Embracing Imperfection for Growth

Giving yourself permission to suck is one of the biggest life hacks I’ve discovered. After years of procrastination on things I knew I needed /wanted to do, I realized the reason I don’t do it is simply because I’m a perfectionist that worries about what other people think. I never want to put out anything but the best possible. Whenever you start something new, you likely won’t be the best at it. Thats the default option, but especially once I started to grow an audience, I felt that I was no longer in a position to be a beginner because people expected me to have it all together. In my mind I couldn’t afford to be a beginner at something. I know it may sound dumb but this line of thinking stalled me for years. It wasn’t until I made the conscious choice to be ok with not being good at something that I actually started to make progress towards my goals. And here’s the crazy thing, the more I did it the better I got and the better I got the more confident I got. It’s a positive compounding effect that all began because I decided that I’m not gonna let what I think other people think that I am dictate the direction I go in life. You are not gonna be perfect when you start but if you continue getting reps everyday, with time you’ll suck less each day until one day you’ll look up and be like dang I’m actually really good at this thing. But you gotta give yourself a chance! Be blessed and stay stoked 😎🤙