“Imperfect action beats perfect inaction every time.” – Mitch Axelrod in an interview with Paul Hartunian.
I love the simplicity and zen-like nature of this statement, and I have been doing my best to embrace this idea in my daily life.
We all battle certain fears and preconceived notions when we look to make our business or personal lives better or more fulfilling. Whether it’s procrastination, perfectionism, lack of confidence, fear of failure, fear of change, etc., taking action in some form is the only way to move toward realizing our goals.
I’ve been practicing yoga for several months now, and I have begun embracing what yoga is truly about: the practice of life. Life is a practice, and there are no failures or successes, there are only situations and how we interpret them.
I’m not trying to get all spiritual on you, but embracing the idea that there is no perfect time is the only way to understand that the perfect time is always now.
So what goals or dreams have you placed on the back burner? What actions have you been waiting to take until that perfect moment arrives? Give yourself a chance to reach your goals and take action now.
There’s no moment like this one, and you will learn infinitely more from an imperfect something than a perfect nothing.
photo credit: Katie Tegtmeyer
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