Why You Need to Let Go of Perfectionism Today

I’m exhausted from reading all the  articles written by and for  women about trying to have it all, being super-women, and working twice as hard as men. It’s time to stop feeling like we have to “prove ourselves.” 

Several years ago, one of my mentors, Alan Weiss,  told me that there are times when 80% is enough, because the time we spend on perfecting the 20% is wasted since no one else notices. I’ve also found that what I may think is only 80% really is 100% to everyone else.

Thinking that we’re not ready to take the next step in our career, or not taking credit for what we've done well because we still think we need another two weeks on work on a project, plays into our fears.

The next time we think our work isn’t good enough, or our project needs an extra month to finish,  or we think an article needs to be reworked over and over,  we need to ask ourselves if we are afraid of failure, or success? 
It’s time to let go of the fear and move forward.

-Simma Lieberman, "The Inclusionist"
Career Coach
www.simmalieberman.com