Self-Compassion = Success?

I have long felt that high self-esteem equated to long-term success, but I'm not surprised that the Harvard Business Review has hit the target straight on again by reporting on self-compassion. But what is self-compassion? According to the article, self-compassion is

"a willingness to look at your own mistakes and shortcomings with kindness and understanding — it's embracing the fact that to err is indeed human."

This definition makes me feel a bit warm and fuzzy inside as I strongly believe that making errors can become a lesson learned and long-term success is dependent not only on learning from your errors, but also identifying your weaknesses and wanting to improve.

Take a look at the article and decide for yourself if you need a little self-compassion in your life.

(via the Harvard Business Review)