Day 4: The Cost of Perfection

Day 4: The Cost of Perfection

“When we spend our lives waiting until we’re perfect or bulletproof before we walk into the arena, we ultimately sacrifice relationships and opportunities that may not be recoverable, we squander our precious time, and we turn our backs on our gifts, those unique contributions that only we can make.” ― Brenè Brown

If I wasn’t waiting to do it perfectly, I would…

Be more open and less shy. Create art more often without worrying.

It would be really scary for me to…

Put myself out there, doing anything.

I will no longer turn my back on these gifts…

I'm not sure what gifts I have. "Jack of all trades, master of none." That always feels like me. There are so many things I can do, things that I am OK or even good at, but nothing that I am great at.

If I weren’t afraid of failing, I might…

Actually make more friends?

I started working on problems like this last year when I first went to a Yelp event. It was so hard to just go and be with almost strangers, people who I'd had limited contact online with even. It turned out to be fun and I was able to go again a few more times. Now, a year later, there is another event and I actually know enough people to at least have someone to talk to.