Let go of Perfectionism
In a complex ever changing world, where context is continually shifting, aiming for perfection is a futile task. It stops people trying new things and innovating.
Aim for progress, embrace mistakes and recognise the learning opportunity. You have the ability to continually evolve your product, service, content or whatever you are creating. It’s ok to change course.
A few thing you can do to let go of perfectionism:
- Identify and acknowledge your fears.
- Let go of “I’ll fail,” “I’ll look bad,” or “I’ll make the wrong decision.”
- Appreciate that if any of these things happen, you WILL recover STRONGER than before.
Over this past month I’ve spoken to lots of senior executives about the role of mistakes and failure in their careers. These were the top responses:
- Amazing learnings.
- Provided a path to new opportunities.
- I grew professionally and personally.
It was interesting that nobody I spoke to mentioned any of the fears materialising. Let go of perfectionism and embrace mistakes and failure as part of the story.
Lewis Maleh, Founder
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