We want more bravery and less fear of making mistakes, not less perfectionism.

On By Stephen Aaron Shepard
Perfectionism is a motivator in and of itself. Without it, why would you care about doing something with great quality. Still this doesn’t mean that fear of making mistakes should be a reason for you to stop aiming for achieving spectacular results. Think of it as a case of not eliminating the positive (perfect quality) in the name of avoiding the negative stuff (the crippling effect of mistake avoidance or fear of making mistakes).
What is more important than learning from mistakes or trying your best to avoid them is to not be afraid of making them in the first place.

You start anyway then you monitor what happens and correct yourself along the way.

You’re not flying an airplane or doing surgery.

Mistakes in stuff that can be edited, corrected, fixed, or apologized for are recommended. Not to be feared! And this isn’t about failure, this is about doing something right incorrectly from the start although you understand and know what you want. This isn’t making the wrong investment. This is wearing your t-shirt upside down, or not getting your foot into the slippers from the first launch.

Failure is losing money. Mistakes include putting your hands in the wrong pocket. Was it the left or right pocket? Don’t think of an answer to the question. Put your hand in either of the two pockets and if it’s not where the ten bucks are located, then check out the other pocket.

Turns out the money is in the bag after all though… 😒😒

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