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During the last (hopefully) Lockdown, I came into the club one day and noticed a large crack on one of the mirrors.

I posted in the staff group to see if anyone knew what had happened.

And we soon figured it out.

One of Coach Claire’s sons had backed into it when in with her.

It, of course, had to be replaced.

Both from an aesthetic and a safety perspective.

I said to Claire at the time that we’d get it done and have a chat about what to do about the cost.

Having had a little think, I decided the business would cover it.

That’s what I’d do if a member had caught it during a session.

And this is was only marginally different.

I was saying this to Claire and we agreed it was “learning opportunity” for her son.

And I remembered something I’ve been saying to my boys recently.

Jamie, my middle son, keeps trying to carry too many things in his hands on the way to the car.

And, invariably, drops some on the way.

He’s cracked a couple of iPad screens this way.

The first, I paid to be fixed.

The second he had to cover.

The first was a mistake.

I tell my kids “I’m happy to cover your mistakes. You cover your choices”.

Because a mistake repeated is a choice.

If we do the same thing the same way as last time and it leads to the same result, we can’t call it a mistake.

It was a choice.

We can’t say “It was an accident”.

It was a choice.

Or “I didn’t mean to” or “I messed up”.

It was a choice.

And remembering that is powerful.

It helps us learn from those mistakes.

And realise when we’re just making a choice that we’re OK with.

When we miss a workout for reasons that have happened before and probably could’ve foreseen, that’s a choice.

When we eat or drink more than we need to, that’s a choice.

When we intend to eat a certain way and then eat a different way, that’s a choice.

When we stay up late and are tired the next day, that’s a choice.

A mistake repeated is a choice.

And, again, that’s fine.

We’re all old enough to make our own choices.

But recognising them as choices, not mistakes, may enable us to make more of the choices that serve us better 🙂

Much love,

Jon ‘Mis-Teeq’ Hall