I did some mistakes at work and clearly one of my bosses was not happy. On this, I thought to myself that making mistakes is part and parcel of success. In Investments, one is always prone to making mistakes. The most important thing is to learn from these mistakes. Personally, I have made mistakes in investments, learnt from them and have improved in my trading and investing. Success cannot be achieved without not making mistakes. It is alright to make mistakes but sometimes mistakes can cost money like in investing and trading. Hence it is good to have some plans in investments and trading to minimise losses and maximise profits. Diversify your portfolio and do not be greedy. Have a long term plan. Invest in only good stocks. I know many successful people make mistakes but they learn from them. This is what distinguishes successful people from the others. ......