A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them (John Maxwell)

Admitting that you have done something wrong is extremely hard for many people. I don't know why, but I do believe it comes from the way the person think about themself. What do I mean? If you are insecure about your own value, then admitting a mistake is like cutting yourself with a knife. It feels dangerous, and you lose even more value, which feels incredibly dangerous. So, if you have a bad self-image, admitting a mistake feels both dangerous and life-threatening.

A person, on the other side, who is secure in himself and his value, is normally not that afraid of admitting a mistake, because he knows that his value is in the person, and not in his actions. And he doesn't turn into less or less valuable due to a mistake, rather the opposite.

But, what do you do with your mistake? It is one thing to admit your mistake, the other thing is that you need to correct them. If you fall into a big piece of poop on the street once, you will for sure look more carefully the next time you walk on the street so that it will not happen again. That is about correcting your mistake. If you spouse complains due to certain mistakes you have made, try to fix them, correct them, and erase those mistakes. You cannot remove them from the past, but you can try to avoid them in the future.

And then you can profit from them, by becoming better at what you are doing, a better leader, and a better parent, sibling, boss, and spouse.