You have probably heard the saying that, “done is better than perfect” many times. This saying is one of the deepest truths I have learned (even though it is often still challenging to follow through on). I believe this is true because often we let fear get in the way of making progress or finishing anything. We fear what people will say and how they will judge us by the things we create and do.

It is important to always do your best, and then learn to let go. We learn best from the mistakes we make. If we don’t finish things and see our mistakes it is difficult to improve. We get paralyzed with perfectionism and then our soul becomes stagnant because we can’t learn. Humans by nature yearn to learn. We get more joy in the pursuit of a goal than from actually accomplishing that goal.

After completing that goal we have a momentary surge of happiness, and then we feel the need to work towards the next thing. To take action, make mistakes and grow. Finishing things enables us to learn and grow and become better versions of ourselves.

What goals are you stuck on because you are waiting for perfect instead of just letting it be done?