Don’t be your worst client

Choose a project and think about what the perfect outcome would be.

For example, if I am writing a novel, the perfect outcome would be a story with complex characters, delicious conflict, engaging dialogues, a plot with twists and turns, and an ending that ties it all up.

Perfectionism wanted all this done yesterday. That’s why it is like the world’s worst client.

Healthy Striving, on the other hand, is like the world’s best client – or at least a very good client. It’s about acknowledging the goal but also that there is a process to get there. It’s about knowing that the first draft is just that – the first draft. Instead of saying, “this doesn’t work,” it’s about figuring out why it doesn’t work and then brainstorming possible solutions.

So, may be don’t be your own worst enemy – I mean, client.