Entrepreneurship

IT WILL NEVER BE PERFECT.

It’s true. Your business will never be perfect. Your branding will never be perfect. Your Instagram feed will never be perfect. Tough pills to swallow, right?

The thing is though, YOU are perfect. (I can hear your thoughts right now because I’ve had them too, so let me correct them: YOU ARE PERFECT!) And YOU are the most special part of your business and brand.

For a long time, I let my perfectionism hold me back. Like it would literally paralyze me in my tracks. Has that been you? An amazing idea… maybe even a great start… but then, FREAK OUT. What if it fails?

Oh, the procrastination, the self-imposed overwhelm, the starting over before it’s even finished… multiple times. The list could go on. So what’s a gal to do?

The answer is simple: get over it being perfect. It never will be. Not as easy as it sounds, hmm? Here are three questions to ask yourself to break the thought patterns holding you back.

• “Is this a thought or a fact?” (Betcha it’s a thought. Let it go!)
• Think about someone you admire in business and ask “Would I critique her/her work the same way I am judging my own?”
• “How will I feel once I do [insert your project, idea, task here]?”

And just remember, IT – your biz, your brand, your email, your social feed, your website – it will never be perfect. But YOU are! And your people are showing up for you. They aren’t noticing all the imperfections that live in your head. They’re feeling your support, enjoying your community, and simply wanting more of you!