. I think, at the heart of it, we are all on this big spinning ball to learn and experience. Just because you are in a position of loss right now, I totally believe you can (better said, must) turn this into an opportunity to grow. A friend of mine pointed out you can't see the mountains unless you are in the valley. So now that you see where you are and where you want to be... it is time to make it happen... because you can! Best to you, Cindy! - Mike @Cindy – Youch! Thank you for sharing and your honesty. I think, at the heart of it, we are all on this big spinning ball to learn and experience. Just because you are in a position of loss right now, I totally believe you can (better said, must) turn this into an opportunity to grow.

A friend of mine pointed out you can’t see the mountains unless you are in the valley. So now that you see where you are and where you want to be… it is time to make it happen… because you can!

Best to you, Cindy!

- Mike

]]> By: Cindy http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/#comment-1178 Cindy Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:10:39 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=194#comment-1178 I have made mistakes through out my whole career. Now I have have no career, no money, no friends, no personal life. WHY? Because I could not see my mistakes, still cannot. So, I learned nothing from my mistakes that caused job loss after job loss and the beat went on. Still cannot identify my mistakes specifically. Could do the job. Could not get along with the people. How any why I could not get along with other employees and my boss...do not know. Still do not know. One big bad unsolved mystery. I have made mistakes through out my whole career. Now I have have no career, no money, no friends, no personal life. WHY? Because I could not see my mistakes, still cannot. So, I learned nothing from my mistakes that caused job loss after job loss and the beat went on. Still cannot identify my mistakes specifically. Could do the job. Could not get along with the people. How any why I could not get along with other employees and my boss…do not know. Still do not know. One big bad unsolved mystery.

]]> By: Don't Make the Same Mistake Twice - Indian Domain Names Forum http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/#comment-1177 Don't Make the Same Mistake Twice - Indian Domain Names Forum Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:50:54 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=194#comment-1177 [...] made mistakes along the way. Do you learn from such mistakes, or do you repeat the same mistakes? The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur has an interesting post about not being afraid to make mistakes, and that doing nothing due to a [...] [...] made mistakes along the way. Do you learn from such mistakes, or do you repeat the same mistakes? The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur has an interesting post about not being afraid to make mistakes, and that doing nothing due to a [...]

]]> By: Jared Lyda http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/#comment-1176 Jared Lyda Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:41:38 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=194#comment-1176 This is a great post! Thanks Michael! I blogged about this same phenomenon with a slightly different twist. You can find it here: http://www.fireandmotionblog.com/2008/11/05/make-lots-of-mistakes/ Jared Lyda www.fireandmotionblog.com This is a great post! Thanks Michael! I blogged about this same phenomenon with a slightly different twist. You can find it here:

http://www.fireandmotionblog.com/2008/11/05/make-lots-of-mistakes/

Jared Lyda
http://www.fireandmotionblog.com

]]> By: Greg Eckler http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/#comment-1175 Greg Eckler Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:24:07 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=194#comment-1175 I have 2 fun quotes to follow up.... 1) A man who makes no mistakes is a man without an education. 2) There are no stupid questions, just stupid people who ask questions. Have a great holiday!!! I have 2 fun quotes to follow up….

1) A man who makes no mistakes is a man without an education.

2) There are no stupid questions, just stupid people who ask questions.

Have a great holiday!!!

]]> By: Chase Barfield http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/#comment-1174 Chase Barfield Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:16:16 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=194#comment-1174 Good old Albert Einstein gave us another quote that fits, the definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. Much like making the same mistake over and over expecting a different outcome. Yes, entrepreneurs are encouraged to make mistakes. But that advice is derived from "don't be afraid to make mistakes" not "go out and be a reckless idiot for the purpose of making a mistake." I especially agree with your statement "Doing nothing is the worst thing you can do." I live by "if you aren't growing you are dying and stagnation is not growth." Do not let the fear of making mistakes stop you from moving forward. As humans we are engineered to make mistakes and learn. How many of you just got up and started walking and never fell down? Those of us with bi-pedal motion learned from our mistakes. So if you can walk, you have the ability. Quit repeating the same ones over and over and earning the label of Plain Ol’ Stoopids! Good old Albert Einstein gave us another quote that fits, the definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. Much like making the same mistake over and over expecting a different outcome.

Yes, entrepreneurs are encouraged to make mistakes. But that advice is derived from “don’t be afraid to make mistakes” not “go out and be a reckless idiot for the purpose of making a mistake.”

I especially agree with your statement “Doing nothing is the worst thing you can do.” I live by “if you aren’t growing you are dying and stagnation is not growth.” Do not let the fear of making mistakes stop you from moving forward. As humans we are engineered to make mistakes and learn. How many of you just got up and started walking and never fell down? Those of us with bi-pedal motion learned from our mistakes. So if you can walk, you have the ability. Quit repeating the same ones over and over and earning the label of Plain Ol’ Stoopids!

]]> By: Duane McIntosh http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/#comment-1173 Duane McIntosh Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:42:12 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=194#comment-1173 I agree with every point of this post. one interesting thing i also find with most of these "stoopids" is that they don't realize the many things they can gain from making only one mistake. I agree with every point of this post. one interesting thing i also find with most of these “stoopids” is that they don’t realize the many things they can gain from making only one mistake.

]]> By: Donna L. Johnson http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/the-right-actions/make-mistakes-just-not-twice-thats-for-plain-ol-stoopids-2/#comment-1172 Donna L. Johnson Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:08:17 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=194#comment-1172 So true, Mike. Making mistakes and learning from them is one of my 13 Real-Life Exercises to Reinvent and Enhance Your Life. If you make the same mistake more than once, it's no longer a mistake - it's a habit! @SpeakingDiva on Twitter So true, Mike. Making mistakes and learning from them is one of my 13 Real-Life Exercises to Reinvent and Enhance Your Life. If you make the same mistake more than once, it’s no longer a mistake – it’s a habit!

@SpeakingDiva on Twitter

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