Why I've Got On Miss-Matched Socks

By Cliff Kuhn, M.D.
The Laugh Doctor
"It all starts with a SMILE"

The horse I bet on this Kentucky Derby came in fourth. Good
thing I practice one of my most important Smile Strategies –
Welcoming Your Mistakes. Welcoming your mistakes is a vital
skill because fearing mistakes will keep you paralyzed and
procrastinating. And, of course, another reason to learn to
welcome your mistakes is that you can count on continuing to
make them for a long, long time.

At least I hope you do. I hope you make some whoppers! Let me
explain why…

Every action you take invokes the risk of making a mistake. Everything
involves risk and, in fact, refusing to risk is
refusing to live. The only way to not risk anything is to not do
anything which, of course, would be the biggest mistake of them
all!

Because you don't enjoy risk, you have learned to fear mistakes. Nobody
likes the pain and discomfort they cause. You don’t like
people to consider you incompetent or poorly prepared.

Welcoming your mistakes takes practice, but it’s also why
learning to do it has such a huge payoff. You see, when you
welcome your mistakes you are actually embracing parts of
yourself you’ve fought against for years. You are, literally and
quite accurately, boldly proclaiming that you are perfectly
imperfect - just as you're supposed to be!

What will you find when you begin welcoming your mistakes?

Your mistakes are, paradoxically, your greatest assets! Because
they are your best teachers. Let me explain:

1. You don’t usually like to change, even when you know change
is needed.
2. Pain is almost always the motivator that causes you to
finally make a needed change.
3. Your mistakes cause you pain.
4. Thus, your mistakes open your mind and force you to consider
the possibility of change.

And if you want to accelerate your practice of welcoming
mistakes, do as I teach in my latest book - make them on
purpose! I'm not advocating doing anything harmful or
over-the-top, just make silly mistakes (like putting your shoes
on the wrong feet or miss-matching your socks) on purpose. Then
forgive yourself and move on!

You'll soon find it much easier to welcome your mistakes when
you don't intend to make them. And your humor nature will be
all the more unleashed.

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Cliff Kuhn, M.D.
The Laugh Doctor
7406 Wesboro Road
Louisville, KY 40242
"It all starts with a SMILE"