After a rather dismal response to last week’s blog post on What Makes a Champion , I’ve decided to give equal time to my audience of apparent underachievers J. Hence, this post on why it’s cool to be imperfect!
Actually, I was inspired after running across a blog called the Imperfect Gardener. Its’ writer, Carol Davis, mentioned how much love and support she has received from the gardening community. Now this lady is truly a gardening SME, but presents herself (humbly) as an imperfect gardener. And people embrace that!
So I started considering the top reasons people embrace imperfection:
1. There is less pressure when you allow for imperfections. Sometimes it really is ok to be “good enough.” After all, perfection is, at best, a temporary state.
2. Everyone loves an underdog. We all cheer for those who haven’t made it yet…
3. There is great humility in imperfection. Humbleness sells.
4. Accepting imperfections allows you to chase more dreams. If one doesn’t work out, you can happily move on to another.
5. Flaws make us more interesting characters. After all, being predictable can sometimes be insanely boring. None of us are perfect people, anyway. We are imperfect people with a few perfect moments.
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When you’ve accepted your imperfectness, your attitude is more laid-back in general. If you don’t get it right, you just try again. That’s very freeing. And full of permission. And who doesn’t like that?
And if you’re still being too hard on yourself, do go back and read my blog post on Cutting Yourself Some Slack. Because the Olympics are over, right? ;)
I’d love to hear your thoughts about what I’ve written, and your own experience of imperfection. Please feel free to leave a comment.
Marianne M. Smith
Writer At The Ranch
Making You Look Brilliant One Word At A Time
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Writer At The Ranch
Making You Look Brilliant One Word At A Time
http://writerattheranch.com
wordsmith@writerattheranch.com
