Chapter Two

Q. DO I NEED TO BE PERFECT AT EVERYTHING I DO?
A. YES AND NO

We always hear the phrase, "Don't aim for perfection." But I believe unless one aims for 'perfect' one cannot approach 'very good'. In areas like work or child rearing, it is important to know what perfection looks like, so you can do as well as you can because these are important areas in your life. But make perfection work for you and not the other way round. So the idea is to keep journeying on the road to perfection, and to not necessarily want to be there all the time. The latter is not possible and leads to unnecessary stress. Then again, recognize the areas where you cannot or do not want to achieve a level of high competency or perfection and delegate these tasks to others. If working with numbers makes you uncomfortable, delegate it to someone else. Choose where you want to be perfect. Have an idea of what perfection looks like and strive for it every day without holding it as the only gold standard. Keep space for surprises and new learning!

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