Don’t Expect To Be Perfect
<p>Ok, so you’re aiming to be the very best at everything. But what if you fail? So long as you tried, that’s all right. Who have you ever met who never failed at anything, however small?</p>
<p>You’re allowed to be human, you know. In fact, you’re actively encouraged to be human. Don’t try to set yourself above everyone else — the rest of us fail from time to time.</p>
<p>If you’re not a perfectionist in any way — sloppy, haphazard, unorganized, messy, and with a “so what” attitude, please skip this section. But I hardly know anyone like that. I have a friend who is a silversmith. His house is a mess, his personal life is all over the place, but every piece of jewelry he turns out has to be exactly right. Most of us have some perfectionist ten tendencies.</p>
<p>My jeweler friend is quite right that every piece of work has to be perfect ( certainly at his prices ). If any piece is faulty, he shouldn’t sell it. But that doesn’t mean that he should beat himself up for having failed. He can just recognize that not everything works out and get to work on the next piece.</p>
<p>I can’t stand people who seem perfect. They make me feel inadequate. And that’s not a nice way to go through life, is it?</p>
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