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You spent hours, days, months, maybe even years creating the perfect plan. And when you start executing it, you find that it does not work. At least it does not work exactly the way you envisioned it.

How would it help you, if you knew there was no perfect plan? What if you expected to stumble a lot in the beginning? What if you considered making mistakes to be a good thing?

I’ve been there, done that and lived to tell about it.

When I was a mere neophyte in regards to developing my business, I made  a lot of mistakes. One of my favorites was my “post card escapade.” I spent a couple of weeks  designing these awesome postcards that I then hand delivered to professionals in related fields in the Boston area.

My thinking at Read More

It is impossible to reach perfection. You can’t buy it with effort or money. Yet, we try.

What is Perfectionism?

Some people believe that whatever they try will never be good enough. Others are fearful that if they do attain success, they may not be able to replicate it. The belief that they may be rejected by others, if they are not perfect, leads others to try to be perfect.

What are the costs?

In an attempt to do it “just right” you spend time spent on tasks that are not really important to you. And you do not spend time doing what you say is important to you. You may choose not to take risk, whether personal or professional, because of the belief that the effort and result will not be good enough. You may not attempt to make changes in your life that will contribute to your well being because you do not Read More