Entrepreneurial Moms—Is Perfectionism Holding You Back?

I’m a recovering perfectionist. By nature I really like everything to be very organized, every ‘t’ crossed, ‘i’ dotted and everything to have my personal stamp on it. But I know in my past, my quest for perfection kept me from moving forward, so I’ve had to tame it. I also know it’s not an easy beast to tame. If you, as entrepreneurial moms, can honestly acknowledge how much your desire for perfection is holding you back, it can often give you the motivation to just move forward and take action.

Perfectionism can have an especially strong impact on your success when you run your own business. A really important message I want to communicate to all entrepreneurial moms is there’s really no such thing as perfect. So if you’re struggling to make it “just perfect” you’re directing your energy into something that’s impossible to achieve.

How much is your desire for perfection holding you back? I will share some ways trying to be perfect has slowed me down and more importantly what I did to get over it!    Read more...