Are you a perfectionist? Do you often find it difficult to accept a completed task as it is? Or do you continue to sweat and toil over a finished job?

Life would be much simpler if we develop a ‘good enough’ mentality. That’s not to say that you don’t deserve more. That’s not to say that you should stop striving to be the best you can be. No- that’s to say that you should look at the glass as half full and accept progress.

Define expectation … sometimes we expect too much of ourselves.

As a perfectionist, you may find it often difficult to accept a completed task. You probably find yourself critiquing and nit picking at a job that is finished.

As a result, you may find that it’s hard to lower expectations. You’re constantly setting the bar high. You get the bigger picture in your mind, and you won’t stop until it’s done.

While I encourage you to keep the vision in mind, don’t raise the bar so high that you cause un-needed stress and strain on your life.

I’m reminded of the High Jumping sport, in the Olympics. In this event, athletes aspire to jump over a bar without tipping or knocking it down. Every time an athlete clears the bar, it’s raised to a new level.

As the athlete continues to clear the bar, the bar is constantly raised higher and higher until the athlete can no longer complete the jump. The bar represents the level of expectation that we place on ourselves.

I’d imagine that in this event, if an athlete continues to attempt a jump that is out of range, they could possibly hurt themselves.

There has to be a point where you say to yourself, “job well done.” You have to make a choice to accept a task as it is. Just like an athlete, if you continue to push the bar too far you just may hurt yourself mentally. You may cause un-needed stress in your life. Be thankful for your current accomplishments in life. And when a job is finished, declare that it is truly finished indeed, as you charge forth on your journey of life.

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