This is a translation of the article “Pravite greške” in English
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I know, it’s not pleasant when we make mistakes. But it is certainly more unpleasant when we realize that we miss many great opportunities. 
Fear of making mistakes is a worse thing than mistakes themselves! We need to make distinguish between the two. So there are:
1) mistakes and
2) the fear of making mistakes.
Why the fear of making mistakes is worse than mistakes?
You see, when you make a mistake, you just do something different than you expect. You can make mistake, but that does not mean anything. This does not mean that you are fail as person, it just means that you have not achieved something as you like. You will still have some result, only not what you have expect (eg. “failure”). But the key thing is to learn something from mistakes. Failure is just opportunity to improve. The knowledge that come from making mistakes, is very valuable. So, I think that making mistakes is inevitable and even positive because it gives you the opportunity to learn. So, or you will fail or will learn.
However, if you are afraid of making mistakes, then you will not try anything! What you lose then?
1. Knowledge and improvement gained from making mistakes
2. The opportunity for the possible success.
How will you succeed if you do not try? Imagine miners in gold mine, who fear that they will not succeed to find gold in mine where they plan to dig. And the fear of making mistakes stop them. What do you think, if they never try, because they are blocked by fear, when they have chance to find gold? You’re right, NEVER. Therefore, appreciate and congratulate yourself for every attempt, effort, try and mistake.
I think that fear of making mistakes is thing that stopped the progress and positive development of many people. Including me, sometimes.
The only cure for that is to learn to congratulate yourself for every attempt, effort, try and mistake. And to see a mistake as an opportunity for more knowledge. And knowledge is achieved by repetition. So, make mistakes. 
