I saw a tweet today about the best piece of advice I’d give to my younger self. I recalled sitting in a meeting and one of the clients advised a subordinate not to let perfect be the enemy of good enough and to just get the job done. That’s EXACTLY what I’d tell Little Carlyn D! As someone who is diagnosed with a mild case of OCD, I can get so carried away with the details that I lose the fire to finish what I started. Example: You’re trying to start a project/business, you think of an idea, pull together a dream team, plan, plan, plan…plan some more, everyone gets frustrated and it never comes to fruition or it’s disorganized when it does. If this has happened to, I have an idea…cut the shit…(ahem, excuse me) I mean the planning.
I am not anti-get-things-organized; I understand the importance of having a clear vision and united front before facing the judgmental public. My argument here is that sometimes we are so afraid of failure that we use the planning phase as a crutch instead of moving to the implementation phase. Failure is bound to happen…there’s no avoiding it…it’s embarrassing and what not but we all go through it. If you never leave practice though, how will you know whether or not you can win the race with what you’ve got? Machiavelli calls this syndrome mistakes of sloth. All I’m saying is be fearless, and even if it’s a small step take it! The road to success is simple; try.fail.restrategize.repeat.
Carlyn D.
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