The past few months have been a whirlwind for me. I’ve launched an expansive business, made new amazing partnerships, and embarked on a year long intensive detox process. Needless to say it’s been a lot of growth in a very short period of time. And while I am beyond blessed for all these opportunities, it hasn’t come without it’s growing pains. In fact not a week goes by where I don’t screw up somehow.

It seems that just when I think I am getting settled in my new life I end up making some sort of mistake, or having some type of set back. Whether that be in my business, relationships, or with my body. At this point I could give you a long list of all my mess ups from the past 4 months. And sometimes these little mistakes ended up costing me a lot of money and a lot of time!

Now being a perfectionist, I find mistakes unacceptable. I’m pretty good at beating myself up for hours on end. This past summer I spent a good amount of time being down on myself for not having my act together. Until I realized that the mistakes were just going to keep coming. As I am growing and expanding in every area of my life, I am embarking on new territory that I don’t quite know how to navigate yet. So of course I am going to have some set backs and mess ups. It’s normal, natural, and really necessary. These “mistakes” have helped me learn and grow at a rapid pace. I’ve quickly figured out what not to do, and it’s better to figure that in the beginning then later on down the road.

I’m learning not only to accept my mistakes, but embrace them as part of the learning process. I don’t know what I’ll do wrong this week, but I am sure something will happen. And I’m ok with that. I am no longer judging myself for not being perfect. So here’s to making more mistakes!

Is there an area of your life where you have been particular hard on yourself for not being perfect? Look for the lessons in all your past mistakes. What did it teach you? How has it served you in the future? Then the next time you screw up, learn from it and let it go.