What is keeping me from achieving my dreams? My perfectionism mixed with my procrastination. These are probably two of my most prominent qualities. I always want what I do to be perfect, and when it’s not working out right away, I find ways of avoiding it. I never remember that it’s better to just begin, get started. It doesn’t have to be perfect the first time around.
I know that in order to improve, you have to practice. Start small.
I know this. Putting it into
practice is so much harder. It’s so
frustrating. I have always thought big,
in the abstract. Seeing the trees
through the forest is so hard for me to do.
But it’s something I’m working on.
I’m trying to start small, to take little steps.
I think even just writing this post reiterated to me that I
am indeed a procrastinating perfectionist and that I just need to start the
things I have to do, and know that it will come together as it should. I wrote the first two paragraphs on
Wednesday, and (contrary to instructions) didn’t post it, because I thought I
could make it better. I’ve looked at it
each day since, and have only now decided to just post it.
BUT! After I wrote
those two paragraphs, I got up off the couch and cleaned the whole main level
of our house!! It seemed like such a
daunting task (we get messy), but I just had to get started. I told myself that I would put everything
that needed to go upstairs in a basket.
Then all of a sudden, it was an hour later and the main floor was
clean!
So that is my goal for now, for achieving my dreams: start
small. Stop thinking huge and in the
abstract. Just start where I am with
what I have and go from there.
Thank you for the inspiration for this post goes to Elizabeth at Delightfully Tacky!
Thank you for the inspiration for this post goes to Elizabeth at Delightfully Tacky!
