Don’t Aim For Perfection — Do This Instead
Perfect is the enemy of the good
We want to create works of art that are the best we could possibly make — because if they’re not our best, what’s the point?
The problem is, we’re scared we’ll never achieve our best. So we put things off for months and agonize over our procrastination in the meantime.
It doesn’t take long for our thoughts to turn to doubt and perpetuate a mindset of low self-worth. Because we want to be a creator of something, right? We want to write our books and make our blog posts and start our businesses — so why aren’t we making them already?
Here’s the solution to your procrastination problem: Don’t fall into the perfection trap. That’s it.
The truth is, our idea of “perfect” is unattainable and it’s holding us back from creating the things we want to create and living the life we want to live.
Instead of trying to make something perfect, make it ‘good enough’ instead. Do the best you can with it and then let it go, because perfection is unattainable and you’re only wasting your time trying to strive for it.
Stop being a perfectionist. The world has enough of those already.
Yet it’s always in search of new visionaries. In fact, it craves agents of change.
And you’re perfectly set up to be an action-taker right where you are now.
The question is, will you step into your power by shedding your notion of perfection by taking action today?
Or are you content just being another thinker sitting idly by, waiting for their perfect moment to come?
The choice is yours to move forward or not. Yet it always was.
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Blake Powell is a writer, dreamer, and doer. He is sharing his journey and his soul every day for 30 days in March, and he aims to inspire writers and creatives as he goes. If you’re looking to grow your audience and engagement on Medium, you can click here to join his free challenge today.
