Just One More Correction (10/22/14)
“Welcome to Winnipeg. We have two seasons here, Winter and Construction.”
That was the way I was greeted when I checked into my hotel in Winnipeg, and it was absolutely perfect. I had been on the road for a little over three hours, and was just shy of strip searched at the boarder an hour or so earlier.
Honestly I had to laugh because based on the never ending construction projects I saw as I weaved my way through Winnipeg the receptionist at the Hotel’s front desk wasn’t kidding. The other thing that made me laugh was the fact that I left a two season location in Florida less than two months earlier, Summer and Less Summer.
To tell you the truth I was excited to be in town for Winnipeg’s Construction season. I was stoked to trade 1300 degrees and 9000% humidity for the brisk 43 degree nights of the soon to be frozen tundra. However, it wasn’t too long ago I was thrilled to be exchanging the tepid temperatures of Northern Europe for the sunny skies of South Beach.
I learned early on that that no matter where you look the grass is always going to be greener on the other side. There simply is no such thing as perfection. The best you can honestly hope for is the least flawed opportunity available. I know that may come off sounding very negative and cynical, but it’s an important lesson to take to heart. The minute you come to terms with the fact that nothing and no one is perfect you’ll get a lot more accomplished in life. You won’t find yourself waiting on the sidelines watching as everyone else competes in the game of life while you find yourself to be an idle bystander.
The most common example I seem to hear of lately is that of everyone who is working on a book. I need to edit just one more time before I look for an editor. I need to redo the ending for the thirteenth time before I submit my manuscript to a publisher because it isn’t just right. It will never be just right because there will always be room for improvement. Perfection becomes a safety line that you tether yourself to that logically seems like it is there for your own protection, but in reality it is a growth killer.
Don’t be afraid to to take a chance on something that isn’t “perfect” because if you do you could end up living to regret it.
