Good Today Is Better Than Great Tomorrow

Having been raised in a family inundated with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), perfection has been drilled into my head. This at times has frequently held me back from doing things since I only wanted to do them once...perfectly. Because of it things have frequently never gotten done...or have been done too late. For an entrepreneur this is an especially bad thing. This past January I took a workshop on creativity and product innovation that changed my mind, and more importantly my actions.

Any time when you are in a situation where you need to move ahead, is the need for perfection holding you back? Have too many choices and can't figure out which one would be the perfect one? Do you wake up one day and suddenly not have the opportunity because you waited too long? Someone else got promoted, made the sale, asked the person out --all because you were waiting for the perfect situation? The reality is that there is no perfect time. Seizing the chance today and being good, far exceeds preparing to be perfect tomorrow and missing the opportunity.

And so today I take my chance on my first blog posting---good today (and actually starting it) , is better than preparing to be perfect for tomorrow.