There is something beautiful about life's unpredictable ebb and flow, the way it seem to seamlessly interweave our successes and failures, to create a masterpiece we call individual experiences. It forms the rhythm of our story, and it's in that rhythm, that we find growth. My friend, today I'm here to tell you, it's time we stopped avoiding our mistakes and started tracking growth spurts. It may feel uncomfortable at first, but have you ever chased a dream that didn't make your heart pound a little?

Let's start with a personal story. It was years earlier during the early days of building a personal development education company, which is now known as Success Insider. Riding on a wave of grandeur visions, I dove right into the deep end. The waters however, were choppy, cold, and unforgiving. In a twist of events, I found myself making more mistakes than I could count.

It wasn't until I faced a particular failure—an event that nearly shattered the foundations of the whole company. I woke up one day to discover a significant chunk of our capital invested in a business deal, lost! It was soul crushing. Looking at my reflection in the mirror, every pore of my being screamed: “You have royally messed up, Tim Han!”

Did I wallow in self-pity or fill my nights with regret? Yes, I did, but only for a moment. Then, I reminded myself of a phrase I was once told, “The weight of your success lies in your next decision, not in your last mistake.”

From that day on, I started a new process, I tracked down the worth of my mistakes rather than averting my gaze from them. The results? The business flourished and I discovered that failure was indeed, a master teacher.

This is your call to action, my friend. Do mistakes make you squirm? It's time to challenge that feeling. After a failure, instead of crawling into a corner, get out a journal and jot down what went wrong. Use this time to dissect your journey, trace your missteps. Why? Every mistake leaves a footprint in the sands of your growth. It's in acknowledging them and mapping them that you will find the path to success.

Imagine Thomas Edison avoiding the thought of how many attempts it took to invent the lightbulb. Would he have invented it at all? Your mistakes are your lightbulbs, the signs that you're pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo. That is what remarkable stories are made of.

Think deep, what would life resemble if each of our failures turned out a growth spurt, a level up in the game, a shortcut discovered?

Now, transform this thought into action. The next time when something doesn't go as planned—that failed presentation, botched recipe, or even a mismanaged project—push away the gloom. Take a notepad, jot down what went wrong. This isn't about scolding the “you” from yesterday but about educating the “you” of tomorrow.

Imagine the growth, the exhilaration of knowing that for each mistake, there is an ocean of wisdom waiting for you to uncover. Then imagine the onward journey—and how unstoppable you would be if each step backward was a catalyst for sprinting forward? That's the power of tracking your growth spurts.

Take a minute to marvel at your self-awareness, your resilience. There is much more in you waiting to unfurl, for every twist, turn, stumble—it's shaping the person you are yet to become.

So, let's embrace this approach to life. Remember, we are not masking our mistakes. We are lighting them up, using their fire to fuel our next burst of success. And with each step, we grow—a little taller, a little wiser, a lot stronger.

Are you ready then? Ready to stop fleeing from your failures and instead start tracing your triumphs? I believe in you because I've been there too. I mapped my growth, and the experience in itself was magic. Now it's your turn. Remember, the only real mistake is the one we fail to learn from.

Be bold, be brave, dare the narrative to change because it is written by none other than you. It's time to put on your explorer's hat and start your journey through the exciting terrain of Growth-Land. Let's begin, shall we?