Not perfect. Just better.
That is the message of
continuous improvement.
If we can
condition ourselves into viewing learning, growth, improvement as a PROCESS, rather than a destination, we
begin to understand that imperfection is the constant
reality.
We need not wait for
perfection to
try the next strategy,
to launch the next project,
to engage in
the next initiative,
to experiment with the next software package,
to pilot a
new approach toward engagement with customers/students…
Pessimists insist on
perfect solutions before proceeding; that’s one way they validate the (perceived) bleakness of their current circumstances.
Optimists take the chance,
step across the threshold, hit the “start” button, all with the belief that
rounding the first corner, and each subsequent one, will provide new learning that will
put them that much closer to….
BETTER.
I like this! I am not a perfectionist by any means, but I do have a tendency to become stagnant in certain situations in my life. I am too afraid of making the wrong choice. Lately I have adopted a new attitude and my life has changed drastically. I dont worry about making mistakes anymore. I live and learn and move FORWARD. Nelson Coulter I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you, RB. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. Kind of liberating when we let ourselves live and act with some boldness, shedding the defense shields (a little, anyway), huh? Keep me posted on how your altered journey is working for you.
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