Instead of instructing his son and me to avoid mistakes, rich dad taught us the art of making a mistake and gaining wisdom from it.
During one of those lessons, rich dad said, “The first thing that happens after you make a mistake is that you become upset. Everyone I know gets upset. That is the first indication of a mistake, “Said rich dad. “At this point of upset, you find out who you really are.”
What do you mean, “Who you really are?” Asked Mike.
“Well at a moment of upset, we become one of these characters, “rich dad said, going on to describe the cast of characters who are brought to center stage when upsets from mistakes occur.
The Liar. The liar will say such tings as: “I didn’t do that.” Or “No,no,no. IT wasn’t me.” Or “I don’t know how that happened.” Or “Prove it.”
The Blamer. The blamer will say such things as: “It’s your fault, not mine.” Or “If my wife didn’t spend so much money, I would be better off financially.” Or “I would be rich if I didn’t have you kids.” Or ‘The customers just don’t care about my products.” Or “Employees just aren’t loyal anymore.” Or ‘You weren’t clear in your instructions.” Or “It’s my boss’s fault.”
The Justifier. The justifier Says things such as: “Well, I don’t have a good education so that is why I don’t get ahead.” Or “I would have made it if I had had more time.” Or “Oh, I really didn’t want to be rich anyway.” Or “Well, everyone else was doing it.”
The Quitter. The quitter says things such as: “I told you that it would never work.” Or “This is too hard and it’s not worth it. I’m going to do something else easier.” Or “Why am I doing this? I don’t need this hassle.”
The Denier. Rich dad often called this person “the cat in the litter box.” Which means this person tends to bury his or her mistakes. The person who denies that he or she has made a mistake often says things such as: “No, there is nothing wrong. Things are fine. Or “mistakes? What mistake?” Or “Don’t worry. Things will work out.”

Rich dad said, “when people are upset due to a mistake or accident, one or more of these characters will take over their mind and body. If you want to learn and gain wisdom from this priceless mistake, you have to let The Responsible You eventually take control of your thinking. The Responsible You will eventually say, “what priceless lesson an I learn from this mistake?”

Rich Dad went on to say, If a person says, “What I learned is that I’ll never do this again,’ ‘I’m glad that happened because I learned this or that from the experience.’ Besides people who avoid mistakes or waste mistakes never see the other side of the coin.”

Synopsis:
To understand this article you didn’t have to read the book or even equate it to the finance world. This comes from a Zen philosophy. The art of looking within. To many times it is easy to blame other factors or act in a improper way because it is the easy way. At times it is best to take the hard road. The hard road is lined with benefits, ideas and learning experiences. The hard road is the best road.