Jake Burhans realized his chronic frustration came from expecting others to be flawless. Once he accepted that everyone makes mistakes, including himself, his irritation dropped. Letting go of perfectionist standards improved both his relationships and his own peace.
You will experience significantly less frustration when you stop expecting other people to be perfect and accept them for not being perfect because you yourself are not perfect. That was a huge realization for me. I was always so frustrated because people weren't executing, but I was expecting them to be perfect. No one's perfect. I myself am not perfect. And when I realized that, I was like, oh my gosh, it's okay that they're making— they're going to make mistakes. They're human beings.
