Have you ever not attempted to learn something new? Kempton encourages us, rather, to have a beginner’s mindset. This is perhaps one of the things I like most about children. Rarely did my second graders deny that they could do something.
This resistance to learning something new is based on a fear of failing. Whenever we are learning something for the first time, making mistakes and getting things wrong are to be expected.
It’s sad to think that many people have stuck with a life they didn’t love only because it was familiar. However, if you consider the idea of “failing forward” you might see the benefits of taking a chance on something new or different.
In fact, these failures might just open the door to the “next chapter” in your life. Kempton reminds us that this will only happen, “…if you accept the imperfection, show yourself compassion, and choose to move forward.”
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