{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fb093c150-0c4c-4e2b-9e19-effe18785300","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"The Problems of Perfectionism | UYGW038","description":"Do you remember a time when a project took you so long to complete because everything needed to be \u201cjust right\u201d? Maybe you\u2019re a music composer, and you can\u2019t quite finish that new song because something in the lyrics just refuses to make sense. Or, maybe you\u2019re like me, and you were writing a book that created internal turmoil because that book could only house thirteen brilliant ideas individually picked from a lifetime of knowledge. The explanation? Perfectionism. The problem with perfectionism? It\u2019s impossible. It\u2019s waiting for every single piece of the puzzle to be spotless. When we find ourselves confronting spouts of perfectionism, it makes accomplishing our Great Work ten times harder and ten times longer to achieve. If we can find a way to let go of being the best and pleasing every single person on the face of this earth, we can achieve something greater than perfection: Commitment to Excellence. As I approach my great and beautiful forty-fifth year of life this week, I reflect on how much Great Work I have achieved and will continue to achieve. I celebrate my willingness to be unique and my strength to fail fast. Because if we can\u2019t let go of getting it right on the first try, there\u2019s no possible way to achieve our Great Work in enough time to be able to celebrate it.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/29b18932-417d-4fc5-807b-fc8453e47f23/FC8PUjTTKyC_bt3mre4lCM23.jpg"}