How to Differentiate Between Perfectionism and Excellence.

As a recovering perfectionist, I feel like there is a simple difference that helps us recognize when we are being a perfectionist and when we are pursuing excellence. It’s this. Perfectionism stops us from trying while excellence makes us try one more time.

Many years ago, there was a time when I was paralyzed with fear and couldn’t start writing my book, something I had dreamt of doing for years. While I had deep creative wounds that had festered, part of the paralysis was also because I w...