Perfection or Progress?

My wife reminded me of this - again - as we drove up to Orlando from Miami last night for this year's Podfest Conference.

I've been blessed as I've been a featured presenter at nearly every Podfest since 2021.

If you're unfamiliar, Podfest is the largest independent podcaster community and conference in the world - and this community meets once a year in a fantastic 4-day event in Orlando.

This year, I'll be sharing on the same stages as luminaries like Dave Ramsey, Pat Flynn, John Lee Dumas, Roberto Blake, and so many other creators that I've looked up to for decades.

But back to what my wife told me.

I was lamenting the fact that I wanted my presentation to have all the bells and whistles that would hopefully wow my audience.

Of course, bells and whistles in tech can equal headaches, crashes, and the potential for a meltdown.

All in the name of impressing people who will probably see 100s of slide presentations over the weekend and will not remember if I had a cool dancing GIF in the middle of my slides.

And my wife, lovingly but annoyingly correct, called my worries another example of my "procrastinating perfectionism."

That's my tendency to try to make things perfect long after it makes sense to try to fix things. It's diminishing returns.

But that's me. What about YOUR creator lifestyle?

Maybe you've been delaying starting on your creative project or idea.

Or, even more likely, you're delaying finishing it.

Because you think - one - more - tweak - will make it exactly what it needs to be.

Sorry to break it to you - it won't.

The thing you spend the most time on might be the thing no one notices. (a humbling and frustrating realization, trust me I know)

Don't be a procrastinating perfectionist.

Make the edits, be as excellent as possible in your creative work - but then, finish it.

Send it.

Present it.

Progress beats perfection every time.

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