Confession: I am a perfectionist from way back.
Let me set the stage…
When I was a little girl, I took ballet lessons. I loved the lessons. In fact, I still love to dance. But when it would come time to get on stage and perform in an actual recital, I was terrified. I remember a sick feeling in my stomach. I was so afraid I was going to mess up. It wasn’t going to be perfect.
Later in elementary school, I played softball. The older I got, the more paralyzed I felt out on the field. People were watching. What if I made an error? What if I struck out? Though I never told anyone, I often dreaded stepping onto the field.
In high school and college, it was public speaking class. Holy terror. It was the worse of the worst. There was no way around it. Every time it was my turn to give a speech, I would walk to the front of the room, trembling the whole way. I’d sweat profusly. My hands would turn ice cold. And…. my entire chest and neck would break out in hives.
Somehow… in all those situations, I made it out alive. But I messed up a lot. I made errors. I stumbled over my words.
And I grew.
I grew and grew and grew.
In the beginning, I stepped into the things that scared me because I felt like I had to. But now….
I step into the things that scare me because I WANT to. Public speaking still makes me sweat bullets, so I do it often. I feel myself grow every time I step down from the front of a room or end a conference call.
I crave growth. I seek the wisdom that will be gleaned from the mistakes I WILL make.
Although I still shoot for perfection, I’m realistic in knowing that it’s not achievable. But GROWTH? Yeah, buddy. Growth trumps perfection.Â
If you’re waiting to try something new because you fear it won’t be perfect… STOP waiting and just step into it.
If you’re not moving forward because you feel shackled with the fear of failure or paralyzed with the thought of the unknown outcome, MOVE forward anyway. You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward!
“You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward!”
-Katie Hedrick
There’s only one way to get better at the things that scare you. DO THEM. Growth happens outside of our comfort zone. LIFE happens outside of our comfort zone.
Growth > Perfection
Kick perfection and fear to the curb and step INTO growth and life! Stop waiting and start growing. The time is now.
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