{"id":218,"date":"2014-04-17T02:01:58","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T02:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becominggreat\/?p=218"},"modified":"2014-04-17T02:01:58","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T02:01:58","slug":"the-gift-of-being-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becominggreat\/2014\/04\/the-gift-of-being-wrong.html","title":{"rendered":"The Gift of Being Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For me I used to pride myself on being right. I had to win every argument and every fight.\u00a0 I wouldn’t stop until my opponent gave in. I guess for me being right was my vindication for the years of being bullied and made fun of and never got the chance to defend myself.\u00a0 I’d dare to say it was part of the demise of one of my romantic relationships.\u00a0 In a weird way it made me feel empowered knowing that I was right and there was nothing you could tell me.\u00a0 Until one day….<\/p>\n

I discovered that I was missing out on life in so many ways.\u00a0 Yes I was right about how my life had been and even the shortcomings I felt about myself, but was I really right? When you’re destined to be right, you’re going to be right. However, when you’re open to being wrong you begin to discover life.\u00a0 I didn’t say it earlier, but I had such low self-esteem.\u00a0 In my mind I was right that I didn’t deserve love, that I wasn’t attractive or even talented.\u00a0 Thus, for a long time I attracted what I was feeling. It wasn’t until I had an interruption in my thought process that I finally began to understand.\u00a0 My mother always told me to be a student of life.\u00a0 Moreover, she said the more I was willing to learn the more I could grown and experience life.<\/p>\n

She was right.\u00a0 Being right is rooted in pride, no matter what\u00a0 caused it. I kid you not the day I let go and was willing to be wrong about things that’s when I truly began to live.\u00a0 I now walk in a freedom that I’d never known before. So what is it in your life that you’ve been so right about? Are you willing to let it go and begin to discover a whole new possibility or are you afraid of what you may uncover?\u00a0 Today let’s stop being right and begin to live\u00a0 (for some for the first time)!<\/p>\n

Remember we have the ability to not only change our world, but the world as a whole….BE GREAT!!<\/p>\n

Until Next Time,<\/p>\n

Pervis<\/p>\n

Pervis Taylor, III is an Author, Life Coach, Speaker and Contributor. His books Pervis Principles Volume 1 and 2 are available exclusively on his website: www.pervistaylor.com\/author<\/a><\/em>. He is the creator of the inspiration\/life coaching mobile app, I-Inspire, available for IPhones, Ipad and Ipod Touch via: www.pervistaylor.com\/i-inspire\/<\/a>. He resides in New York City. Follow him on Twitter @pervistaylor or Facebook <\/em>www.facebook.com\/pervistaylor3<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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