Too hard on yourself.

When it comes to maintaining a routine that seems really tough, really, inconveniencing, or in general something that isn’t your passion, but it is a necessity to quality of life,  I think judgement on ourselves needs to be taken down a notch.

You are not going to be perfect and if you assume you are, you are going to get nothing done.

This week I am putting on an engagement project at IU for the Religious Studies department.  I put together an activity that seemed generally simple. Not digging deep in the creativity box.  I simply asked for some quotes from the grad students and faculty. I was met with shock and awe. “Wow, what an undertaking.”  “I don’t understand what is needed.” “This seems like a lot of work.”

Even further, we are expanding Teamwork to a second facility…more on that this week…and I was met with all the statements that were far from encouraging about the work ahead.

Now, I am all for excellence, but sometimes we need to look at how we see our stakes…

The stakes are really about the risk of imperfection.  Or the risk of time. Or the risk of work. Yet rarely on the other side are we left with the remnant of imperfection.  In fact, usually, we are left with opportunity to get better and more time.

This is how I feel about exercise.  Making it a huge deal in our minds will lead to some disappointment.  Seeing it as the task at hand will change our perspective.

That’s why I think the coach is much more important to progress than people see.  The coach removes a lot of the perfectionist dialogue. They haven’t felt the personal sting of your “failure.”  They simply see your strength and push you to maintain that in yourself.

It takes away the responsibility of knowing and it rests on your work, effort, and time.

If you feel stuck in a rut, get a coach.  Not someone who gives you permission to fail, but doesn’t let you talk yourself out of comfort or lack of motivation.

Prove them wrong,

Erin