Perfection Paralysis

Little story. I was on a call with my business coach asking her thoughts about whether I should do something now, or if I should wait for a certain set of circumstances. She said to me, "What would you say to your client about this?"

CAUGHT. 

I was not remotely surprised. As I'd emailed her with my question earlier in the day, a voice popped in my head and said, "You know the answer to this. Just do it now. Why would you wait?" 

Why wait? Because I wasn't ready. Because I was in the middle of figuring something out that would affect the outcome. And a little bit because I wanted an excuse not to do it yet. So, I shoved that voice out of my head. But I knew the answer. The answer was do it NOW. The answer was stop letting myself get stuck trying to be perfect.

Perfectionism. 

It's one of my most debilitating traits. I have a hunch it might be one of yours too.

Perfectionism keeps me stagnant even though I know there's no such thing as perfect.

Even though I know I'll never create something that everyone likes (and if I do, then it's probably boring!)

Even though I know that the path to success is paved with progress - NOT PER-FREAKING-FECTION.

So, I did it. I shoved myself off the cliff before I felt "ready".

And I dare you to do the same thing.

What's one thing that you've been putting off? Maybe you've been waiting for the perfect timing. Or until the project was perfect. Or until you had the perfect words. 

Since there's no such thing as perfect, why are we aiming for it?