Is That Egg?

It may sound totally weird, but it occurs to me this morning that it may be better to fall flat on my face earlier rather than later if I am wrong.
I was thinking about the calculations scientists make when sending a space craft up that aims for the moon.  If the calculations are one degree out, then one degree is a huge amount by the time the moon should be reached.
I am all for getting it right the first time without the angst of a woops moment later.  That is the aim and often it is achieved.  But not always.  But an error is never the end of my world unless I decide it is and give up.  But giving up is always counterproductive.  Sometimes an error occurs just before raging success.  But I will never know that if I give up.
Though in my mind an error early is the best thing apart from not making the error at all, that could happen to me.  I am a great one for acknowledging my humanity and ability to blow it.  It seems to me those who refuse to acknowledge their humanity and ability to blow it are a danger not just to themselves but to others also.
I am not saying that a leader should display weakness when going into battle.  That can have a negative effect on anyone under their command.  But when others know a leader does not pretend to be invincible, but displays total dedication to a cause, others rally and many fight together.
So in my mind getting it right early is desirable and may save many lives.  Realizing an error early does the same.  Even realizing an error later can still lead to correction.  It is not acknowledging an error that is a problem.  Self-deception is terminal and can be for others if I refuse to acknowledge and change a realized error.
When an error is realized the choice is egg on one person’s face or egg on many faces.  When the face with egg on it is mine (although unpleasant), many others have been spared and it is worth it.  Never pleasant - but worth it.