Haritosh SrivastavFounder & Head Coach, Confident Storytelling Hub

The biggest reason many businesses compete on price isn't their product

9 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this motivational segment, the speaker argues that perfectionism is a detrimental mindset that hinders action and growth. He labels perfectionism a "disease" because it leads to paralysis, preventing creators and business owners from making progress. Instead, he proposes "progressionism," a philosophy of seeking small, consistent improvements—such as a 0.1% gain each time a video is made, a product is sold, or a meeting occurs. Over time, these incremental gains compound into substantial growth. The core message encourages focusing on being better than the previous effort rather than striving for flawless perfection.

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Do you want to know what can be your unique advantage? You see, in the world, there are a lot of people who obsess over being perfect. Perfectionism is a disease, and I know some of you may criticize me for that, but this is true. Perfectionism is a disease because it stops you from taking action. I'm not saying you should not grow. I'm not saying that you should not become better. But if you obsess on being perfect, it will help you get stuck there forever. So what you can do instead, believe in something called progressionism, where every time you make a video, every time you're selling something, every time you're meeting somebody, see if you can make little bit of progress. Even if you are growing 0.1% every single time, by the end of the year, you would have been massively growing. So instead of focusing on being perfect, 100% perfect, focus on what better can you do than the previous time.