Perfection

There’s a saying I’ve read a lot recently, that seems to have taken up residence in my brain, which is that perfect is the enemy of good.

I am brand new to running a small business, and I am notoriously lacking in self confidence, which obviously isn’t the first thing you put out there on any business card, but there it is.

I suspect it’s getting in the way of me launching myself out into the world, and yet, I think I will be good at this. I think I have the potential to be very good. 

I also think I won’t be perfect. I think I will miss the nuance in the room at moments, or misjudge an emotion, or fail to capture the spirit of a beloved family story, and that fear, that I might not be perfect is standing between me and being good.

And until I start, and I practice, I will be nothing but an idea, so it’s time I think, to push past my nerves at not being good enough, and try my best. 

Because confidence comes through experience, not speculation.