Murphy's Law of Oopsortunity

Miskates happen. They happen all the time.
In fact, there is even Murphy's Law that says that whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and probably at the worst possible time. So why are people surprised by mistakes? Even a pessimist who expects the worst at every turn, when caught in an accident, is at that moment surprised and sees it as evidence of Murphy's Law.

Since U can anticipate that mistakes will happen, U ought to be prepared for them.

However, since by their very nature, mistakes are unexpected, even when U have back up plans B, C, and D, there will be times when U don't know what to do.

This is when to think. Look at the new situation and the new options. Correcting the mistake may be one thing to do, but there might also be some new opportunities created by the mistake. These are oopsortunities. Finding them is a matter of attitude.

Luckily, attitude is one of the few things in life that U can control.