It's Okay to be Wrong

Truth time here… I hate to be wrong.

Oddly enough, I’m ok if I’m not right, but I hate being wrong. 

Now, these may sound like the same thing to you, but they’re actually quite different.

And I was quite humbled when I realized how much I really hate to be wrong.

So, we’re in the middle of so many home projects with the move and amongst all of them, there is so much measuring.

Measuring the square footage for new floors.

Measuring the windows for new blinds.

Measuring, measuring, and more measuring.

Well as we’re doing this… I was tasked with ordering ALL of the blinds and I became almost paralyzed with the task.

Sitting at my computer, reviewing all the measurements, worrying that I was entering them incorrectly, literally an anxious mess as I imagined myself spending too much money to order the wrong size blinds for the WHOLE house and it being ALL MY FAULT.

And then it hit me, I hate being wrong.  And it’s totally crappy as to why I hate it.

I hate it because if I’m wrong, I have no one to blame but myself.

Now if I had passed this task onto my husband and he got it wrong... then I’d be in the clear and he’d be the one to blame.  Which I’m not saying I would have done, but I surely would have felt better if it wasn’t me that made the mistake.

What a crappy truth.

And as hard as it was to realize this about myself, I’m also sort of glad that I did. Because how brutal for my husband if I shirked my responsibility, only to set him up to (potentially) fail.

Well, not today my friend.

Today I pressed “complete purchase” on the blinds AND if I made a mistake in ordering them, despite my triple checking, well we’re all gonna be ok.

Because it’s ok to get it wrong.

And even better... it’s ok to admit when you’re wrong!

In fact, I believe it helps our partnerships be more authentic and less based on looking for the “bad guy” or trying to be perfect.

I’m committed to keeping my eyes open to how else this crappy truth shows up in my life.

And I also ask you to cross your fingers and toes as our blinds arrive and hopefully all fit right into place.

Yours,

-A

P.S.If you’re stuck in a cycle of right fighting or admitting your wrong get used against each other… check out my Communication Masterclass… it can be the exact tool to get you out of stuckness and into forward progress.