Mistakes aren’t failures; they are signals pointing to deeper issues. May Yeo Silvers explores why simply recognizing a mistake isn’t enough. To break the cycle, you have to understand what led to it in the first place. She shares a story about her daughter struggling with a math problem, highlighting how assumptions and unchecked thought processes often cause repeated errors. The same patterns show up in business and life. Hiring out of desperation, investing in coaching but never applying the lessons, or choosing relationships that don’t align with long-term goals.
Instead of dismissing mistakes as bad decisions, May encourages a different approach. What if the real issue isn’t the mistake itself but how you respond to it? Are you evaluating the process behind your decisions or just reacting to the outcome? She challenges entrepreneurs to go beyond surface-level thinking and take ownership of their choices. Growth doesn’t come from avoiding mistakes; it comes from understanding them.
Quotes
• “If you don’t understand the root cause of your mistake, it will be very difficult to avoid making the same mistake.” (02:20 | May Yeo Silvers)
• “Hiring is not a mistake. Hiring the wrong person is a mistake, so you must learn to differentiate what exactly is the true problem here.” (06:32 | May Yeo Silvers)
• “Is it really a mistake, the act of investing in a coach or the act of buying a course, or how you utilize what you bought is a mistake because you did not show up, you did not do what you’re supposed to do?” (14:12 | May Yeo Silvers)
• “There’s never a perfect time to start a business. There’s a better time, but never a perfect time.” (18:05 | May Yeo Silvers)
• “Sometimes a business owner may not equally be a good CEO. You may be a creative brain, but you may not be a good leader. Then perhaps it’s time to seek help on how to become a better leader.” (22:49 | May Yeo Silvers)
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