It is not wrong to be wrong
“Because of the heroic role that I want to be”, he said.
“There were times when I thought I was really going to help someone but deep down, I simply wanted to be a hero. A role and an act are driven by my ego. The purpose was not aligned with my mission, my purpose in life. The outcome didn’t end well. My mission is to empower, and not to be the hero. It taught me to ask the “why” before the “what” and the “how” and make sure everything I do aligns with my purpose in life — my mission.
When we hear the word ‘mistake’, commonly associate with failure, inability, and often time it leads to discouragement. Depend on how we choose to see it, mistakes can turn into an opportunity. Lessons learned through transformational experience — mistakes, are very valuable.
We are curious to hear and learn from different people about what is the Best Mistake they’ve ever had. For Endeavor Indonesia mentor Jody Dharmawan, the response is not what (was it) or how (did it happen), but why.
“I have no single best mistake. I have had plenty and I am still learning from each of them”.
Wanting to have an answer driven by the priority of having to answer, is one learning for him. “There were times when I had to come up with an answer without knowing or understanding the question or the situation. Then when I am challenged, I spent all my energy in defending my answer, without listening and trying to discover what I had missed in understanding the situation.”
“The lesson-learned for me was to have a quiet moment, listen and learn, absorb the situation with the mindset of curiosity instead of needing to be right and to come up with the answer. Allow mistakes and to learn from them. Continue to learn and improve, and work it along the way. Be open-minded and humble that I can be wrong.”
Holding the key position for Lee Cooper Indonesia as the President Director, and the Past Global Director of Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Jody is currently learning The 70/40 Rule — a rule of thumb in making tough decision, learnt from General Collin Powell in his decision making process during wartime.
The key element that supports this rule is the notion that intuition is what separates great leaders from average ones. “In the time of war, if you need to have 70% of the information before you can make a decision, it might be too late. But if you only have 40% and make a decision upon it, it may be too rush.”
Get enough information to make an informed decision and trust your gut.
“There is no solid 70–40, trust your own intuition and let everything become a journey of learning.”
See also this post on the Endeavor Indonesia website.
