Excellence vs. Perfection

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Last month I had a long conversation with a brilliant young woman who, by all reasonable measures, ought to be a fantastic business leader. She's strong, insightful, motivated, and ambitious. She's what Mary Foley would call, "Bodacious!" (You may find her book on Amazon.com)

And yet, she struggles. She's started a dozen businesses, but none have been really successful and she filed bankruptcy after one of them failed. She's written elegant business plans, consulted great coaches and mentors, taken all the classes, so what's wrong?

She's "too perfect by half!"

Or, to be accurate, she wants a level of perfection that keeps her from getting the job done! She analyses every angle, develops every idea, and pursues every opportunity until she's exhausted. But, in the process, she doesn't make any SALES! Her businesses don't make money! And, even worse, they don't truly serve anyone. They don't serve her as an entrepreneur, they don't serve her employees (no job security!), and they don't serve her customers.

There's a great quote that's been attributed to Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn and others: "Ready, Fire, Aim!" At some point in business, we have to say it's "good enough" and take action.

At some point, we have to settle for "excellence" and go for it! I'm not talking about being sloppy or settling for mediocrity, but in most cases, excellence is good enough. Particularly if we are willing to fix our mistakes, learn from them and seek constant improvement, excellence is good enough.

Perfection is the enemy of success.

If you would like coaching to improve your bottom line, to expand your business and improve your performance, contact me. Take action! Let's explore the possibilities and move forward.

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Rodger Blaker Coaching LLC Phone: 214-485-2238 www.rodgerblaker.com Rodger@rodgerblaker.com Rodger is a Professional Certified Coach who is an expert at creating positive change in business behavior, working with solopreneurs and small business owners. Through a proven coaching process, Rodger helps very busy, successful leaders to slow down, reflect, and map out critical changes they need to make to significantly grow their business and improve personally. Before opening his coaching business, Rodger spent 25 years working for fortune 500 companies where he gained valuable leadership experience by working with senior and executive management as a senior project manager. Rodger is a graduate of the CoachU Certified Graduate Coaching Program and he is a member of the International Coaching Federation where he earned his certificate as a Professional Certified Coach. He is a member of the ICF North Texas chapter where he holds the position of Treasurer. Rodger also holds a certification as a Project Management Professional or PMP.
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