Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done

by Jon Acuff

The day after perfect is what separates finishers from starters.

Those two approaches, cutting the goal in half or doubling the timeline, can be applied to most goals.

Few things demoralize a workforce like a leader who doesn’t pick the right-sized goal.

One of perfectionism’s favorite secret rules is “Winners never quit.” Of course they do—people quit stupid things regularly.

Perfectionism hates data. Why? Because emotions lie, data doesn’t.

If you don’t review the progress, you can’t make adjustments. You can’t learn from mistakes. You can’t get better, and ultimately, you can’t finish.

My favorite thing about golf is not playing.