Sometimes I love the idea of blogging better than blogging. As a result I don’t make the time to sit and type out my thoughts and ideas. I actually really enjoy writing, but for some reason have not made it a priority to set aside time to do this. I miss conversing with you about our lives and the things we struggle with.
Forgive me for not being consistent. I seem to be consistently inconsistent—a total character flaw of mine I continue to work through. When I examine myself and ask, “why am I like this?” I realize it is because I allow perfection to be an obstacle to my progress.
I’ll give you an example: I decided I wanted to start a discussion group with college/career age women. Ideas were pin balling around my mind. Really good ideas. I thought I’ll start with a java with jen session: coffee, made from scratch breakfast treats (scones, quiche, muffins, biscotti), fruit. . .the whole works. Of course before I even hit the grocery store my mind was exhausted thinking about baking all these goodies, let alone decorating and cleaning my house. Then there was the invitation; I wanted something clever and cute. Again, more time was eating away at my schedule.
Since I could not find a way to make a Martha Stewart proud gathering come together, I simply did not have one at all. My perfection stopped my progress in my tracks. BUT, I caught myself. So, instead, I sent a few last minute text messages. Picked up goodies courtesy of Publix, and set up my own shabby chic spread. Out of the 12 girls I invited over only two came. Was it a flop? Nope! It was progress.
Activity generates momentum. It was a small step toward greater things. In fact, despite wanting to make perfectly cute invitations to the next event (a free etiquette seminar by Jacqueline Whitmore http://etiquetteexpert.com/) I opted for paper print outs with a handwritten RSVP. So far I have four confirmed coming—that is double the number of my first event. Okay, so I started with two and now I have four; the point is I started!
So tell me, what are you doing to achieve progress instead of perfection?
