Evan Carmichael argues perfectionism is fear of judgment disguised as high standards. You hide behind it to avoid criticism and delay action. Stop waiting for perfect and start sharing your real message, imperfect as it is.
We're not actually afraid of making mistakes. We're afraid of making mistakes and who's going to see us. We're afraid of making mistakes and somebody's going to make a comment on that video or somebody's going to laugh at us, right? You'll sing in your shower, but you won't sing on the street corner. Why? Because you're afraid of other people's judgment. And that's not a good enough reason for you not to take action. And we'll hide under this label of perfectionist, and we see that as a positive because you want to make everything great. But perfectionist really is you being afraid of other people's judgment of you. Of you being seen as less than perfect. And that's not your message. What's your message to the world? Is your message never create anything until it's perfect? Is the message that you want to leave to your kids or your grandkids is going to be don't ever chase anything down unless it's perfect? That's not your message, but that's what you're living. That's what too many people are living because you're afraid to just take the action. And so you need to start living your actual message.
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