I am not a perfectionist...

And I'm proud of it!

3 Reasons Why:

Number 1!

Calling yourself a perfectionist is unoriginal and anyone that says it should feel embarrassed to call themselves something so boring.

Number 2!

I think 90% of the time that I've heard someone say it, it just isn't true!

People confuse their strive for perfection with just liking what they like and doing things the way that they want to.

The real perfectionists don't claim it, they just are. A true perfectionist is consistent, and it's their standard in everything they do, so they don't need to label themselves.

Number 3!

The phrase 'I'm a perfectionist' is usually said when asked what your weakness or personal challenge is.

I think being a perfectionist is debilitating and nothing to be proud of, if it is true.

It makes us second guess ourselves and aspire to 'something'... that is something else.

It goes without saying, that we need to be good, this isn't making excuse for being unprepared or not putting the work in.

But perfection isn't authentic or unique.

It's stifled and limited.

It's our insecurities saying we aren't good enough.

This professional journey I'm currently on, in exploring the next chapter of my career, I realised just how much it was holding me back.

I was nervous to post on LinkedIn in case the topic wasn't right and then it's there for all the world to see. And I only pressed send on my first ever post after running it through Chat GPT a million times, until it fit in with the tone of erveryone else. Until it was LinkedIn perfect!

Four months on, I've realised that real goal is to transmit your authenticity and passion.

This goes for every environment, not just LI. All social media platforms, all interactions, all endeavours and journeys.

It's my project, it's my post, I dictate the standard and it can exist in the way that I want it to.

The achievements that I'm most proud of were possible because I didn't wait to be 'perfect', I gave it my all, went with what felt right, and kept moving.

A skill that I champion is my ability to work things out, and adapt, and learn.

I make progress by doing, I learn by doing.

So if I wait to be perfect in something, I'll never get there at all.

From now on, I will view the endeavour of a perfectionist as insecurity.

So let's all drop the 'I'm a perfectionist' narrative and be a little more honest, genuine and original.

Fab!

The photo is my Barcelona-bestie and fellow Habili Club co-founder Lotti. The day it as taken, we had a Habili Club strategy day where we also like to film some contet for our IG.

We tried taking some videos and found it IMPOSSIBLE to do so, getting tongue tied and stuck on what to say. We've struggled to create content as we've tried to be too 'perfect' and the result is that we have less content than we would like.

How is less better than not perfect?! It isn't!

As of today, I make it my mission to make more videos and screw it if they aren't perfect- hurahhh!