Stop Waiting For Things To Be Perfect

Today I read a guest post at ProBlogger titled Blogging, Steel-Toes, And Kicking Perfections A$$. This was something I needed to see today.

You see for about the last two years I have been trying to launch an online business and I've always had an excuse for why I couldn't do it. I was focused on my other business (which never made much money), I didn't have the right equipment, I didn't have the right software, I didn't have the knowledge, blah, blah, blah.

Let me tell you what I have now and you see if I have any reason to complain:

1. MacBook Pro (mid 2009 model) - through school
2. FlipCam Ultra (not HD but pretty damn good) - won online
3. Adobe CS4 Master Collection (Acrobat, Photoshop, Bridge, InDesign, Illustrator, Premier Pro, Soundbooth, Flash, After Effects, Encore, Contribute, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, OnLocation, Device Central) - through school
4. iLife (iMovie and Garage Band) - school
5. iWork (Keynote, Pages, Numbers, etc) - school
6. Office 2008 for Mac - school
7. Logitech USB headset - school
8. Shure SE420 headset - won online
9. See that "school" after all those entries. I'm attending Full Sail University Online majoring in Internet Marketing
10. I stay home all-day long and take care of my two kids (2 and 6) while my wife works.

Now, I have an abundance of resources and time and yet I still have no workable product. Why?

In the article this quote stuck with me as a possible answer

As a perfectionist there is a tendency to be constantly looking for new and better ways of doing something. A bit like the “grass is always greener” syndrome. You’re never quite satisfied with anything “as-is”.

I'm always starting a project and thinking how much better another one would work because this one isn't just right. I wanted the circumstances and conditions to be perfect and when they aren't I think if I just search a little longer I can find the one that is perfect. Well, we all know how well that strategy is going to work.

Perfection is never going to happen and I've been cheating myself and my family in pursuit of it. Frankly, I'm tired of waiting for it too. Today is the start of a new beginning. I'm ready to get to work with the resources I have and work on creating a profitable business for myself and my family.

What are you going to do with the resources you have?

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