Are You Striving For Perfection?

Practice makes perfect, they say. But I see it differently.

Practice creates experiences. Experiences improve skills. Improved skills generate confidence. Confidence in ourselves, our work, and our ideas. The more we practice, the more we learn, and the better we get.

The goal is to become our best self, not some copycat version of a flawless face on a magazine or Instagram feed pretending to have life all figured out.

Striving for perfection is a game we can’t win. So let’s play a different game. We can win at the game of practice because all that is required is to show up and do the work. We can stop striving for perfection when we decide our only job is to take the first step toward our dreams and keep showing up.   

What do you think? 

Ideas to Inspire

1. Join me LIVE on Wednesday, April 6 at 6pm ET with my guest Ken Pierre, Founder of The Writer's Guild. We'll be discussing what it takes to build an engaged community and become a better writer. Click here to set a reminder.

2. In the latest episode of Create For No Reason, my special guest Hollywood filmmaker Saul Blinkoff shared his journey to becoming a Disney animator, his definition of creativity, and how to discover your passions.

3. Inspiring Quote: "You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them." - Shonda Rhimes

4. Book Recommendation: Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a fascinating book about how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. 

5. Journaling Prompt: If a miracle happened tonight, what would tomorrow look like?