This blog should start with someone shouting through a megaphone: “calling all perfectionists, procrastinators, overachievers and self-doubters!” This one’s for you—and probably the majority of people in the world.

I like to be professional. I love putting out excellent work. I have also prided myself in going over and beyond to get a job done. I’ve spent a lifetime looking for that perfect phrase, caption, photo, article and so much more. While I have certainly earned a great reputation as an outstanding consultant, coach and employee, there has also been a price. As you explore the list of price tags, I invite you to notice which ones apply to you:

• Never feeling like what you do is “enough”
• Not finishing a project because there may be a “better” way of doing something
• Needing that one more “perfect” piece of information before presenting
• Stopping things mid-project because it isn’t “just right”
• Mental exhaustion from worrying about the idea, the project, the thoughts
• Lots and lots of “almost there” projects
• Projects never started because overthinking got in the way

That’s a lot of price tags—even if you only picked two or three of them. Is there hope? Absolutely! May I introduce the concept of “good enough” to you? While he may not have invented the concept, I was introduced to “good enough” from a dear mentor, Rick Tamlyn. 

Rick would invite this process of making the work “good enough” and then empower that until further notice. I’ll admit, I was skeptical at first, but willing to try it. Good news—it worked. 

I want to make a distinction. Good enough is NOT the same as settling. Good enough means I’ve gotten something to the point where it can be put out there. I can let go of this made-up notion that something should be perfect or that I have to have every single ounce of information before a launch. Once I let go of those things, as well as doubt and fear, it’s amazing what happens. It is “good enough” and I can trust that it’s exactly as it was meant to be in the moment. Talk about a new type of freedom!

Do you have areas of your life where “good enough” might serve? This perspective of good enough will help us get more amazing work out into the world because, quite frankly, we get over ourselves and our thoughts to create momentum and move things forward. I find this quite exciting. 

I’d love to hear about areas of your life where this concept might serve.

Keep SHINING in Your Brilliance!