I’m a great armchair quarterback. It’s very easy for me to sit and critique from the sideline, and speculate that something could be done better or differently. For example, I enjoy sewing and crafts as a hobby. There are some people who are making a living from their sewing and crafts, and some of their work is good, some not so good. Sometimes, I think I could do far better than what they are selling, and likely I could. What’s the difference then? They are doing it. I’m not. They have their business set up while I’ve been doing nothing.
No more. I’m getting it done. I’m starting my own business and building my own Web site. I’m not letting the drive for perfection hold me up. I don’t have to be the best of the best, although I strive for that continuously. I need to just get it started. And finished.
I used to have a manager earlier in my career - loved him dearly - who would try to help me to let go of absolute perfection so that we could meet deadlines. He used the analogy of cars. He said, although we may want to drive or build the Cadillac, Lexus, or Mercedes (pick your top of the line luxury car), we may have to settle for a Chevy, Nissan, or Toyota (pick your average middle of the road economy car) and just get in and drive.
I’ve hung on to that lesson and am applying it today. I just need to get from stopped to point A.
by cantueso, on March 8 2008 @ 11:44 pm
Since you specialize in finding the mistakes, you could start a collection of some that are hard to forget and sometimes even show a bit of thoughtful compliance with rules beyond comprehension:
“Cook it in its’ own juice.”
Notice the apostrophe? I think it is the venerable vestige of a Saxon genitive.